Canadian Hog Statistics First Quarter 2008
By Statistics Canada. As of April 1 this year, Canada had almost 1 in 5 (-19.3%) fewer hog farmers than in April 2007. Farmers had an estimated 13.0 million hogs on their farms on April 1, down 1.7 million, or 11.7%, from the same date last year. The number of sows fell 4.6% during this 12-month period.