Source:  Rita Jane Gabbett, MEATINGPLACE.COM, 10/29/10

United States and Canadian inventory of all hogs and pigs for September 2010 was 76.8 million head, down 2 percent from September 2009 and down 5 percent from September 2008, according to a joint USDA/Statistic Canada report.

The U.S./Canadian breeding inventory, at 7.07 million head, was down 2 percent from a year ago and down slightly from last quarter.

The U.S./Canadian market hog inventory, at 69.8 million head, was down 2 percent from last year but up 1 percent from last quarter. The pig crop, at 35.5 million head, was down 2 percent from 2009 and down 4 percent from 2008. Sows farrowed during this period totaled 3.61 million head, down 2 percent from 2009 and down 6 percent from 2008.

Canadian data
Canadian inventory of all hogs and pigs on Oct.1, 2010 was 11.9 million head. This was down 1 percent from Oct. 1, 2009 and down 7 percent from 2008.

The Canadian breeding inventory, at 1.30 million head, was down 4 percent from last year and down slightly from last quarter.

Canadian market hog inventory, at 10.6 million head, was down slightly from last year but up 1 percent from last quarter.

The Canadian pig crop, at 7.0 million head, was down 5 percent from 2009 and down 8 percent from 2008. Sows farrowed during this period totaled 702,000 head.

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