Chapter I

Question 1

Poultry industry is diverse

Question 2

Poultry industry is diverse.
mainly dominated by:

Answer 2

broiler chickens, native chickens, layer chickens, duck production

Question 3

What is Poultry?

Answer 3

are domesticated birds kept by humans for their eggs, meat, and feathers.

Question 4

the process of raising domesticated birds

Answer 4

Poultry farming

Question 5

Percentage of growers nationally, grow under contract for an integrated company.

Answer 5

80%

Question 6

Contract growers are usually in a competitive contract.

Question 7

Modern poultry farms are run by a diverse range of farmers

Answer 7

• owner operated businesses
• run under corporate structures
• multi generation
• lifestyle farm

Question 8

have been staples in many Filipino dishes

Answer 8

chickens

Question 9

Poultry meat consumption

Answer 9

• averaged 14.05 kilograms per person in 2021
• 1.81 million tons in 2023
• estimated to reach 2.41 million tons in 2032
• projected to increase by 3 to 5% & production expected to grow by 7%

Question 10

Poultry (& livestock) industry accounted for about 30% of the total agricultural output of the Philippines in the Q1 of 2024.

Answer 10

• Poultry - P68.76 B
• Livestock - P59.46 B

Question 11

Total Vol. of poultry production
(Central Luzon/CL)

Answer 11

• 166,791.6 metric tons, liveweight (April to June 2024)
• increased by 12,667.2 metric tons from the Q2’s production in 2023 which was recorded at 154,124.4 metric tons, liveweight.
• growth is 8.2%

Question 12

2nd highest chicken producer with 98,718.6 metric tons, liveweight (19.0% share)

Answer 12

Calabarzon

Question 13

3rd in rank with 40,649.2 metric tons, liveweight (7.8%).

Answer 13

Northern Mindanao

Question 14

remained the top chicken producing-region.
- Q2 of 2024 – contributed almost one-third or 32.0%

Answer 14

Central Luzon

Question 15

continued to be the top-producer of duck in the Philippines (27.6%).

Answer 15

Central luzon

Question 16

ranked 2nd, producing 1,390.1 metric tons (20,.4%) in duck production

Answer 16

Soccsksargen

Question 17

followed with 662.0 metric tons (9.7%) in duck production

Answer 17

Cagayan valley

Question 18

top chicken egg-producing region from April to June 2024, with a production of 61,168.9 metric tons (30.9 %).

Answer 18

Calabarzon

Question 19

ranked third, producing 23,390.4 metric tons (11.8%) in egg production

Answer 19

Central Visayas

Question 20

remains the Top Duck Egg-Producing Region (Q2 of 2024)
- CL - 8,067.6 metric tons. It increased by 382.7 metric tons (5.0%) compared to 2023.
- supplied more than ½ (56.1%) of the national output of 14,373.8 metric tons.

Answer 20

Central Luzon

Question 21

2nd highest in duck egg production with 872.5 metric tons (6.1%).

Answer 21

Northern Mindanao

Question 22

3rd highest duck egg producer with 842.5 metric tons (5.9%).

Answer 22

Western Visayas

Question 23

The key drivers favoring Philippine poultry industry today are:

Answer 23

1. massive population growth
2. fast income growth
3. love for chickens

Question 24

Challenges in Poultry Sector

Answer 24

1. Disease Outbreaks
2. Market Access Constraints
3. High Input Costs
4. Access to Quality Feeds and Resources
5. Climate Change
6. Competition from meat imports