US and Canadian inventory of all hogs and pigs for September 2010 was 76.8 million head. This was down two per cent from September 2009 and down five per cent from September 2008. The breeding inventory, at 7.07 million head, was down two per cent from a year ago and down slightly from last quarter. Market hog inventory, at 69.8 million head, was down two per cent from last year but up one per cent from last quarter. The pig crop, at 35.5 million head, was down two per cent from 2009 and down four per cent from 2008. Sows farrowed during this period totaled 3.61 million head, down two per cent from 2009 and down six per cent from 2008.

US inventory of all hogs and pigs on 1 September 2010 was 65.0 million head. This was down three per cent from 1 September 2009 but up one per cent from 1 June 2010. The breeding inventory, at 5.77 million head, was down two per cent from last year and down slightly from the previous quarter. Market hog inventory, at 59.2 million head, was down three per cent from last year but up one per cent from last quarter. The pig crop, at 28.5 million head, was down one per cent from 2009 and down three per cent from 2008. Sows farrowed during this period totalled 2.91 million head, down two per cent from 2009 and down six per cent from 2008.

Canadian inventory of all hogs and pigs on 1 October 2010 was 11.9 million head. This was down one per cent from 1 October 2009 and down seven per cent from 1 October 2008. The breeding inventory, at 1.30 million head, was down four per cent from last year and down slightly from last quarter. Market hog inventory, at 10.6 million head, was down slightly from last year but up one per cent from last quarter. The pig crop, at 7.0 million head, was down five per cent from 2009 and down eight per cent from 2008. Sows farrowed during this period totaled 702,000 head, down five per cent from 2009 and down nine per cent from 2008.

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