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Duck Industry Profile

The Philippine duck industry is valued at Php 5.1 billion, and it serves as a source of livelihood for more than 500 thousand families. The products from ducks are duck eggs and duck meat. For duck egg products, there are balut which is a boiled fertilized duck egg with a nearly-developed embryo, penoy which is an unfertilized duck egg, and salted egg which is produced by soaking duck eggs in brine. For duck meat, there are pekin, muscovy and culled layers.

A total of 11.8 million of duck inventory was reported by PSA for 2020, from which 7.8 million were grown in backyard farms and 4 million were grown in commercial farms. Central Luzon is the leading duck producing region with a total of 4 million ducks with 2.8 million are from commercial farms. The other leading regions are Soccsksargen, Western Visayas, and Calabarzon. The top region for duck eggs is still Central Luzon with 22,435 out of the country’s total of 50,484 duck eggs. Western Visayas and Northern Mindanao are the other top producing regions of duck eggs.

Problems in the Industry

The Philippine duck industry faces the challenges of high cost of inputs and unstable prices of duck and egg products, limited performance testing of ItikPINAS in strategic provinces/regions, limited product innovations, limited balut product safety standards and protocols, and absence of legitimate local duck meat industry.

Policies and Programs

Duck Policies

Policy Type	Policy Number	Policy Year	Congress	Policy Title	Policy Description	Policy Objective	Policy Link	Commodity	Classification	info_encoder_stamp	info_date_stamp	info_quashing_remarks	filepath
Guidelines/Strategies	Philippine National Standard – Code of Good Animal Husbandry Practice (GAHP) for Ducks PNS/BAFS 271:2019 ICS 65.020.30	2019	Null	Philippine National Standard – Code of Good Animal Husbandry Practice (GAHP) for Ducks PNS/BAFS 271:2019	This code sets out the general principles of good practice and minimum requirements for the production, handling, transportation and storage of ducks and its products within the farm, in the commercial or backyard rearing/farming of broiler and layer ducks for food use. Industry specific requirements for the different types of ducks and different types of production system may be developed provided that it satisfies the minimum requirements set out in this Code.	This code intends to ensure that the farming practices of the establishment provide greater confidence in consumers’ expectations that the final products are safe and fit for human consumption, while improving farmers’ viability, ensuring health safety and comfort to both the farm workers and ducks, and sustaining the least damage to the environment.	https://bafs.da.gov.ph/bafs_admin/admin_page/pns_file/PNS%20BAFS%20271-2019-final%20draft%20GAHP%20for%20Ducks.pdf	Duck	Null	Jeff U.	05/27/2025		C:\Users\MISD-Jeff\Documents\PCAARRD\Formatting\Output\Duck_2025-05-27_processed.xlsx
Order	Department of Agriculture – Administrative Order No. 32	2005	Null	Guidelines on Duck Production and Management	Avian influenza is a major threat to public health and to the Philippine poultry industry, foreign investments, the World Health Organization (WHO) and all other concerned organizations are all gearing for AI pandemic preparedness while European Union (EU) declared a global threat to Avian Influenza. It is the duty of the Department of Agriculture, through the Bureau of Animal Industry to protect the local poultry and livestock population from communicable diseases.	This AO prescribes guidelines in the management of duck farms.	http://spsissuances.da.gov.ph/attachments/article/568/DA%20AO%2032,%202005.pdf	Duck	Null	Jeff U.	05/27/2025		C:\Users\MISD-Jeff\Documents\PCAARRD\Formatting\Output\Duck_2025-05-27_processed.xlsx

ISP for Duck

The PCAARRD Duck ISP has successfully developed three genetic groups of ItikPINAS (IP), namely IP-Itim,
IP-Khahi and IP-Kayumanggi and has established breeder multiplier farms in CLSU, BAI-NSPRDC, WVSU,
WMSU and DA RFO X1. Going forward, Duck ISP aims to increase average egg production, develop signature Philippine meat-type duck breeding populations, increase local duck meat production, and utilize duck meat production technologies by the private sector.

Strategic R&D

Strategic R&D is DOST-PCAARRD’s banner program comprising all R&D activities that are intended to
generate outputs geared towards maximum economic and social benefits

Development of Sustainable Philippine Mallard Duck Production System

The Duck Industry Association of the Philippines Inc. (DIAPI), which was organized in 2002 has indicated that currently the productivity...

Itik for life Program for Sustainability of Philippine Duck Industry

Commercial Scale Testing of Breeder Itik Pinas Purelines Project I will establish nucleus and multiplier farms in implementing agencies (CLSU,...

Innovative Marketing and Distribution System of Ethnic Duck Egg Delicacies and New Products

A marketing plan and a distribution plan are relevant in providing effective strategies that promote industry growth and better resource...

Products, equipment, and protocols or process innovations developed to improve productivity, efficiency,
quality, and profitability in the agriculture and aquatic industries, and to achieve sustainable
utilization and management of natural resources

Salted egg w/ longer shelf life

UPLB together with the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) developed a special film preservative developed from...

Spray-dried salted duck egg powder

The Spray-dried salted duck egg powder not only offers flavor but also provides product innovations in the market. Spray-dried salted duck egg powders are lighter in color and have finer...

Balut vending machine

The balut vending machine is an egg vending machine that is fully automated, equipped with a heating system. The goal is to increase the marketability of duck eggs across the...

Capacity building efforts of DOST-PCAARRD seek to develop and enhance the R&D capabilities of researchers
and academic or research institutions through graduate assistantships & non-degree trainings
and development and/or upgrading of research facilities

Infrastructure Development

Manpower Development

Policy Research & Advocacy

Analysis of policy concerns and advocacy of science-informed policies ensures that the AANR policy environment is conducive for S&T development
and investments

Competitiveness of Philippine Duck Industry under the ASEAN Economic Community

The study revealed that layer duck is neither competitive in the export trade scenario nor in the import substitution scenario. The Philippine layer duck is not seen as competitive in the international market. Furthermore, the cost of production of layer duck in the Philippines is higher compared to other countries.

Reference:

Andal, E. G., Lapiña, G. F., Manalo, N. Q., Dorado, R. A. Valientes, R. M., & Cruz, M. B. (2017). ASEAN Economic Community: Opportunities and Challenges for the Agriculture, Fishery, and Forestry Sectors. Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines: Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development – (Project Report)

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