Inventory of all hogs and pigs for September 2007 in the U.S. and Canada was 79.1 million head. This was up 2 percent from September 2006 and up 3 percent from September 2005. The breeding inventory, at 7.71 million head, was up 1 percent from a year ago, and up slightly from last quarter. Market hog inventory, at 71.4 million head, was up 2 percent from last year and last quarter. The pig crop, at 35.3 million head, was up 3 percent from 2006 and up 2 percent from 2005. Sows farrowed during this period totaled 3.79 million head, up 2 percent from last year.

U.S. inventory of all hogs and pigs on September 1, 2007 was 64.6 million head. This was up 3 percent from both September 1, 2006 and June 1, 2007. Breeding inventory, at 6.15 million head, was up 1 percent from last year, and up slightly from the previous quarter. Market hog inventory, at 58.5 million head, was up 3 percent from both last year and last quarter. Sows farrowed during this period totaled 2.99 million head, up 3 percent from 2006 and up 2 percent from 2005.

Inventory of all hogs and pigs on October 1, 2007 in Canada was 14.4 million head, down 3 percent from last year and down 2 percent from last quarter. The breeding inventory, at 1.56 million head, was down 1 percent from last year and last quarter. Market hog inventory, at 12.9 million head, was down 3 percent from last year and down 2 percent from last quarter. The pig crop, at 7.86 million head, was down 1 percent from 2006 and down 4 percent from 2005. Sows farrowed during this period totaled 804,000 head, down 2 percent from last year.

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