Supply Response of Table Eggs in the Philippines, 2000-2020
Date
6-2022
Degree
Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics
College
College of Economics and Management (CEM)
Adviser/Committee Chair
Julieta A. Delos Reyes
Committee Member
Agham C. Cuevas
Abstract
The study aimed to assess the supply response of table eggs in the Philippines and in the top three egg-producing regions, which are CALABARZON, Central Luzon, and Central Visayas. Specifically, it aimed to: analyze the trends in the volume of egg production, layer inventory, and egg yield; determine the factors affecting the supply response of egg production, layer inventory, and egg yield; present the three case farms for ground-truthing; and recommend courses of action to improve egg production in the region.
Both primary and secondary data were obtained. The primary data came from the three layer farms in Rizal, CALABARZON (top egg-producing region). Both qualitative and quantitative data were collected via interviews and farm visits. While the secondary data were time-series data of table egg production, layer inventory, farmgate price of table eggs, price of broiler chicken, temperature, prices of maize, soybean meal, and wage rate, from 2000 to 2020, by quarter.
The trend analysis revealed that from 2000 to 2020, the egg production and layer inventory grew at the national and regional levels while egg yield decreased at the national level but increased at the regional level. The regression results revealed differing significant factors for the different locations using different approaches. The direct approach revealed that the layer inventory, two quarter-lagged farmgate price of table eggs, the current price of maize, and current wage rate directly affected the table egg supply, at the national and regional levels. For Central Luzon, the price of broiler chicken, and temperature were also significant. For the layer inventory response, the significant factors were the two quarter-lagged farmgate price of table eggs and current price of maize. The current price of broiler chicken was also significant in Central Luzon, as current wage rate was in Central Visayas. While for the egg yield response, the current price of maize and wage rate were found to be significant at the national and regional levels.
For the case farm analysis, layer inventory, current price of maize, and wage rate were reported as being considered in altering the volume of eggs that will be supplied in the market at any one time. Since high-quality eggs are the main goal for these farms, the health and maintenance of layers are their utmost priority, followed by the quality of feeds. Yellow corn was highly preferred to produce yellow-orange egg yolks. Laborers’ wages are also maximized by assigning an average of 6 thousand birds per man.
The study recommends: the regulation and allocation of DOC and PS-L DOCs to minimize oversupply and deficits, and rapid changes in table egg prices; formulation of cassava- and sorghum-based feeds to minimize the effect of increasing corn prices; and further research on the effects of wage rate on the decision-making in layer farms, a different approach on the layer inventory response (indirect approach) for table eggs, and using moving-average ratio on the trends of egg production, layer inventory, and egg yield.
Language
English
LC Subject
Egg industry, Supply and demand
Location
UPLB College of Economics and Management (CEM)
Call Number
LG 993.5 2022 A14 L54
Recommended Citation
Ligsay, Andrea Louise A., "Supply Response of Table Eggs in the Philippines, 2000-2020" (2022). Undergraduate Theses. 11660.
https://www.ukdr.uplb.edu.ph/etd-undergrad/11660
Document Type
Thesis
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