Mt An 8 (10-06) United States and Canadian Hogs and Pigs National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 26, 2006, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "United States and Canadian Hogs and Pigs" 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 September 29, 2006. Inventory of all hogs and pigs for September 2006 in the U.S. and Canada was 76.8 million head. This was up slightly from September 2005 and up 1 percent from 2004. The breeding inventory, at 7.70 million head, was up 1 percent from a year ago, but unchanged from last quarter. Market hog inventory, at 69.1 million head, was down slightly from last year, but up 1 percent from last quarter. The pig crop, at 34.8 million head, was down slightly from 2005, but up 1 percent from 2004. Sows farrowed during this period totaled 3.78 million head, down 1 percent from last year. U.S. inventory of all hogs and pigs on September 1, 2006 was 62.7 million head. This was up 1 percent from September 1, 2005 and up 2 percent from June 1, 2006. Breeding inventory, at 6.08 million head, was up 2 percent from last year and up slightly from the previous quarter. Market hog inventory, at 56.6 million head, was up 1 percent from last year and up 2 percent from last quarter. Sows farrowed during this period totaled 2.92 million head, up slightly from 2005 and up 1 percent from 2004. . Inventory of all hogs and pigs on October 1, 2006 in Canada was 14.1 million head, down 5 percent from last year and down 2 percent from last quarter. The breeding inventory, at 1.62 million head, was down 2 percent from last year and down 1 percent from last quarter. Market hog inventory, at 12.5 million head, was down 6 percent from last year and down 3 percent from last quarter. The pig crop, at 8.06 million head, was down 4 percent from 2005 and down 1 percent from 2004. Sows farrowed during this period totaled 855,000 head, down 3 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 60,176 101 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 54,151 101 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 25,658 101 : June 1 Inventory : All Hogs and Pigs :58,525 60,391 59,602 60,698 60,732 61,417 101 Kept for Breeding : 6,178 6,208 6,026 5,937 5,977 6,060 101 Market :52,347 54,183 53,576 54,760 54,754 55,357 101 Sows Farrowed : 2,870 2,941 2,886 2,870 2,882 2,897 101 Pig Crop :25,507 26,001 25,629 25,633 25,986 26,301 101 : September 1 Inventory : All Hogs and Pigs :59,699 60,753 61,009 61,519 61,846 62,704 101 Kept for Breeding : 6,155 6,051 5,938 5,962 5,972 6,079 102 Market :53,544 54,702 55,071 55,556 55,873 56,625 101 Sows Farrowed : 2,878 2,883 2,918 2,905 2,918 2,924 100 Pig Crop :25,587 25,725 25,974 26,162 26,449 26,727 101 : December 1 Inventory : All Hogs and Pigs :59,722 59,554 60,444 60,975 61,449 Kept for Breeding : 6,201 6,058 6,009 5,969 6,011 Market :53,521 53,496 54,434 55,005 55,438 Sows Farrowed : 2,889 2,833 2,856 2,888 2,900 Pig Crop :25,553 25,094 25,488 25,881 26,187 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 14,619 14,690 100 Kept for Breeding : 1,406 1,512 1,568 1,617 1,648 1,641 100 Market :12,169 12,855 13,104 13,006 12,972 13,049 101 Sows Farrowed : 709 777 799 880 909 883 97 Pig Crop : 6,682 7,297 7,513 8,294 8,582 8,324 97 : April 1 Inventory : All Hogs and Pigs :13,673 14,420 14,567 14,558 14,730 14,491 98 Kept for Breeding : 1,424 1,528 1,587 1,630 1,649 1,638 99 Market :12,249 12,893 12,981 12,928 13,081 12,853 98 Sows Farrowed : 724 778 809 879 895 897 100 Pig Crop : 6,804 7,288 7,610 8,292 8,430 8,439 100 : July 1 Inventory : All Hogs and Pigs :14,050 14,669 14,631 14,821 14,941 14,486 97 Kept for Breeding : 1,454 1,548 1,590 1,637 1,649 1,639 99 Market :12,597 13,120 13,041 13,184 13,292 12,847 97 Sows Farrowed : 739 782 812 866 873 876 100 Pig Crop : 6,953 7,367 7,635 8,166 8,249 8,240 100 : October 1 Inventory : All Hogs and Pigs :14,329 14,928 14,613 14,668 14,923 14,137 95 Kept for Breeding : 1,479 1,551 1,598 1,638 1,648 1,620 98 Market :12,850 13,377 13,015 13,030 13,276 12,518 94 Sows Farrowed : 760 794 837 861 885 855 97 Pig Crop : 7,145 7,476 7,873 8,123 8,366 8,056 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : 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 74,429 74,667 100 Kept for Breeding : 7,648 7,758 7,614 7,591 7,590 7,663 101 Market :63,571 65,919 65,137 66,486 66,838 67,004 100 Sows Farrowed : 3,472 3,613 3,578 3,715 3,730 3,737 100 Pig Crop :30,774 32,145 32,010 33,397 33,773 34,097 101 : June Inventory 3/ : All Hogs and Pigs :72,575 75,060 74,233 75,519 75,673 75,903 100 Kept for Breeding : 7,632 7,756 7,616 7,574 7,626 7,699 101 Market :64,944 67,303 66,617 67,944 68,046 68,204 100 Sows Farrowed : 3,609 3,723 3,698 3,736 3,755 3,773 100 Pig Crop :32,460 33,368 33,264 33,799 34,235 34,541 101 : September Inventory 4/ : All Hogs and Pigs :74,028 75,681 75,622 76,187 76,769 76,841 100 Kept for Breeding : 7,634 7,602 7,536 7,600 7,620 7,699 101 Market :66,394 68,079 68,086 68,586 69,149 69,143 100 Sows Farrowed : 3,638 3,677 3,755 3,766 3,803 3,779 99 Pig Crop :32,732 33,201 33,847 34,285 34,815 34,783 100 : December Inventory 5/ : All Hogs and Pigs :74,089 74,226 75,067 75,594 76,139 Kept for Breeding : 7,713 7,626 7,626 7,617 7,652 Market :66,376 66,600 67,440 67,977 68,487 Sows Farrowed : 3,666 3,632 3,736 3,797 3,783 Pig Crop :32,850 32,607 33,782 34,463 34,511 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, October 1, 2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class : N.L. : P.E.I. : N.S. : N.B. : Que. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : Breeding Stock : 0.3 11.8 8.9 12.6 421.6 Sows and Bred Gilts : 0.3 11.4 8.5 12.3 415.8 Boars, 6 Months Plus : 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.3 5.8 : All Other Pigs : 2.2 108.2 95.7 92.4 3,918.4 Under 20 kgs : 0.7 32.3 31.5 38.5 1,268.1 20 - 60 kgs : 0.8 39.7 32.7 28.0 1,291.9 Over 60 kgs : 0.7 36.2 31.5 25.9 1,358.4 : Total : 2.5 120.0 104.6 105.0 4,340.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Ont. : Man. : Sask. : Alta. : B.C. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : Breeding Stock : 442.7 372.2 133.2 222.9 21.3 Sows and Bred Gilts : 432.1 367.0 128.9 216.3 20.6 Boars, 6 Months Plus : 10.6 5.2 4.3 6.6 0.7 : All Other Pigs : 3,287.3 2,537.8 1,270.8 1,817.1 145.7 Under 20 kgs : 1,088.6 921.0 450.9 598.5 45.8 20 - 60 kgs : 1,183.4 901.7 420.1 620.0 51.0 Over 60 kgs : 1,015.3 715.1 399.8 598.6 48.9 : Total : 3,730.0 2,910.0 1,404.0 2,040.0 167.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, October 1, 2006 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class : N.L. : P.E.I. : N.S. : NB. : Que. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : Breeding Stock : 0.3 10.7 8.4 12.4 405.3 Sows and Bred Gilts : 0.3 10.3 8.0 12.1 400.0 Boars, 6 Months Plus : 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.3 5.3 : All Other Pigs : 2.1 105.3 90.6 93.6 3,524.7 Under 20 kgs : 0.7 30.3 28.0 37.0 1,275.2 20 - 60 kgs : 0.8 39.0 33.6 35.5 1,081.5 Over 60 kgs : 0.6 36.0 29.0 21.1 1,168.0 : Total : 2.4 116.0 99.0 106.0 3,930.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Ont. : Man. : Sask. : Alta. : B.C. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : Breeding Stock : 431.1 379.2 135.6 216.0 20.9 Sows and Bred Gilts : 421.0 374.0 131.4 210.0 20.3 Boars, 6 Months Plus : 10.1 5.2 4.2 6.0 0.6 : All Other Pigs : 3,048.9 2,618.8 1,184.4 1,704.0 145.1 Under 20 kgs : 1,101.6 926.2 305.4 517.7 72.8 20 - 60 kgs : 994.8 972.2 379.9 605.4 38.0 Over 60 kgs : 952.5 720.4 499.1 580.9 34.3 : Total : 3,480.0 2,998.0 1,320.0 1,920.0 166.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 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