US and Canadian Hog Inventory Down Three Per Cent

US - This publication is a result of a joint effort by Statistics Canada and NASS to release the total hogs, breeding, market hogs, sows farrowed, and pig crop for both countries within one publication.
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US and Canadian inventory of all hogs and pigs for September 2009 was 78.4 million head. This was down 3 per cent from September 2008 and down 4 per cent from September 2007. The breeding inventory, at 7.23 million head, was down 3 per cent from a year ago and down 2 per cent from last quarter. Market hog inventory, at 71.2 million head, was down 3 per cent from last year but up slightly from last quarter. The pig crop, at 36.0 million head, was down 2 per cent from 2008 and down 2 per cent from 2007. Sows farrowed during this period totaled 3.70 million head, down 4 per cent from last year.

US inventory of all hogs and pigs on 1 September 2009 was 66.6 million head. This was down 2 per cent from 1 September 2008 but up 1 per cent from 1 June 2009. The breeding inventory, at 5.87 million head, was down 3 per cent from last year and down 2 per cent from the previous quarter. Market hog inventory, at 60.8 million head, was down 2 per cent from last year but up 1 per cent from last quarter. The pig crop, at 28.8 million head, was down 2 per cent from 2008 and down 1 per cent from 2007. Sows farrowed during this period totaled 2.97 million head, down 4 per cent from last year.

Canadian inventory of all hogs and pigs on 1 October 2009 was 11.8 million head. This was down 7 per cent from 1 October 2008 and down 18 per cent from 1 October 2007. The breeding inventory, at 1.35 million head, was down 5 per cent from last year and down 2 per cent from last quarter. Market hog inventory, at 10.5 million head, was down 8 per cent from last year and down 2 per cent from last quarter. The pig crop, at 7.3 million head, was down 4 per cent from 2008 and down 7 per cent from 2007. Sows farrowed during this period totaled 731,600 head, down 5 per cent from last year.

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