Swine Industry

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY


The swine industry, although considered relatively more developed than other livestock industries, is still beset with problems affecting its further development. The shortage of supply of hog versus its demand has added up to its marketing inefficiency systems.
Hogs, the largest source of meat in the country's livestock industry, constitute about three-quarters of Philippine livestock production. Backyard farms have the largest share (about 77%) of hog inventory in 2001; the rest (23%) came from commercial farms. The share of backyard farms is declining while that of commercial farms is increasing. Increasing scale in swine production is an established trend.
Hog production has posted increases due to the expanding population and incomes. The latter demand driver lifts per capita consumption. Although low by per capita standards of developed countries, per capita consumption has increased from 10. 4 kg/year in 1995 to 13.1 kg/year in 2000. Total supply from l...