MtAn 8 (4-09) United States and Canadian Hogs National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 28, 2009, 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 4 Percent U.S. and Canadian inventory of all hogs and pigs for March 2009 was 77.3 million head. This was down 4 percent from March 2008 but up 1 percent from March 2007. The breeding inventory, at 7.39 million head, was down 4 percent from a year ago and down 1 percent from last quarter. Market hog inventory, at 69.9 million head, was down 4 percent from last year and down 2 percent from last quarter. The pig crop, at 35.6 million head, was down 2 percent from 2008 but up 3 percent from 2007. Sows farrowed during this period totaled 3.73 million head, down 4 percent from last year. U.S. inventory of all hogs and pigs on March 1, 2009 was 65.4 million head. This was down 3 percent from March 1, 2008 and down 2 percent from December 1, 2008. The breeding inventory, at 6.01 million head, was down 3 percent from last year and down 1 percent from the previous quarter. Market hog inventory, at 59.4 million head, was down 3 percent from last year and down 2 percent from last quarter. The pig crop, at 28.2 million head, was down 1 percent from 2008 but up 7 percent from 2007. Sows farrowed during this period totaled 2.98 million head, down 3 percent from last year. Canadian inventory of all hogs and pigs on April 1, 2009 was 11.9 million head. This was down 9 percent from April 1, 2008 and down 19 percent from April 1, 2007. The breeding inventory, at 1.38 million head, was down 6 percent from last year and down 1 percent from last quarter. Market hog inventory, at 10.5 million head, was down 9 percent from last year and down 3 percent from last quarter. The pig crop, at 7.37 million head, was down 7 percent from 2008 and down 8 percent from 2007. Sows farrowed during this period totaled 750,400 head, down 7 percent from last year. Hogs and Pigs: Inventory Number by Class, and Quarter, United States and Canada, 2004-2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : 2009 : : : : : : : as : : : : : : : % of Item : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------------- 1,000 Head -------------- Pct : March Inventory 1/ 2/ : All Hogs and Pigs :74,204 74,671 75,370 76,625 80,218 77,274 96 Kept for Breeding : 7,594 7,580 7,641 7,720 7,675 7,394 96 Market :66,610 67,091 67,729 68,904 72,544 69,880 96 Sows Farrowed : 3,709 3,708 3,696 3,730 3,877 3,728 96 Pig Crop :33,430 33,745 33,917 34,431 36,336 35,605 98 : June Inventory 1/ 3/ : All Hogs and Pigs :75,687 75,939 76,766 78,637 80,380 Kept for Breeding : 7,574 7,612 7,667 7,734 7,577 Market :68,113 68,327 69,100 70,902 72,803 Sows Farrowed : 3,731 3,734 3,741 3,840 3,847 Pig Crop :33,854 34,188 34,474 35,773 36,431 : September Inventory 1/ 4/ : All Hogs and Pigs :76,370 77,063 77,828 81,635 80,941 Kept for Breeding : 7,600 7,612 7,681 7,752 7,478 Market :68,770 69,451 70,147 73,883 73,463 Sows Farrowed : 3,757 3,773 3,728 3,927 3,850 Pig Crop :34,302 34,671 34,449 36,861 36,818 : December Inventory 1/ 5/ : All Hogs and Pigs :75,792 76,573 77,423 81,987 78,948 Kept for Breeding : 7,614 7,636 7,695 7,745 7,476 Market :68,178 68,937 69,727 74,242 71,473 Sows Farrowed : 3,784 3,753 3,795 4,009 3,780 Pig Crop :34,444 34,391 35,071 37,644 36,156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2004-2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : 2009 : : : : : : : as : : : : : : : % of Item : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------------- 1,000 Head -------------- Pct : March 1 Inventory 1/ : All Hogs and Pigs :59,529 59,711 60,340 61,896 67,218 65,389 97 Kept for Breeding 2/ : 5,971 5,952 6,045 6,149 6,200 6,011 97 Market :53,558 53,759 54,295 55,746 61,018 59,378 97 Sows Farrowed : 2,836 2,834 2,840 2,905 3,071 2,978 97 Pig Crop :25,109 25,348 25,660 26,395 28,387 28,230 99 : June 1 Inventory 1/ : All Hogs and Pigs :60,707 60,744 61,701 63,947 67,400 Kept for Breeding 2/ : 5,947 5,988 6,080 6,169 6,131 Market :54,760 54,756 55,621 57,777 61,269 Sows Farrowed : 2,870 2,881 2,929 3,030 3,052 Pig Crop :25,639 25,991 26,599 27,870 28,630 : September 1 Inventory 1/ : All Hogs and Pigs :61,525 61,858 62,928 67,275 68,196 Kept for Breeding 2/ : 5,972 5,993 6,099 6,208 6,061 Market :55,553 55,865 56,829 61,066 62,135 Sows Farrowed : 2,905 2,917 2,912 3,133 3,075 Pig Crop :26,165 26,446 26,519 29,095 29,240 : December 1 Inventory 1/ : All Hogs and Pigs :60,982 61,463 62,516 68,177 66,768 Kept for Breeding 2/ : 5,980 6,031 6,116 6,233 6,081 Market :55,002 55,432 56,399 61,944 60,687 Sows Farrowed : 2,887 2,900 2,949 3,180 2,990 Pig Crop :25,874 26,190 26,855 29,513 28,410 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ May not add due to rounding. 2/ Includes boars. Hogs and Pigs: Inventory Number by Class, and Quarter, Canada, 2004-2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : 2009 : : : : : : : as : : : : : : : % of Item : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------------- 1,000 Head -------------- Pct : January 1 Inventory 1/ : All Hogs and Pigs :14,725 14,810 15,110 14,907 13,810 12,180 88 Kept for Breeding 2/ : 1,615 1,634 1,605 1,579 1,512 1,395 92 Market :13,110 13,176 13,505 13,328 12,298 10,786 88 Sows Farrowed : 872 897 853 846 829 790 95 Pig Crop : 8,294 8,570 8,201 8,216 8,131 7,746 95 : April 1 Inventory 1/ : All Hogs and Pigs :14,675 14,960 15,030 14,729 13,000 11,885 91 Kept for Breeding 2/ : 1,623 1,628 1,596 1,571 1,475 1,383 94 Market :13,052 13,332 13,434 13,158 11,526 10,502 91 Sows Farrowed : 873 874 856 825 806 750 93 Pig Crop : 8,321 8,397 8,257 8,036 7,949 7,375 93 : July 1 Inventory 1/ : All Hogs and Pigs :14,980 15,195 15,065 14,690 12,980 Kept for Breeding 2/ : 1,627 1,624 1,587 1,565 1,446 Market :13,353 13,571 13,479 13,125 11,534 Sows Farrowed : 861 853 812 810 795 Pig Crop : 8,215 8,197 7,875 7,903 7,801 : October 1 Inventory 1/ : All Hogs and Pigs :14,845 15,205 14,900 14,360 12,745 Kept for Breeding 2/ : 1,628 1,619 1,582 1,544 1,417 Market :13,217 13,586 13,318 12,817 11,328 Sows Farrowed : 852 856 816 794 775 Pig Crop : 8,137 8,225 7,930 7,766 7,578 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ May not add due to rounding. 2/ Includes boars. Hogs and Pigs: Number by Class - Canadian Provinces, April 1, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class : N.L. : P.E.I. : N.S. : N.B. : Que. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : Breeding Stock : 0.2 3.7 5.4 13.1 383.6 Sows and Bred Gilts : 0.2 3.5 5.2 13.0 379.1 Boars, 6 Months Plus : 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 4.5 : All Other Pigs : 1.3 43.6 19.6 62.0 3,486.4 Under 20 kgs : 0.5 13.6 9.1 30.0 1,263.4 20 - 60 kgs : 0.4 15.0 5.5 16.0 1,180.4 Over 60 kgs : 0.4 15.0 5.0 16.0 1,042.6 : Total 1/ : 1.5 47.3 25.0 75.1 3,870.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Ont. : Man. : Sask. : Alta. : B.C. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : Breeding Stock : 359.0 336.5 99.6 165.2 16.7 Sows and Bred Gilts : 352.5 332.9 96.6 160.0 16.2 Boars, 6 Months Plus : 6.5 3.6 3.0 5.2 0.5 : All Other Pigs : 2,617.1 2,140.5 660.4 1,374.8 96.3 Under 20 kgs : 975.7 822.3 150.2 454.6 36.7 20 - 60 kgs : 865.3 691.4 204.1 454.9 27.6 Over 60 kgs : 776.1 626.8 306.1 465.3 32.0 : Total 1/ : 2,976.1 2,477.0 760.0 1,540.0 113.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 1, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class : N.L. : P.E.I. : N.S. : N.B. : Que. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : Breeding Stock : 0.2 6.7 7.8 13.2 390.2 Sows and Bred Gilts : 0.2 6.5 7.5 13.0 385.0 Boars, 6 Months Plus : 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.2 5.2 : All Other Pigs : 1.3 71.2 44.5 77.0 3,549.8 Under 20 kgs : 0.5 24.0 19.0 35.0 1,290.3 20 - 60 kgs : 0.4 23.7 10.1 25.0 1,162.6 Over 60 kgs : 0.4 23.5 15.4 17.0 1,096.9 : Total 1/ : 1.5 77.9 52.3 90.2 3,940.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Ont. : Man. : Sask. : Alta. : B.C. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : Breeding Stock : 379.5 359.1 125.4 175.0 17.4 Sows and Bred Gilts : 372.0 355.0 121.1 168.8 16.9 Boars, 6 Months Plus : 7.5 4.1 4.3 6.2 0.5 : All Other Pigs : 2,975.6 2,300.9 876.6 1,525.0 103.6 Under 20 kgs : 1,076.3 1,052.2 213.6 520.0 41.9 20 - 60 kgs : 969.2 642.2 271.4 504.1 37.3 Over 60 kgs : 930.1 606.5 391.6 500.9 24.4 : Total 1/ : 3,355.1 2,660.0 1,002.0 1,700.0 121.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 to release the total hogs, breeding, market hogs, sows farrowed, and pig crop for both countries within one publication. This information was requested by the U.S. hog industry to provide producers additional information about potential hog supplies. U.S. inventory numbers were previously released on March 27, 2009. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. 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