The total volume of production of livestock and poultry in Leyte reached 115,461 metric tons in the 4th quarter of 2019. This was 7.84 percent higher than the 107,067 metric tons recorded in the same period last year (Fig. 1). Although the production of livestock declined by 0.87 percent, the increment of 18.53 percent in the production of poultry was more than enough to trigger a positive growth outcome in the total volume of production during the reference quarter (Fig.2). Read more about SPECIAL RELEASE: LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY SITUATIONER IN LEYTE, 4 th Quarter 2019.