THE PHILIPPINE Statistics Authority (PSA)–Guimaras Provincial Statistical Office reported mixed movements in the retail prices of selected meat and poultry commodities in the island province during the first phase of December 2025 (December 1-5), based on the Retail Price Survey of Selected Commodities for the generation of the Consumer Price Index.
During the reference period, the average retail price of beef (meat with bones) was recorded at P385 per kilogram.
“This was higher than the P370 per kilogram recorded in the first phase of November 2025 and the same price level as the second phase of November 2025. Compared with the first and second phases of December 2024, which were both recorded at P345 per kilogram, the price in the first phase of December 2025 was higher,” Provincial Statistics Officer Nelida B. Losare said.
Losare explained that the average retail price of beef (pure meat) stood at P410 per kilogram during the first phase of December 2025.
“This price was unchanged from the first phase of November 2025 but higher than the P400 per kilogram recorded in the second phase of November 2025. Compared with the first and second phases of December 2024, the price was likewise higher than the P370 per kilogram recorded during the said periods,” Losare said.
For pork commodities, the average retail price of fresh pork kasim was reported at P360 per kilogram during the first phase of December 2025.
“This was slightly higher than the P355 per kilogram recorded in the first phase of November 2025. The price remained unchanged compared with the average retail prices recorded during both the first and second phases of December 2024, which were also at P360 per kilogram,” Losare said.
She also shared that the average retail price of pork liempo increased to P385 per kilogram during the reference period.
“This was higher than the P360 per kilogram recorded in both phases of November 2025 and in both phases of December 2024,” Losare said.
Meanwhile, the average retail price of pork (meat with bones) remained unchanged at P330 per kilogram during the first phase of December 2025, the same price level recorded in both phases of November 2025. However, this was lower than the P360 per kilogram recorded during both phases of December 2024.
In contrast, the average retail price of dressed chicken declined to P190 per kilogram during the first phase of December 2025. This was lower than the P200 per kilogram recorded in both the first and second phases of November 2025. Compared with the price levels in both phases of December 2024, no changes were observed.
Meanwhile, the average retail price per piece of medium-sized chicken egg remained stable at P9.50 during the first phase of December 2025. This was the same price level recorded in both phases of November 2025 and the first phase of December 2024. However, this was higher than the PhP9.00 average retail price per piece recorded during the second phase of December 2024./PN
