Source:  Rita Jane Gabbett, MEATINGPLACE.COM, 2/21/11

United States and Canadian inventory of all hogs and pigs for December 2010 was 76.2 million head, down 1 percent from December 2009 and down 4 percent from December 2008, according to the joint USDA/Statistics Canada report: United States and Canadian Hogs.

The breeding inventory, at 7.09 million head, was down 1 percent from a year ago and up slightly from last quarter. Market hog inventory, at 69.1 million head, was down 1 percent from last year and down 1 percent from last quarter.

The pig crop, at 35.3 million head, was down 1 percent from 2009 and down 3 percent from 2008. Sows farrowed during this period totaled 3.56 million head, down 2 percent from 2009 and down 7 percent from 2008.

Canada
Canadian inventory of all hogs and pigs on Jan. 1, 2011 was 11.9 million head, up 1 percent from Jan. 1, 2010 and down 2 percent from Jan. 1, 2009.

The breeding inventory, at 1.31 million head, was down 1 percent from last year but up 1 percent from last quarter.

Market hog inventory, at 10.6 million head, was up 1 percent from last year and up slightly from last quarter. The pig crop, at 7.1 million head, was down 1 percent from 2010 and down 8 percent from 2009.
Sows farrowed during this period totaled 713,000 head, down 1 percent from 2010 and down 9 percent from 2009.

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