Cattle





			Government Policies affecting the Cattle Industry Total Cattle Inventory Farms by Region Growth Rate of Total Cattle Inventory by Region Percent Contribution of Total Cattle Inventory by Region Price of Cattle Sold in Major Provinces, Philippines Average Weight of Cattle Sold in Market by Category Total Number of Cattle Sold in Major Market/Provinces

GOVERNMENT POLICIES AFFECTING THE CATTLE INDUSTRY

Non-Tariff Barrier
Non Tariff barrier to Livestock and Poultry products are centered on sanitary and phytosanitary for both live animals and meat products, procedures of the Bureau of Customs and existing laws (e.g. Magna Carta for Small Farmers) that can restrict entry of meat product imports.

Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
The Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) is generally tasked with imposing sanitary and phytosanitary measures on livestock products. These are done in terms of quarantine services and inspections to ensure that livestock imports will not endanger human life and animal health. Although any private individual can now import live animals and livestock products, the Veterinary Quarantine Certification (VQC) is still necessary requirement for livestock imports.

For imported meat and meat products, the National Meat Inspection Commission (NMIC), imposes strict inspection procedures to determine whether sanitary standards are met. Veterinary Quarantine Certificate (VQC) are required for all meat imports. NMIC also classifies meat imports according to quality (e.g. manufacturing grades or choice cuts) so that appropriate levies are duly paid.

Bureau of Customs Procedures
Since livestock and poultry are subjected to import taxes, they automatically pass the Bureau of Customs. This procedure should be very simple, but importers complain of delays and pilferages ( on meat). The appropriate tax rate is only three percent on landed value but sometimes fees are much higher.

Magna Carta for Small Farmers
The Magna Carta for Small Farmers, commonly known as R.A. No. 7607 generally provides that no agricultural imports should be made where the country has adequate quantities. R>A> 7607 is the basis for quantitative restrictions for most agricultural imports such as grains (rice and corn) and including all livestock products, except beef. Sectional provision of this law, specifically paragraph 10 of section 23 was already repealed by the Agricultural Tariffication Act.

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Total Cattle Inventory Farms by Region, Philippines 1994-1998
Region	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998
Philippines	1,936,049	2,021,051	2,128,455	2,266,284	2,383,684
CAR	54,662	60,869	62,801	59,406	61,062
Ilocos Region	205,515	231,352	266,012	309,767	325,160
Cagayan Valley	105,135	116,771	121,765	138,770	144,340
Central Luzon	152,078	138,480	148,413	170,074	155,228
Southern Tagalog	224,671	219,828	235,285	256,136	276,425
Bicol	130,525	122,559	121,642	125,948	129,994
Western Visayas	157,245	176,520	172,574	172,164	175,713
Central Visayas	262,812	276,650	297,496	299,821	293,575
Eastern Visayas	34,306	40,260	35,947	35,774	31,457
Western Mindanao	82,845	92,670	103,116	123,976	128,252
Nothern Mindanao	211,903	205,400	203,465	213,202	247,838
Southern Mindanao	146,768	169,430	176,458	179,422	197,578
Central Mindanao	78,830	82,280	91,523	94,943	104,269
CARAGA	15,545	15,262	14,177	11,051	10,482
ARMM	73,209	72,720	77,781	75,830	102,311

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Growth Rate of Total Cattle Inventory by Region, Philippines 1994-1998
Region	1994-95	1995-96	1996-97	1997-98	Average
Philippines	4.39	5.31	6.48	5.18	5.34
CAR	11.36	3.17	(5.41)	2.79	2.98
Ilocos Region	12.57	14.98	16.45	4.97	12.24
Cagayan Valley	11.07	4.28	13.97	4.01	8.33
Central Luzon	(8.94)	7.17	14.60	(8.73)	1.02
Southern Tagalog	(2.16)	7.03	8.86	7.92	5.41
Bicol	(6.10)	(0.75)	3.54	3.21	(0.02)
Western Visayas	12.26	(2.24)	(0.24)	2.06	2.96
Central Visayas	5.27	7.54	0.78	(2.08)	2.87
Eastern Visayas	17.36	(10.71)	(0.48)	(12.07)	(1.48)
Western Mindanao	11.86	11.27	20.23	3.45	11.70
Nothern Mindanao	(3.07)	(0.94)	4.79	16.25	4.26
Southern Mindanao	15.44	4.15	1.68	10.12	7.85
Central Mindanao	4.38	11.23	3.74	9.82	7.29
CARAGA	(1.82)	(7.11)	(22.05)	(5.15)	(9.03)
ARMM	(0.67)	6.96	(2.51)	34.92	9.68

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Percent Contribution of Total Cattle Inventory by Region, Philippines 1994-1998
Region	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998
Philippines	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00
CAR	2.82	3.01	2.95	2.62	2.56
Ilocos Region	10.62	11.45	12.50	13.67	13.64
Cagayan Valley	5.43	5.78	5.72	6.12	6.06
Central Luzon	7.86	6.85	6.97	7.50	6.51
Southern Tagalog	11.60	10.88	11.05	11.30	11.60
Bicol	6.74	6.06	5.72	5.56	5.45
Western Visayas	8.12	8.73	8.11	7.60	7.37
Central Visayas	13.57	13.69	13.98	13.23	12.32
Eastern Visayas	1.77	1.99	1.69	1.58	1.32
Western Mindanao	4.28	4.59	4.84	5.47	5.38
Northern Mindanao	10.95	10.16	9.56	9.41	10.40
Southern Mindanao	7.58	8.38	8.29	7.92	8.29
Central Mindanao	4.07	4.07	4.30	4.19	4.37
CARAGA	0.80	0.76	0.67	0.49	0.44
ARMM	3.78	3.60	3.65	3.35	4.29

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Price of Cattle Sold in Major Provinces, Philippines, 1994-1998 (Pesos per kilogram Liveweight)
Province	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998
Pangasinan	54.2	49.5	46.87	48.18	49.62
Batangas	48.12	47.52	47.81	48.43	48.95
Negros Oriental	31.02	31.5	30.89	31.06	31.55
Negros Occidental	36.04	36.49	35.18	34.46	37.16
Iloilo	33.39	33.98	35.53	34.82	36.28
Leyte	30.28	30.57	29.32	30.87	31.06
Bohol	31.32	29.84	31.43	33.49	34.81
Ilocos Norte	41.92	45.7	46.87	44.93	43.69
Cavite	46.15	43.87	46.34	46.24	48.13
Cebu	30.33	30.78	41.13	33.57	34.56
Philippines	43.92	42.43	41.82	41.71	43.37

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Average Weight of Cattle Sold in Market by Category. 1994-1998 (in Kilogram per head)
Province	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998
For Slaughter	271	264	255	255	261
Work	302	281	301	307	269
Fattening	188	190	188	187	188
Breeding	236	226	199	203	275
All	247	242	235	238	237

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Total Number of Cattle Sold in Major Market/Provinces, Philippines, 1994-1998
Province	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998
Pangasinan	31,625	31,561	30,560	27,736	30,561
Batangas	21,130	13,023	11,176	10,933	11,692
Negros Oriental	7,469	7,367	6,144	6,888	7,877
Negros Occidental	7,870	7,427	8,340	8,211	7,021
Iloilo	8,908	8,474	7,927	7,331	5,729
Leyte	4,287	4,981	5,584	5,715	5,608
Bohol	3,139	4,091	3,723	3,941