As of May 2026, a liveweight pig sells for roughly ₱200 to ₱230 per kilo at the farm gate across most of the Philippines, sitting at or above the government's ₱210/kg floor. That is a real recovery from late 2025, when prices crashed to ₱150–₱180/kg and barely covered the cost of raising the animal.
Every week someone asks in a farming group: pila na ang presyo sa baboy karon? (how much is the pig price now?) The honest answer is a range, not a single number, because what you actually get depends on your region, your buyer, and the week. This page gives you that range and, more usefully, how to confirm the exact price near you today.
Last verified: May 2026. Liveweight ranges are checked monthly against the latest PSA, DA, and trade reporting. The figures below hold within a normal month; a major ASF outbreak or import-policy change can move them faster, so use the self-check section before you sell.
Today's Pig Price (Liveweight, Farmgate)
These are working ranges for a healthy 90–110 kg market pig sold to a trader or biyahero, May 2026. Liveweight means buhi, the live animal on the scale, not dressed meat.
| Area | Liveweight farmgate (₱/kg) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Luzon (Bulacan, Batangas, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija) | ₱210–₱235 | Highest; closest to Metro Manila demand |
| Visayas (Cebu, Iloilo, Bohol, Negros) | ₱195–₱215 | About ₱15–₱25/kg below Luzon on freight and margin |
| Mindanao (Davao, Bukidnon, Gen. Santos, CDO) | ₱190–₱210 | About ₱5–₱10/kg below Visayas; surplus production area |
| National working range | ₱200–₱230 | Use this only as a starting point, then verify locally |
A few things worth being clear about. The DA floor of ₱210/kg is a floor, not the price everyone gets. Efficient backyard farms in high-demand Luzon clear it comfortably. A small farmer in surplus-production Mindanao selling into a soft local market may still see quotes a little under it, especially for lighter or mixed-genetics pigs. The floor is enforced unevenly; treat it as the target, not a guarantee.
The last figure the Philippine Statistics Authority officially published is ₱191.51/kg for Q3 2025 (July–September), up from ₱175.82/kg a year earlier. As of May 2026 the Q4 2025 and Q1 2026 quarterly bulletins have not been released, so anyone quoting a precise "official" current number is estimating. The ranges above are a synthesis of that last official figure, the November 2025 DA floor, and early-2026 trade reporting.
How to Check the Exact Price Near You Today
This is the part that never goes stale. A national range is a starting point; the number that matters is what a buyer in your town will actually pay this week. Five ways to get it, fastest first:
- Call a biyahero or trader. The fastest real number. Ask what they are paying per kilo liveweight this week for a 95–100 kg pig. Get two quotes if you can; the first one is sometimes a feeler.
- Check the DA regional price bulletin. The Department of Agriculture and its regional field offices post farmgate and wet-market price monitoring. It lags a week or two but it is an honest anchor against a lowball quote.
- Ask your provincial Facebook farming group. Posts like "presyo karon sa [your province]?" usually get answered within hours by people who sold that same week. Discount the outliers, take the cluster.
- Ask the wet market butcher. They know what they paid per kilo liveweight for what they are cutting today. Back-calculate from that.
- Ask a neighbor who just sold. The most underrated source. Someone in your barangay sold a batch recently. What did they get, and to whom?
Cross-check at least two of these. One quote tells you what one buyer wants to pay, not what the pig is worth. The state of the industry dashboard tracks the rolling national farmgate and DA floor alongside ASF status, so you can sanity-check the quote you just got.
What's Driving Prices Right Now (May 2026)
The late-2025 crash was a policy and import problem, not a collapse in demand. Cheap imported pork plus a soft stretch pushed farmgate down to ₱150–₱180/kg, "barely covering production cost" in the DA's own words. That triggered the ₱210/kg floor on 4 November 2025, agreed by the DA with SINAG, NFHFI, and PROPORK, alongside a push to restore the pork import tariff.
Through early 2026 prices recovered and a price surge was reported by April, with production cost cited around ₱180/kg and feed commodity prices up ₱1–₱2/kg on fuel. Net effect by May 2026: most regions at or above the ₱210 floor, with the spread above driven by region and pig quality.
Two structural factors still move local prices fast:
- ASF zoning and movement bans. Since November 2025 the DA runs ASF regionalization (red, pink, yellow, light-green, green zones) governing hauling. A movement ban in or around an infected zone can spike local weaner and liveweight prices 15–25% within weeks, or strand supply and depress them. Check your province's current zone with the LGU or BAI; zones change.
- Feed cost. Commercial feed at ₱36–₱40/kg blended is the single biggest input. When feed rises, the break-even production cost rises with it, which is why an ₱180/kg cost floor matters so much to whether the current price is actually profitable. See the real cost of pig feed for the breakdown.
Liveweight vs What Hits Your Pocket
The ₱200–₱230/kg above is liveweight at the farm gate. It is not the retail pork price you see at the wet market, and it is not always what lands in your hand. A few traders still quote on a "dressed" or estimated-yield basis, or shave the price for shrink and handling. A pig dresses out at roughly 72–78% of liveweight, so a ₱210/kg liveweight pig is not a ₱210/kg meat pig.
If your buyer quotes dressed weight or back-calculates from a carcass, run the numbers before you agree. The full dressing-percentage math, a conversion table, and where farmers lose money in that step are in liveweight vs dressed weight: how to compute pig price.
For piglet and weaner prices, which move on a different cycle and spike hardest during ASF bans, see crossbreed pig and weaner prices.
Is the Current Price Actually Profitable?
A high headline price means little until you put your own cost against it. At a roughly ₱180/kg production cost, an efficient backyard farm selling at the ₱210 floor clears a real margin. A high-cost operation running 100% commercial feed at trough genetics can still be underwater even at ₱210. Price alone does not tell you if you made money; your feed cost and FCR do.
Two ways to check your own number:
- Per-head costs and the full itemized breakdown: how much it costs to raise a pig.
- Whether a batch nets a profit at today's price: pig farming profit on 10 pigs.
Free Tool
Break-Even Price Calculator
Enter your feed cost and weaner price to see the exact liveweight price you need to break even at today's market.
Timing matters too. Prices climb into December and the fiesta months and soften in the March–April hot season. If you can choose when to sell, the best month to sell a pig is worth more than chasing the daily quote.
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Para sa mga mag-uuma
Pila ang presyo sa baboy karon (Mayo 2026)?
- Buhi nga baboy sa farm gate: mga ₱200 hangtod ₱230 kada kilo sa tibuok nasud
- DA floor: ₱210 kada kilo, buhi nga timbang
- Luzon ang pinakataas. Visayas mas ubos og ₱15 hangtod ₱25 kada kilo kay sa Luzon. Mindanao mas ubos og ₱5 hangtod ₱10 kay sa Visayas
- Ang katapusang opisyal nga PSA: ₱191.51 kada kilo (Q3 2025)
Unsaon pag-check sa eksaktong presyo sa inyong lugar:
Tawagi ang biyahero o trader, pangutana sa Facebook group sa inyong probinsya, o pangutana sa tindero sa merkado. Ayaw pagsalig sa usa lang ka quote. Pangita og duha aron dili ka ma-lowball.
Ayaw pagdali pagbaligya kung manaog ang presyo sa Marso hangtod Abril. Mas taas ang presyo sa Disyembre ug panahon sa pista.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much is a pig per kilo today in the Philippines?
As of May 2026, roughly ₱200–₱230/kg liveweight at the farm gate, with the DA floor at ₱210/kg. Luzon is highest, Visayas about ₱15–₱25/kg lower, Mindanao a little under Visayas. Verify locally before you sell.
What is the DA floor price for pigs?
₱210/kg liveweight, set 4 November 2025 by the DA with SINAG, NFHFI, and PROPORK after the crash to ₱150–₱180/kg. It is a floor, not a ceiling, and it is enforced unevenly.
Why is the price different in my area?
Region, freight to Metro Manila demand centers, the biyahero margin, your pig's weight and genetics, and whether your province is under an ASF movement restriction. A ₱20–₱30/kg spread between Luzon and Mindanao is normal.
Is ₱210/kg a good price?
It depends entirely on your production cost. At an ₱180/kg cost, ₱210 clears a margin. At a high commercial-feed cost it can still lose money. Run your own break-even before celebrating the headline.
Tools and Related Reading
- Break-even Calculator (find the price you need to not lose money)
- Profit Simulator (model a full batch at today's price)
- Liveweight pig prices by region (deeper regional detail and the liveweight-to-dressed conversion)
- Crossbreed and weaner prices (piglet pricing and ASF-driven spikes)
- How much it costs to raise a pig (your side of the margin)
- Pig farming profit on 10 pigs (does today's price actually pay?)
- Best month to sell a pig (timing beats chasing the daily quote)
Sources
- PSA: Average Farmgate Price of Hogs for Slaughter, Q3 2025: ₱191.51/kg liveweight, up from ₱175.82/kg a year earlier
- BusinessWorld: Floor price for live hogs set at P210 per kilo (4 Nov 2025): DA ₱210/kg floor, prior crash to ₱150–₱180/kg
- BusinessMirror: DA, producers set farmgate price at ₱210/kilo: SINAG, NFHFI, PROPORK agreement; tariff restoration recommended
- DA official portal: floor-price announcement and import-tariff position
- BAI ASF portal: current ASF zoning and movement-plan status by province
- Early-2026 trade reporting (BusinessMirror, March–April 2026): recovery and price surge, ~₱180/kg production cost, feed up ₱1–₱2/kg on fuel
Liveweight ranges are planning figures verified May 2026 and reviewed monthly. Actual farmgate price varies by location, week, pig quality, and ASF zone status. Always confirm with a local buyer before committing to a sale.
