PHL milk production rises 12.18% in 2025

MILK PRODUCTION grew 12.18% to 43.3 million liters in 2025, the National Dairy Authority (NDA) said.

In a statement on Monday, the NDA said the 2025 total represents a 48.8% rise over the 29.10 million liters reported in 2023.

The Philippine Statistics Authority reported that the value of dairy production in 2025 rose 27.7% to P1.67 billion.

NDA Administrator Marcus Antonius T. Andaya said productivity gains have been driven by dairy development programs focused on animal nutrition, herd expansion, and farm management.

“These gains were achieved without dairy animal imports in the past three years, highlighting improvements in productivity and herd performance at the farm level,” Mr. Andaya was quoted in the statement as saying.

The NDA said carabao milk output rose 24% in 2025, supported by initiatives of the Philippine Carabao Center and private farms. Production from dairy cattle increased 4%, while goat milk output increased 27%.

The NDA said the dairy animal herd expanded 5% to 161,868 head in 2025.

The NDA said the milk sufficiency rate was 2.2%, bringing it closer to the government’s 5% target by 2028.

The NDA also cited Republic Act No. 12308, or the Animal Industry Development and Competitiveness Act, as a key factor in strengthening the dairy industry through improved livestock development and regulation.

The NDA said it remains optimistic for 2026, with four stock farms set to operate this year in Bohol, Bukidnon, Cotabato, and Agusan del Sur, following the opening of the General Tinio, Nueva Ecija stock farm last year.

“With the operation of our stock farms and the plan to import 870 dairy cattle this year, we are confident that these initiatives will further contribute to increased milk production,” Mr. Andaya said. — Vonn Andrei E. Villamiel