3 guides on lechon for Philippine pig farmers.
Berkshire pork sells for 2-3x the price of Duroc in Manila restaurants. But Berkshire takes 30% longer to grow, costs more to source, and only pays back if you have premium buyers. Here is the honest math.
May 13, 2026
Most native pig guides tell you to raise piglets to 40-55 kg for lechon. Lechon de leche skips that and sells the litter at suckling weight, which on paper looks insane until you do the per-sow annual math.
May 13, 2026
Which pig breed is actually best for a small farm in the Visayas or Mindanao? Growth rate, feed efficiency, heat tolerance, profitability, native pig lechon economics, and Davao crossbreeding trends.
May 8, 2026
