how much i can earn with raise a pig

gonzrule wrote:

sirrobcentral wrote:

Excuse me if I appear cynical but aren't you retired? If so why not sit back and enjoy your self? You come to one of the poorest countries in the world and you want to make money....

I've been reading your comments in other posts, and you surely have my attention.

Yes, the country is poor and that is a fact, but it is definitely not one of the poorest countries in the world for you to malign business opportunities here. Everywhere in the world, there will be people who will take advantage of you when they notice you know nothing of the ins and outs. If you remain negative about everything here, then I don't see any reason why you should stay here in the first place.

I once worked elsewhere, and I came back to my country. I ventured into food and catering business and events organizing business. There is money. THERE IS ALWAYS MONEY WHEN YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY POSITIVE OF YOUR ENDEAVOR, with the right mix of strategy, human resource and finance management. Of course, to earn money you'll need optimism, patience, dedication and a lot of hard work.

I don't mean to judge you, but you need a bit of optimism in your life.

Giovannigio, if you want to venture into swine industry, you can PM me. I have regular suppliers of pork and lechon, and I order frequently. We can talk in private if you want to know how our suppliers work to maximize their profit.

I apologize if I appear synicle. My intentions are sincere. Allow me to make clear my reasoning for being stern. When I arrived here in the Philippines in July 2013 I was at the airport and met a gentleman from England. This poor guy was so disgruntled and bitter with his stay in the Philippines. He was headed home to England. He told me about the past 5 years of his stay here. He had been coned by his in-laws into getting a business  (a Sari Sari)  they stole from the store, lied about sales and caused a rift between him and his wife. I then met a few others with that same storyline. I also have net many Expats here that are as happy as a sissy in boystown. I'm one them and I  can only guess that's because I'm not trying to get into business and neither are they. So from my perspective those who are here as pensioners that are just mozeing along have a better quality of life here.

I in no way am disgruntled I'm simply trying to be straight forward about it. Yes the Philippines is a great emerging country. This is by far from being a Third World country rather it's considered a developing nation because it's very modern and it's finding its place in the High Tech global market.

With that being said is why even more that we foreigners need to use caution before trying to get into business ventures here because the risk are so high and the average age of the pensioner is 60+. At that age the stress alone can kill you. The reason why pensioners come here are for rest and ease of financial situation. Not to hit it rich.

gonzrule wrote:

sirrobcentral wrote:

Excuse me if I appear cynical but aren't you retired? If so why not sit back and enjoy your self? You come to one of the poorest countries in the world and you want to make money....

I've been reading your comments in other posts, and you surely have my attention.

Yes, the country is poor and that is a fact, but it is definitely not one of the poorest countries in the world for you to malign business opportunities here. Everywhere in the world, there will be people who will take advantage of you when they notice you know nothing of the ins and outs. If you remain negative about everything here, then I don't see any reason why you should stay here in the first place.

I once worked elsewhere, and I came back to my country. I ventured into food and catering business and events organizing business. There is money. THERE IS ALWAYS MONEY WHEN YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY POSITIVE OF YOUR ENDEAVOR, with the right mix of strategy, human resource and finance management. Of course, to earn money you'll need optimism, patience, dedication and a lot of hard work.

I don't mean to judge you, but you need a bit of optimism in your life.

Giovannigio, if you want to venture into swine industry, you can PM me. I have regular suppliers of pork and lechon, and I order frequently. We can talk in private if you want to know how our suppliers work to maximize their profit.

Well, initially, Giovannigio just wanted to raise a pig, as in one pig, and wanted to see if it was worth it. I think one of the answer that was straight to the point was about raising it free range, where it can also be a rototiller, and feed it scraps, such as fruit and vegetable peel, with cheap rice bran from a mill and an occassional pig feed. But you will lose money if you build a concrete sty and feed it exclusively with hog feed.

When I was a child, my grandma raised a pig or two, in her back yard, feeding it with scraps and rice bran. She timed slaughtering it to be just before the town fiesta or some other festival so she does not have to buy pork for the fiesta for cooking dishes like embotido, menudo, afritada, etc.  She got a bit of money selling some of the meat to neighbors for their dishes for the fiesta. It is a very very micro backyard industry. It was more like a hobby for her.

Other posters commented on the profits when one invests in a farm. The one who looked like he made the most money on the venture is a veterinarian, for obvious reasons. You know, you do need to hire a veterinarian or someone trained in animal husbandry to check the health of the pigs and administer the vaccination. It costs money.

My parents set up a pig farm to help an acquaintance who was a co-member of a religious group. They set up a concrete sty complete with piping for water. But the acquaintance, who was made the farm's caretaker, was not mindful of the pigs and sometimes used their feed for his fighting cocks. The expensive piping was stolen one night. They caught the culprit who sold the pipes by the kilo. There was nothing that my parents could do at this point. They sold the remaining pigs and closed the farm.

After a few years, they decided to re-open the farm, this time adding female pigs / layers. They hired a caretaker. One cannot go in this venture without hiring the services of a vet. Sometimes, the price of feed increases or piglets die. They did make a bit of profit, but it was not worth it, since they had to drive from Manila to Batangas every now and then to check on the condition / progress of their venture. At one time, we slept at the house my parents built near the farm. Really I could not sleep because of the stench.  It was horrible! We sprayed Lysol and air freshener. And put Vick's vaporub under our noses. Eventually, my parents decided t close the farm.

Back in the US, I set up a LLC, selling Philippine coffee online. It was a small business. I did strategizing. I was human resource and financial manager. I can't afford hiring people like these. If only "optimism, patience, dedication and a lot of hard work" are what's needed in a business to be successful, I would have made a lot of money on that venture.

From my experience, one also needs LUCK, which came to me here in the Philippines. I run a small business here.  At one time I accepted to do a task for a client that other subcontractors didn't want to do because they said it was risky. But it was actually doable. For me, it was just another project and I just wanted to help my client. I didn't expect that what I did made a very good impression on my client, and since then I was given priority among other subcontractors to do their projects all over the country. Now I have my own house and can afford to send my kids to good schools.

I wonder which posts by sirrobcentral you read. He is actually a very optimistic expat when it comes to living here in the Philippines. The ones he was pessimistic about are his experiences in living in the US. He states that people here are actually very friendly. What he meant by his post is that expats should just sit back, relax and enjoy their retirement. He implied that when you start a business, it's like working again. And there's also risks where you might lose your money.

I sometimes see a guy who's homeless walking down the street. According to those with whom he has spoken, the guy is from Nigeria. He used to have a business here. But his Filipino wife took everything from him. Now he's penniless as he walks the street, relying on the kindness of others. Each time I see him, he looks worse. I think he's slowly becoming insane.

There's no such thing as " THERE IS ALWAYS MONEY WHEN YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY POSITIVE OF YOUR ENDEAVOR." in running a business. There should be a bit of negativism and hesitation mixed in with optimism. It would be unwise to just throw caution to the wind.

AlegreViajero wrote:

For your information.
Here I'm renting a 2-bedroom apartment on a the 6th floor, with a view on the ocean at 1 km for $190, versus the bungalow I just rented in the Philippines for $40… directly on the beach!

I presume these prices are per night?