USDA Report Released.
United States and Canadian inventory of all hogs and pigs for June 2013 was 79.6 million head. This was up slightly from June 2012, and up 2 percent from June 2011. The breeding inventory, at 7.10 million head, was up slightly from a year ago and up 1 percent from 2011. Market hog inventory, at 72.5 million head, was up slightly from last year and up 2 percent from 2011. The semi- annual pig crop, at 73.1 million head, was up slightly from 2012 and up 3 percent from 2011. Sows farrowing during this period totaled 7.08 million head, down 1 percent from last year and down 1 percent from 2011.
United States inventory of all hogs and pigs on June 1, 2013 was 66.6 million head. This was down slightly from June 1, 2012 but up 2 percent from March 1, 2013. The breeding inventory, at 5.88 million head, was up slightly from last year and up 1 from the previous quarter. Market hog inventory, at 60.8 million head, was down slightly from last year, but up 2 percent from last quarter. The March-May 2013 pig crop, at 30.1 million head, was up slightly from 2012 and up 3 percent from 2011. Sows farrowed during this period totaled 2.92 million head, down 2 percent from 2012 but up slightly from 2011.
Canadian inventory of all hogs and pigs on July 1, 2013 was 12.9 million head. This was up 1 percent from July 1, 2012 and up 2 percent from July 1, 2011. The breeding inventory, at 1.22 million head, was up slightly from last year and up 1 percent from 2011. Market hog inventory, at 11.7 million head, was up 1 percent from last year and up 2 percent from 2011. The semi-annual pig crop, at 13.9 million head, was down 2 percent from 2012 and down 1 percent from 2011. Sows farrowing during this period totaled 1.28 million head, down 4 percent from last year and down 6 percent from 2011.