An Assessment of Swine Industry in the Philippines

This paper assessed the performance of swine industry in the Philippines by synthesizing secondary data from 1990 to 2020. Inefficiencies in major swine value chain segments were identified. The factors affecting swine production and pork consumption were determined using multiple regression analysis. The bottlenecks found along the chain are yellow corn supply deficit, fragmented structures of yellow corn and backyard farms, high disease susceptibility of backyard farms, and compromised meat quality produced from private slaughterhouses. The own price, inventory, and slaughtered animals have significant direct effects on swine production. The retail price of pork and income have significant direct influences on pork consumption, while the retail price of chicken has inverse effect. Recommendations emphasize continuous implementation of support programs for yellow corn, promotion of collective action schemes for yellow corn and backyard farms, target-specific training seminars on disease management and control for backyard farms, and Public- Private Partnership scheme for slaughterhouse modernization.