August 29, 2025 | 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines — The nation’s dairy sector confirmed blended however constructive positive aspects in the course of the first half, with milk manufacturing rising by 11.4 p.c and the nationwide dairy herd increasing by almost eight p.c, the Division of Agriculture mentioned yesterday.
The DA mentioned its connected company, the Nationwide Dairy Authority (NDA), reported that the nation’s milk output reached 18.16 million liters in the course of the interval, up by 11.4 p.c from 16.30 million liters recorded in the identical interval final 12 months.
Of the full milk manufacturing, the DA mentioned 14.72 million liters got here from NDA-assisted and monitored areas, up by 11.9 p.c and accounting for 81 p.c of the full.
The remaining 3.44 million liters had been produced exterior the company’s oversight, it added.
Dairy cattle remained the principle supply of milk, contributing 10.98 million liters, or 60.4 p.c of complete output.
Dairy goats adopted with 2.14 million liters, or 11.8 p.c of complete output, whereas the Philippine Carabao Middle (PCC) reported 2.64 million liters of carabao milk, accounting for 14.5 p.c of nationwide manufacturing.
Inside NDA-monitored areas, cattle output rose by 11.7 p.c and goat’s milk surged by 47.5 p.c in the course of the interval from year-ago ranges.
The nationwide dairy herd additionally expanded from January to June, totaling 166,411 heads, a rise of 12,159 or 7.9 p.c from 154,252 heads in the identical interval final 12 months.
This contains 37,369 dairy cattle, 89,907 carabaos and 39,035 goats, reflecting the general progress within the nation’s dairy inhabitants.
“The regular progress in each milk output and dairy herd reveals that our present applications are bearing fruit,” NDA administrator Marcus Antonius Andaya mentioned, as quoted by the DA.
“By increasing the herd and bettering productiveness on the farm degree, we’re creating extra alternatives for our dairy farmers and rising the provision of contemporary, native milk for Filipino households,” he mentioned additional.
He added that the institution of 5 inventory farms in Basic Tinio, Nueva Ecija; Ubay, Bohol; Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur; Malaybalay, Bukidnon and Carmen, Cotabato, with three extra within the pipeline, will additional increase herd inhabitants and milk manufacturing within the coming years.
NDA applications now cowl 70 provinces, 463 municipalities and 1,307 dairy entities, offering assist to 2,355 farmers underneath its assisted and monitored schemes as of mid-2025.
With these developments, the DA expressed optimism that the nation is transferring nearer to assembly its long-term dairy improvement targets and making certain a extra secure provide of regionally produced milk.
