United States and Canadian Hog Inventory Down 3 Percent
Released August 19, 2010, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For
information on "United States and Canadian Hogs" call Nick Streff at 202-720-
3106 or Robert Plourde at at 613-951-8716, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00
p.m. ET.
United States and Canadian Hog Inventory Down 3 Percent
U.S. and Canadian inventory of all hogs and pigs for June 2010 was 76.2
million head. This was down 3 percent from June 2009 and down 5 percent from
June 2008. The breeding inventory, at 7.09 million head, was down 3 percent
from a year ago but up slightly from last quarter. Market hog inventory, at
69.1 million head, was down 3 percent from last year but up 1 percent from
last quarter. The pig crop, at 35.2 million head, was down 3 percent from
2009 and down 3 percent from 2008. Sows farrowed during this period totaled
3.58 million head, down 5 percent from last year and down 7 percent from
2008.
U.S. inventory of all hogs and pigs on June 1, 2010 was 64.4 million head.
This was down 4 percent from June 1, 2009 but up 1 percent from March 1,
2010. The breeding inventory, at 5.79 million head, was down 3 percent from
last year but up slightly from the previous quarter. Market hog inventory,
at 58.6 million head, was down 4 percent from last year but up 1 percent from
last quarter. The pig crop, at 28.2 million head, was down 3 percent from
2009 and down 2 percent from 2008. Sows farrowed during this period totaled
2.87 million head, down 5 percent from last year and down 6 percent from
2008.
Canadian inventory of all hogs and pigs on July 1, 2010 was 11.8 million
head. This was down 2 percent from July 1, 2009 and down 9 percent from July
1, 2008. The breeding inventory, at 1.31 million head, was down 5 percent
from last year but up slightly from last quarter. Market hog inventory, at
10.5 million head, was down 2 percent from last year but up 1 percent from
last quarter. The pig crop, at 7.0 million head, was down 4 percent from
2009 and down 10 percent from 2008. Sows farrowed during this period totaled
705,000 head, down 4 percent from last year and down 11 percent from 2008.
Hogs and Pigs: Inventory Number by Class, and Quarter,
United States and Canada, 2005-2010
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: : : : : : : 2010
: : : : : : : as
: : : : : : : % of
Item : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009
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:--------------- 1,000 Head -------------- Pct
:
March Inventory 1/ 2/ :
All Hogs and Pigs :74,671 75,370 76,625 80,218 77,704 75,458 97
Kept for Breeding : 7,580 7,641 7,720 7,675 7,377 7,064 96
Market :67,091 67,729 68,904 72,544 70,328 68,394 97
Under 50 Pounds : 24,823 23,824 22,774 96
50-119 Pounds : 19,176 19,107 18,651 98
120-179 Pounds : 15,073 14,473 14,079 97
180 Pounds and Over : 13,473 12,925 12,892 100
Sows Farrowed : 3,708 3,696 3,730 3,876 3,766 3,628 96
Pig Crop :33,745 33,917 34,431 36,340 36,024 35,113 97
:
June Inventory 1/ 3/ :
All Hogs and Pigs :75,939 76,766 78,637 80,380 78,874 76,181 97
Kept for Breeding : 7,612 7,667 7,734 7,577 7,341 7,093 97
Market :68,327 69,100 70,902 72,803 71,534 69,088 97
Under 50 Pounds : 24,295 23,510 22,768 97
50-119 Pounds : 20,541 20,605 19,509 95
120-179 Pounds : 14,792 14,420 14,060 98
180 Pounds and Over : 13,176 12,999 12,752 98
Sows Farrowed : 3,734 3,741 3,840 3,846 3,755 3,580 95
Pig Crop :34,188 34,474 35,773 36,433 36,334 35,200 97
:
September Inventory 1/ 4/ :
All Hogs and Pigs :77,063 77,828 81,635 80,941 78,671
Kept for Breeding : 7,612 7,681 7,752 7,478 7,225
Market :69,451 70,147 73,883 73,463 71,447
Under 50 Pounds : 24,822 23,772
50-119 Pounds : 20,293 19,803
120-179 Pounds : 14,792 14,468
180 Pounds and Over : 13,557 13,405
Sows Farrowed : 3,773 3,728 3,927 3,848 3,695
Pig Crop :34,671 34,449 36,861 36,820 36,025
:
December Inventory 1/ 5/ :
All Hogs and Pigs :76,573 77,423 81,987 79,328 76,722
Kept for Breeding : 7,636 7,695 7,745 7,457 7,182
Market :68,937 69,727 74,242 71,872 69,540
Under 50 Pounds : 23,388 22,575
50-119 Pounds : 20,201 19,575
120-179 Pounds : 14,561 14,059
180 Pounds and Over : 13,724 13,332
Sows Farrowed : 3,753 3,795 4,009 3,815 3,639
Pig Crop :34,391 35,071 37,644 36,521 35,459
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1/ May not add due to rounding.
2/ U.S. March 1 and Canadian April 1 inventory items.
3/ U.S. June 1 and Canadian July 1 inventory items.
4/ U.S. September 1 and Canadian October 1 inventory items.
5/ U.S. December 1 and Canadian following year January 1 inventory items.
Hogs and Pigs: Inventory Number by Class, and Quarter,
United States, 2005-2010
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: : : : : : : 2010
: : : : : : : as
: : : : : : : % of
Item : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009
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:--------------- 1,000 Head -------------- Pct
:
March 1 Inventory 1/ :
All Hogs and Pigs :59,711 60,340 61,896 67,218 65,819 63,818 97
Kept for Breeding 2/ : 5,952 6,045 6,149 6,200 5,992 5,760 96
Market :53,759 54,295 55,746 61,018 59,828 58,058 97
Under 50 Pounds : 20,277 19,809 19,017 96
50-119 Pounds : 16,350 16,426 15,993 97
120-179 Pounds : 13,193 12,732 12,307 97
180 Pounds and Over : 11,199 10,862 10,742 99
Sows Farrowed : 2,834 2,840 2,905 3,071 3,011 2,901 96
Pig Crop :25,348 25,660 26,395 28,388 28,552 27,873 98
:
June 1 Inventory 1/ :
All Hogs and Pigs :60,744 61,701 63,947 67,400 66,809 64,400 96
Kept for Breeding 2/ : 5,988 6,080 6,169 6,131 5,968 5,788 97
Market :54,756 55,621 57,777 61,269 60,842 58,612 96
Under 50 Pounds : 19,807 19,554 18,879 97
50-119 Pounds : 17,711 17,838 16,877 95
120-179 Pounds : 12,892 12,604 12,279 97
180 Pounds and Over : 10,860 10,847 10,578 98
Sows Farrowed : 2,881 2,929 3,030 3,052 3,018 2,875 95
Pig Crop :25,991 26,599 27,870 28,631 29,012 28,199 97
:
September 1 Inventory 1/ :
All Hogs and Pigs :61,858 62,928 67,275 68,196 66,716
Kept for Breeding 2/ : 5,993 6,099 6,208 6,061 5,875
Market :55,865 56,829 61,066 62,135 60,842
Under 50 Pounds : 20,643 19,758
50-119 Pounds : 17,437 17,148
120-179 Pounds : 12,855 12,684
180 Pounds and Over : 11,201 11,253
Sows Farrowed : 2,917 2,912 3,133 3,075 2,959
Pig Crop :26,446 26,519 29,095 29,240 28,718
:
December 1 Inventory 1/ :
All Hogs and Pigs :61,463 62,516 68,177 67,148 64,887
Kept for Breeding 2/ : 6,031 6,116 6,233 6,062 5,850
Market :55,432 56,399 61,944 61,087 59,037
Under 50 Pounds : 19,428 18,705
50-119 Pounds : 17,396 16,782
120-179 Pounds : 12,731 12,299
180 Pounds and Over : 11,533 11,252
Sows Farrowed : 2,900 2,949 3,180 3,028 2,915
Pig Crop :26,190 26,855 29,513 28,771 28,260
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1/ May not add due to rounding.
2/ Includes boars.
Hogs and Pigs: Inventory Number by Class, and Quarter,
Canada, 2005-2010
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: : : : : : : 2010
: : : : : : : as
: : : : : : : % of
Item : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009
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:--------------- 1,000 Head -------------- Pct
:
January 1 Inventory 1/ :
All Hogs and Pigs :14,810 15,110 14,907 13,810 12,180 11,835 97
Kept for Breeding 2/ : 1,634 1,605 1,579 1,512 1,395 1,332 95
Market :13,176 13,505 13,328 12,298 10,785 10,503 97
Under 50 Pounds : 4,769 3,960 3,870 98
50-119 Pounds : 3,071 2,805 2,793 100
120-179 Pounds : 2,028 1,830 1,760 96
180 Pounds and Over : 2,431 2,191 2,080 95
Sows Farrowed : 897 853 846 829 787 724 92
Pig Crop : 8,570 8,201 8,216 8,131 7,750 7,199 93
:
April 1 Inventory 1/ :
All Hogs and Pigs :14,960 15,030 14,729 13,000 11,885 11,640 98
Kept for Breeding 2/ : 1,628 1,596 1,571 1,475 1,385 1,304 94
Market :13,332 13,434 13,158 11,526 10,500 10,336 98
Under 50 Pounds : 4,546 4,015 3,757 94
50-119 Pounds : 2,826 2,681 2,658 99
120-179 Pounds : 1,880 1,741 1,772 102
180 Pounds and Over : 2,274 2,063 2,150 104
Sows Farrowed : 874 856 825 805 755 727 96
Pig Crop : 8,397 8,257 8,036 7,952 7,472 7,240 97
:
July 1 Inventory 1/ :
All Hogs and Pigs :15,195 15,065 14,690 12,980 12,065 11,781 98
Kept for Breeding 2/ : 1,624 1,587 1,565 1,446 1,373 1,305 95
Market :13,571 13,479 13,125 11,534 10,692 10,476 98
Under 50 Pounds : 4,488 3,956 3,889 98
50-119 Pounds : 2,830 2,767 2,632 95
120-179 Pounds : 1,900 1,816 1,781 98
180 Pounds and Over : 2,316 2,152 2,174 101
Sows Farrowed : 853 812 810 794 737 705 96
Pig Crop : 8,197 7,875 7,903 7,802 7,322 7,001 96
:
October 1 Inventory 1/ :
All Hogs and Pigs :15,205 14,900 14,360 12,745 11,955
Kept for Breeding 2/ : 1,619 1,582 1,544 1,417 1,350
Market :13,586 13,318 12,817 11,328 10,605
Under 50 Pounds : 4,179 4,014
50-119 Pounds : 2,856 2,655
120-179 Pounds : 1,937 1,784
180 Pounds and Over : 2,356 2,152
Sows Farrowed : 856 816 794 773 736
Pig Crop : 8,225 7,930 7,766 7,580 7,307
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1/ May not add due to rounding.
2/ Includes boars.
Hogs and Pigs: Number by Class - Canadian Provinces, July 1, 2010
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Class : N.L. : P.E.I. : N.S. : N.B. : Que.
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: 1,000 Head
:
Breeding Stock : 0.2 3.8 5.2 9.1 374.5
Sows and Bred Gilts : 0.2 3.6 5.1 9.0 371.1
Boars, 6 Months Plus : 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 3.4
:
All Other Pigs : 1.4 40.7 9.8 60.2 3,550.5
Under 20 kgs : 0.5 13.5 7.9 27.0 1,203.2
20 - 60 kgs : 0.6 16.1 1.1 15.4 1,139.2
Over 60 kgs : 0.3 11.1 0.8 17.8 1,208.1
:
Total 1/ : 1.6 44.5 15.0 69.3 3,925.0
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: Ont. : Man. : Sask. : Alta. : B.C.
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: 1,000 Head
:
Breeding Stock : 341.0 319.4 88.1 153.1 10.6
Sows and Bred Gilts : 335.0 316.5 85.5 148.5 10.3
Boars, 6 Months Plus : 6.0 2.9 2.6 4.6 0.3
:
All Other Pigs : 2,458.2 2,285.6 647.9 1,341.9 79.4
Under 20 kgs : 891.8 839.5 199.5 426.4 25.0
20 - 60 kgs : 829.3 700.8 188.2 476.5 28.2
Over 60 kgs : 737.1 745.3 260.2 439.0 26.2
:
Total 1/ : 2,799.2 2,605.0 736.0 1,495.0 90.0
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1/ Totals may not add due to rounding.
Source: Livestock and Animal Products Section, Statistics Canada.
Provinces are Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New
Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British
Columbia.
Hogs and Pigs: Number by Class - Canadian Provinces, July 1, 2009
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Class : N.L. : P.E.I. : N.S. : N.B. : Que.
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: 1,000 Head
:
Breeding Stock : 0.2 4.8 4.1 12.9 386.2
Sows and Bred Gilts : 0.2 4.6 4.0 12.8 382.0
Boars, 6 Months Plus : 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 4.2
:
All Other Pigs : 1.6 44.0 12.3 68.3 3,483.8
Under 20 kgs : 0.6 15.0 4.5 35.3 1,224.7
20 - 60 kgs : 0.6 13.0 2.2 18.0 1,159.7
Over 60 kgs : 0.4 16.0 5.6 15.0 1,099.4
:
Total 1/ : 1.8 48.8 16.4 81.2 3,870.0
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: Ont. : Man. : Sask. : Alta. : B.C.
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: 1,000 Head
:
Breeding Stock : 357.6 334.0 96.0 161.5 16.0
Sows and Bred Gilts : 350.8 330.5 93.0 156.5 15.6
Boars, 6 Months Plus : 6.8 3.5 3.0 5.0 0.4
:
All Other Pigs : 2,707.2 2,196.0 714.0 1,368.5 96.0
Under 20 kgs : 1,007.7 745.5 176.6 441.9 35.8
20 - 60 kgs : 870.3 766.2 233.2 476.5 31.0
Over 60 kgs : 829.2 684.3 304.2 450.1 29.2
:
Total 1/ : 3,064.8 2,530.0 810.0 1,530.0 112.0
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1/ Totals may not add due to rounding.
Source: Livestock and Animal Products Section, Statistics Canada.
Provinces are Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New
Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British
Columbia.
This publication is a result of a joint effort by Statistics Canada and NASS
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for both countries within one publication. This information was requested by
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potential hog supplies. U.S. inventory numbers were previously released on
June 25, 2010.
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