Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 6/30/17

All hogs and pigs on North Carolina farms on June 1, 2017 totaled 9.0 million head, down 2% from March 1. Market
hogs, at 8.1 million head, were down 1% from last year and down 2% from last quarter. Breeding stock totaled 880,000
head, this was down 1% from last year but unchanged from last quarter. The State’s pig crop during the March–May
2017 period totaled 4.7 million head, down 3% from the same period last year. These pigs were produced by 470,000
sows. Pigs saved per litter averaged 10.0, which is down from the 10.25 pigs saved during the same quarter last year.

North Carolina producers intend to farrow 465,000 sows during the June–August 2017 and 460,000 during the
September–November 2017 quarters. North Carolina currently ranks 2nd nationally, behind Iowa, in the total number of
hogs and pigs produced.

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