{"id":178811,"date":"2018-08-27T23:07:30","date_gmt":"2018-08-28T03:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=178811"},"modified":"2018-08-27T23:08:18","modified_gmt":"2018-08-28T03:08:18","slug":"live-carabaos-slaughter-get-rarer-pricier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/08\/27\/live-carabaos-slaughter-get-rarer-pricier\/","title":{"rendered":"Live carabaos for slaughter get rarer, pricier"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The average carabao liveweight price per kilogram rose 9.74 percent to PHP93.43 in 2018 from 2017’s PHP85.14, latest Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) data showed. (Photo courtesy of Philippine Carabao & Cow Backyard Farmers via PNA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA — The average April-June farm gate price of carabao or water buffalo for slaughter rose further this year amid dipping production and inventory of the livestock animal.<\/p>\n

The average carabao liveweight price per kilogram rose 9.74 percent to PHP93.43 in 2018 from 2017’s PHP85.14, latest Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) data showed.<\/p>\n

The average carabao price was even lower in 2016 at PHP75.09.<\/p>\n

The PSA defined farm gate price as the price at which farmers and livestock and poultry raisers sell their produce “at the first point of sale, net of freight.”<\/p>\n

The PSA said the Philippines produced 38,467 metric tons of live carabaos in the second quarter of 2018, down from 39,690 MT last year.<\/p>\n

“The highest reduction in terms of production level was reported in Western Visayas due to lower liveweight of carabaos disposed for slaughter,” the PSA said.<\/p>\n

The nationwide carabao production volume was even higher in 2016 at 40,298 MT.<\/p>\n

The PSA said it considers the volume of locally raised animals disposed for slaughter in its production volume data.<\/p>\n

Inventory of carabao nationwide as of July 1 also decreased 0.17 percent this year from 2017’s 2.88 million heads, the PSA said.<\/p>\n

It added the bulk of this year’s inventory still consisted of backyard farms’ carabaos totaling 2.87 million heads and commercial farms’ carabaos numbering 10,724 heads.<\/p>\n

The PSA said that for inventory, it counts the actual number of domesticated animals present in farms as of a specific reference date.<\/p>\n

According to the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC), carabao is among the country’s sources of meat and milk.<\/p>\n

Carabao is also used in farming, especially in rain-fed or upland areas, the organization said.<\/p>\n

The PCC said despite mechanization, farmers nationwide still generally use carabaos for draft, particularly when farming in fragmented and small landholdings and in areas where these animals are already well-integrated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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