The Commercial and Backyard Livestock and Poultry Survey (C/BLPS) are two of the major agricultural surveys conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). This survey aims to generate estimates on supply, disposition, average farmgate price, and other related data of livestock and poultry commodities at the household and establishment levels.

Backyard Livestock and Poultry Survey (BLPS) generate estimates on the supply and disposition of livestock and poultry commodities at the household level while Commercial Livestock and Poultry Survey (CLPS) generates data on the supply and disposition of livestock and poultry commodities at the establishment level. This is conducted in different schedules.

The CLPS and BLPS are conducted quarterly in all provinces, including the National Capital Region (NCR). Moreover, the commodity coverage includes carabao, cattle, swine, goat, sheep, chicken, duck, and other animals tended by the households and managed by establishments.

The data generated from these surveys are disseminated through statistical tables, quarterly bulletins, annual situation reports, infographics, and publication. More importantly, the production data generated from the survey are direct inputs to the valuation of production in Philippine agriculture and fisheries, and accordingly to the computation of Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

The authority and mandate of the PSA to conduct these surveys emanates from the Republic Act (RA) No. 10625. Republic Act No. 10625 known as the Philippine Statistical Act of 2013, which was approved on September 12, 2013, states that “the PSA should be primarily responsible for all national censuses and surveys, sectoral statistics, consolidation of administrative recording system, and compilation of national accounts”.