Mt An 8 (4-06) United States and Canadian Hogs National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 27, 2006, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "United States and Canadian Hogs" call Bruce Boess at 202-720-3106 or Robert Plourde at at 613-951-8716, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. U.S. - Canadian Hog Inventory Up Slightly 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 31, 2006. Inventory of all hogs and pigs for March 2006 in the U.S. and Canada was 74.6 million head. This was up marginally from March 2005, and up 1 percent from 2004. The breeding inventory, at 7.7 million head, was up 1 percent from a year ago, and slightly up from last quarter. Market hog inventory, at 66.9 million head, was virtually unchanged from last year, but down 2 percent from last quarter. The pig crop, at 33.8 million head, was up slightly from 2005, and up 1 percent from 2004. Sows farrowed during this period totaled 3.70 million head, down slightly from last year. U.S. inventory of all hogs and pigs on March 1, 2006 was 60.1 million head. This was up 1 percent from March 1, 2005, but down 2 percent from December 1, 2005. Breeding inventory, at 6.03 million head, was up 1 percent from last year and up slightly from the previous quarter. Market hog inventory, at 54.1 million head, was up 1 percent from last year but down 2 percent from last quarter. Sows farrowed during this period totaled 2.84 million head, up slightly from both 2004 and 2005. Inventory of all hogs and pigs on April 1, 2006 in Canada was 14.5 million head, down 2 percent from last year and down 1 percent from last quarter. The breeding inventory, at 1.64 million head, was down slightly from both last year and last quarter. Market hog inventory, at 12.8 million head, was down 2 percent from last year and down 1 percent from last quarter. The pig crop, at 8.16 million head, was down 2 percent from both 2005 and 2004. Sows farrowed during this period totaled 864,000 head, down 1 percent from last year. Hogs and Pigs: Inventory Number by Class, and Quarter, United States, 2001-2006 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : 2006 : : : : : : : as : : : : : : : % of Item : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------------- 1,000 Head -------------- Pct : March 1 Inventory : All Hogs and Pigs :57,546 59,256 58,183 59,520 59,699 60,104 101 Kept for Breeding : 6,224 6,230 6,027 5,961 5,941 6,025 101 Market :51,322 53,026 52,156 53,558 53,757 54,079 101 Sows Farrowed : 2,748 2,835 2,769 2,836 2,835 2,840 100 Pig Crop :23,970 24,857 24,400 25,105 25,343 25,654 101 : June 1 Inventory : All Hogs and Pigs :58,525 60,391 59,602 60,698 60,732 Kept for Breeding : 6,178 6,208 6,026 5,937 5,977 Market :52,347 54,183 53,576 54,760 54,754 Sows Farrowed : 2,870 2,941 2,886 2,870 2,882 Pig Crop :25,507 26,001 25,629 25,633 25,986 : September 1 Inventory : All Hogs and Pigs :59,699 60,753 61,009 61,519 61,846 Kept for Breeding : 6,155 6,051 5,938 5,962 5,972 Market :53,544 54,702 55,071 55,556 55,873 Sows Farrowed : 2,878 2,883 2,918 2,905 2,918 Pig Crop :25,587 25,725 25,974 26,162 26,449 : December 1 Inventory : All Hogs and Pigs :59,722 59,554 60,444 60,975 61,327 Kept for Breeding : 6,201 6,058 6,009 5,969 6,011 Market :53,521 53,496 54,434 55,005 55,316 Sows Farrowed : 2,889 2,833 2,856 2,888 2,888 Pig Crop :25,553 25,094 25,488 25,881 26,080 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ May not add due to rounding. 2/ Includes boars. Hogs and Pigs: Inventory Number by Class, and Quarter, Canada, 2001-2006 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : 2006 : : : : : : : as : : : : : : : % of Item : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------------- 1,000 Head -------------- Pct : January 1 Inventory : All Hogs and Pigs :13,576 14,367 14,672 14,623 14,675 14,570 99 Kept for Breeding : 1,406 1,512 1,568 1,617 1,648 1,643 100 Market :12,169 12,855 13,104 13,006 13,028 12,927 99 Sows Farrowed : 709 777 799 880 902 858 95 Pig Crop : 6,682 7,297 7,513 8,294 8,599 8,113 94 : April 1 Inventory : All Hogs and Pigs :13,673 14,420 14,567 14,558 14,782 14,460 98 Kept for Breeding : 1,424 1,528 1,587 1,630 1,647 1,641 100 Market :12,249 12,893 12,981 12,928 13,135 12,819 98 Sows Farrowed : 724 778 809 879 876 864 99 Pig Crop : 6,804 7,288 7,610 8,292 8,313 8,160 98 : July 1 Inventory : All Hogs and Pigs :14,050 14,669 14,631 14,838 14,976 Kept for Breeding : 1,454 1,548 1,590 1,636 1,649 Market :12,597 13,120 13,041 13,201 13,327 Sows Farrowed : 739 782 812 864 861 Pig Crop : 6,953 7,367 7,635 8,158 8,066 : October 1 Inventory : All Hogs and Pigs :14,329 14,928 14,613 14,665 14,910 Kept for Breeding : 1,479 1,551 1,598 1,627 1,642 Market :12,850 13,377 13,015 13,038 13,268 Sows Farrowed : 760 794 837 857 860 Pig Crop : 7,145 7,476 7,873 8,073 8,104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ May not add due to rounding. 2/ Includes boars. Hogs and Pigs: Inventory Number by Class, and Quarter, United States and Canada, 2001-2006 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : 2006 : : : : : : : as : : : : : : : % of Item : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------------- 1,000 Head -------------- Pct : March Inventory 2/ : All Hogs and Pigs :71,219 73,676 72,750 74,078 74,481 74,564 100 Kept for Breeding : 7,648 7,758 7,614 7,591 7,588 7,666 101 Market :63,571 65,919 65,137 66,486 66,892 66,898 100 Sows Farrowed : 3,472 3,613 3,578 3,715 3,711 3,704 100 Pig Crop :30,774 32,145 32,010 33,397 33,656 33,814 100 : June Inventory 3/ : All Hogs and Pigs :72,575 75,060 74,233 75,536 75,708 Kept for Breeding : 7,632 7,756 7,616 7,573 7,626 Market :64,944 67,303 66,617 67,961 68,081 Sows Farrowed : 3,609 3,723 3,698 3,734 3,743 Pig Crop :32,460 33,368 33,264 33,791 34,052 : September Inventory 4/ : All Hogs and Pigs :74,028 75,681 75,622 76,184 76,756 Kept for Breeding : 7,634 7,602 7,536 7,589 7,614 Market :66,394 68,079 68,086 68,594 69,141 Sows Farrowed : 3,638 3,677 3,755 3,762 3,778 Pig Crop :32,732 33,201 33,847 34,235 34,553 : December Inventory 5/ : All Hogs and Pigs :74,089 74,226 75,067 75,650 75,897 Kept for Breeding : 7,713 7,626 7,626 7,617 7,654 Market :66,376 66,600 67,440 68,033 68,243 Sows Farrowed : 3,666 3,632 3,736 3,790 3,746 Pig Crop :32,850 32,607 33,782 34,480 34,193 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: Number by Class - Canadian Provinces, April 1, 2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class : N.L. : P.E.I. : N.S. : N.B. : Que. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : Breeding Stock : 0.3 12.5 9.1 11.7 423.1 Sows and Bred Gilts : 0.3 12.1 8.7 11.4 417.3 Boars, 6 Months Plus : 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.3 5.8 : All Other Pigs : 2.4 117.5 92.9 104.3 3,841.9 Under 20 kgs : 0.9 34.0 29.1 38.5 1,289.3 20 - 60 kgs : 0.9 43.4 33.8 34.0 1,241.8 Over 60 kgs : 0.6 40.1 30.0 31.8 1,310.8 : Total : 2.7 130.0 102.0 116.0 4,265.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Ont. : Man. : Sask. : Alta. : B.C. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : Breeding Stock : 439.2 375.6 133.3 221.0 21.6 Sows and Bred Gilts : 428.7 370.2 129.0 214.4 20.9 Boars, 6 Months Plus : 10.5 5.4 4.3 6.6 0.7 : All Other Pigs : 3,260.8 2,534.4 1,224.7 1,804.0 151.7 Under 20 kgs : 1,194.0 1,069.8 334.7 591.7 51.3 20 - 60 kgs : 1,181.9 781.9 435.3 609.5 47.2 Over 60 kgs : 884.9 682.7 454.7 602.8 53.2 : Total : 3,700.0 2,910.0 1,358.0 2,025.0 173.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2006 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class : N.L. : P.E.I. : N.S. : NB. : Que. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : Breeding Stock : 0.2 10.9 8.9 12.2 418.7 Sows and Bred Gilts : 0.2 10.5 8.5 12.0 413.0 Boars, 6 Months Plus : 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.2 5.7 : All Other Pigs : 2.2 113.1 92.1 91.4 3,731.3 Under 20 kgs : 0.8 32.5 28.5 36.9 1,231.2 20 - 60 kgs : 0.8 41.5 34.0 28.5 1,233.1 Over 60 kgs : 0.6 39.1 29.6 26.0 1,267.0 : Total : 2.4 124.0 101.0 103.6 4,150.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Ont. : Man. : Sask. : Alta. : B.C. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : Breeding Stock : 435.8 377.6 134.1 221.6 20.6 Sows and Bred Gilts : 425.6 372.5 130.0 215.4 20.0 Boars, 6 Months Plus : 10.2 5.1 4.1 6.2 0.6 : All Other Pigs : 3,157.2 2,542.4 1,165.9 1,778.4 145.4 Under 20 kgs : 1,090.7 975.8 324.9 600.0 48.4 20 - 60 kgs : 1,162.8 811.0 412.1 593.7 46.5 Over 60 kgs : 903.7 755.6 428.9 584.7 50.5 : Total : 3,593.0 2,920.0 1,300.0 2,000.0 166.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 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