Source:  Lisa M. Keefe, MEATINGPLACE.COM, 4/29/11

United States and Canadian inventory of all hogs and pigs for March 2011 was 75.8 million head, up 1 percent from March 2010, but down 2 percent from March 2009, according to the joint USDA/Statistics Canada report: United States and Canadian Hogs.

The breeding inventory, at 7.1 million head, was up slightly from last year and last quarter. Market hog inventory, at 68.7 million head, was up 1 percent from last year but down 1 percent from last quarter.
The pig crop, at 35.1 million head, was up 1 percent from 2010 but down 3 percent from 2009. Sows farrowed during this period totaled 3.56 million head, down 1 percent from last year and down 5 percent from 2009.

Canadian inventory of all hogs and pigs on April 1, 2011, was 11.8 million head. This was up 1 percent from April 1, 2010, but down 1 percent from April 1, 2009.

The breeding inventory, at 1.31 million head, was down slightly from last year and last quarter.
Market hog inventory, at 10.5 million head, was up 2 percent from last year but down 1 percent from last quarter.

The pig crop, at 7.1 million head, was down 2 percent from 2010 and down 5 percent from 2009. Sows farrowed during this period totaled 708,000 head, down 2 percent from last year and down 6 percent from 2009.
 

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