Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 9/30/19

All hogs and pigs on North Carolina farms on September 1, 2019 totaled 9.5 million head, up 3% from June 1. Market hogs, at 8.6 million head, were up 3% from last year and 4% from last quarter. Breeding stock totaled 900,000 head, down 1% from last year but unchanged from June 1, 2019. The State’s pig crop during the June – August 2019 period totaled 5.0 million head, up 1% from the same period last year. These pigs were produced by 480,000 sows, a 1% decrease from the same time last year. Pigs saved per litter averaged at 10.5, compared to 10.3 pigs saved during the same quarter last year. North Carolina producers intend to farrow 470,000 sows during the September – November 2019 quarter and 465,000 sows during the December 2019 – February 2019 quarter. North Carolina ranks 2nd nationally, behind Iowa, in the total number of hogs and pigs produced.

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