Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 12/23/17

All hogs and pigs on North Carolina farms on December 1, 2017 totaled 9.0 million head, down 2% from September 1. Market hogs, at 8.1 million head, were down 4% from last year and down 2% from last quarter. Breeding stock totaled 900,000 head, up 2% from last year but unchanged from September 1, 2017. The State’s pig crop during the September – November 2017 period totaled 4.69 million head, down 1% from the same period last year. These pigs were produced by 460,000 sows, unchanged from the same time last year. Pigs saved per litter averaged at 10.2, which is down from the 10.3 pigs saved during the same quarter last year. North Carolina producers intend to farrow 465,000 sows during the December 2017 – February 2017 quarter and 460,000 sows during the March – May 2017 quarter. North Carolina ranks 2nd nationally, behind Iowa, in the total number of hogs and pigs produced.

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