United States and Canadian Hogs and Pigs (Released February 17, 2010)

摘要

U.S. and Canadian inventory of all hogs and pigs for December 2009 was 77.4 million head. This was down 2 percent from December 2008 and down 6 percent from December 2007. The breeding inventory, at 7.19 million head, was down 4 percent from a year ago and down 1 percent from last quarter. Market hog inventory, at 70.3 million head, was down 2 percent from both last year and last quarter. The pig crop, at 36.0 million head, was down 1 percent from 2008 and down 4 percent from 2007. Sows farrowed during this period totaled 3.70 million head, down 3 percent from last year and down 8 percent from 2007. The market hog weight groups have changed for both the U.S. and Canada. For the U.S., the market weight group under 60 pounds has been changed to under 50 pounds, and the market weight group 60-119 pounds has been changed to 50-119 pounds. The 120-179 pounds and 180 pounds and over weight groups remain the same. Similar changes have been made to Canadian market hog weight groups. These changes will allow for a more uniform analysis of the North American hog inventory. Estimates have been made for these new weight groups dating back to the beginning of 2008.