US and Canadian inventory of all hogs and pigs for June 2009 was 78.2 million head. This was down 3 per cent from June 2008 and down 1 per cent from June 2007. The breeding inventory, at 7.35 million head, was down 3 per cent from a year ago and down slightly from last quarter. Market hog inventory, at 70.8 million head, was down 3 per cent from last year but up 1 per cent from last quarter. The pig crop, at 35.9 million head, was down 2 per cent from 2008 but up slightly from 2007. Sows farrowed during this period totaled 3.71 million head, down 4 per cent from last year.

US inventory of all hogs and pigs on 1 June 2009 was 66.1 million head. This was down 2 per cent from 1 June 2008 but up 1 per cent from 1 March 2009. The breeding inventory, at 5.97 million head, was down 3 per cent from last year and down slightly from the previous quarter. Market hog inventory, at 60.1 million head, was down 2 per cent from last year but up 1 per cent from last quarter. The pig crop, at 28.5 million head, was down slightly from 2008 but up 2 per cent from 2007. Sows farrowed during this period totaled 2.97 million head, down 3 per cent from last year.

Canadian inventory of all hogs and pigs on 1 July 2009 was 12.1 million head. This was down 7 per cent from 1 July 2008 and down 18 per cent from 1 July 2007. The breeding inventory, at 1.38 million head, was down 5 per cent from last year and down slightly from last quarter. Market hog inventory, at 10.7 million head, was down 7 per cent from last year but up 2 per cent from last quarter. The pig crop, at 7.3 million head, was down 6 per cent from 2008 and down 8 per cent from 2007. Sows farrowed during this period totaled 738,500 head, down 7 per cent from last year.

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