Web Article

Western Visayas, top producing region on livestock in the January 2009 inventory
(Posted May 8, 2009)


Western Visayas (WV) - Region VI outranked the other 15 regions in the country outside NCR in the January 2009 round inventory of livestock. WV yielded a total of 2,644,209 head livestock contributing 11.17 percent to the total livestock produced in the country. Included in the top five livestock-producing regions are: CALABARZON - Region IV-A with 10.55 percent contribution; Central Luzon - Region III, 10.16 percent contribution; Central Visayas - Region VII, 8.19 percent contribution; and Ilocos Region - Region I, with 6.84 percent contribution. The region improved its level by 1.03 percent (2,644,209 head) in the January 2009 round from 2,617,370 head in the January 2008 round inventory of livestock.

Of the total livestock produced in Western Visayas, 57.43 percent are hog; 17.71 percent, goat; 14.02 percent, carabao; and 10.84 percent, cattle. Relative to the other 15 regions, WV ranked 1st in goat production (606,039 head); 3rd in carabao (325,532 head) and hog (1,500.004 head); and 5th in cattle (212,634 head) production.

Other ranking livestock-producing regions by type of livestock are: CALABARZON (Region IV-A) for hog (1,848,951); Ilocos Region (Region I) for cattle (344,251 head); and Eastern Visayas (Region VIII) for carabao (331,245 head).

Table 1: Livestock Inventory by Region and by Type, January 2009 Round

Rank

Region

Total Livestock

Carabao

Cattle

Goat

Hog

Philippines

23,674,846

3,319,968

2,566,670

4,191,752

13,596,456

1

Region VI (Western Visayas)

2,644,209

325,532

212,634

606,039

1,500,004

2

Region IV-A (CALABARZON)

2,496,993

170,436

254,749

222,857

1,848,951

3

Region III (Central Luzon)

2,404,613

203,736

169,129

317,912

1,713,836

4

Region VII (Central Visayas)

1,938,577

169,679

269,306

533,949

965,643

5

Region I (Ilocos Region)

1,618,640

207,221

344,251

527,757

539,411

6

Region XII (SOCCSKSARGEN)

1,596,622

281,706

199,045

276,324

839,547

7

Region XI (Davao Region)

1,575,796

172,458

138,179

374,993

890,166

8

Region X (Northern Mindanao)

1,497,470

145,913

277,784

239,847

833,926

9

Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)

1,493,012

331,245

17,201

115,122

1,029,444

10

Region V (Bicol Region)

1,299,487

248,920

69,200

121,573

859,794

11

Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)

1,294,628

181,946

150,970

160,460

801,252

12

Region II (Cagayan Valley)

1,147,719

327,272

192,404

132,909

495,134

13

Region IV-B (MIMAROPA)

875,999

145,770

94,434

166,396

469,399

14

ARMM (Autonomous Reg. of Muslim Mind.)

828,894

223,711

107,385

261,623

236,175

15

CARAGA Administrative Region

549,735

97,731

16,522

71,490

363,992

16

CAR (Cordillera Administrative Region)

412,352

86,680

53,469

62,478

209,725

Source: Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS)

Archive:

  1. Western Visayas, top producing region on livestock in the January 2009 inventory (Posted May 8, 2009)
  2. Satellite NSIC in Capiz: Another statistical breakthrough in the WV Statistical System (Posted April 13, 2009)
  3. Violence against women in Western Visayas significantly decreased (Posted March 6,2009)
  4. Poverty incidence in Western Visayas slightly improved between 2003 and 2006 (Posted April 4, 2008)

For comments/suggestions write the Webmaster