US and Canadian inventory of all hogs and pigs for March 2009 was 77.3 million head. This was down 4 per cent from March 2008 but up 1 per cent from March 2007. The breeding inventory, at 7.39 million head, was down 4 per cent from a year ago and down 1 per cent from last quarter. Market hog inventory, at 69.9 million head, was down 4 per cent from last year and down 2 per cent from last quarter. The pig crop, at 35.6 million head, was down 2 per cent from 2008 but up 3 per cent from 2007. Sows farrowed during this period totaled 3.73 million head, down 4 per cent from last year.

US inventory of all hogs and pigs on 1 March 2009 was 65.4 million head. This was down 3 per cent from 1 March 2008 and down 2 per cent from 1 December 2008. The breeding inventory, at 6.01 million head, was down 3 per cent from last year and down 1 per cent from the previous quarter. Market hog inventory, at 59.4 million head, was down 3 per cent from last year and down 2 per cent from last quarter. The pig crop, at 28.2 million head, was down 1 per cent from 2008 but up 7 per cent from 2007. Sows farrowed during this period totaled 2.98 million head, down 3 per cent from last year.

Canadian inventory of all hogs and pigs on 1 April 2009 was 11.9 million head. This was down 9 per cent from 1 April 2008 and down 19 per cent from 1 April 2007. The breeding inventory, at 1.38 million head, was down 6 per cent from last year and down 1 per cent from last quarter. Market hog inventory, at 10.5 million head, was down 9 per cent from last year and down 3 per cent from last quarter. The pig crop, at 7.37 million head, was down 7 per cent from 2008 and down 8 per cent from 2007. Sows farrowed during this period totaled 750,400 head, down 7 per cent from last year.

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