Inventory was down 12.4% from the same period last year when it was 11.27 million heads, reported the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

Swine population in both backyard farms and commercial farms declined by -8.2% and -21.8%, respectively. Of the total swine population, 72.1% were raised in backyard farms while the remaining 27.9% were from commercial farms.

Western Visayas recorded the highest population of 1.19 million heads. This was followed closely by Central Visayas, which had 1.14 million heads, and Northern Mindanao with 1.09 million heads. These regions comprised 34.7 percent of the country’s total swine inventory.