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U.S./Canada hog inventories up, cattle inventories down
Story Date: 2/23/2012
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Source: Rita Jane Gabbett, MEATINGPLACE, 2/22/12
USDA reported inventories of all hogs and pigs in the United States and Canada combined in December 2011 totaled 78 million head, up 1 percent from December 2010 and up 2 percent from 2009.
U.S./Canadian hogs
The U.S./Canadian breeding inventory, at 7.11 million head, was up slightly from last year and up slightly from last quarter. Market hog inventory, at 70.8 million head, was up 2 percent from last year but down 1 percent from last quarter. The pig crop, at 36.4 million head, was up 2 percent from 2010 and up 3 percent from 2009. Sows farrowed during this period totaled 3.61 million head, up 1 percent from last year but down 1 percent from 2009.
Canadian hogs
Canadian inventory of all hogs and pigs on Jan. 1, 2012 was 12.0 million head. This was up 1 percent from Jan. 1, 2011 and up 2 percent from January 1, 2010. The breeding inventory, at 1.31 million head, was unchanged from last year and up slightly from last quarter. Market hog inventory, at 10.7 million head, was up 1 percent from last year and up slightly from last quarter. The pig crop, at 7.4 million head, was up 4 percent from 2011 and up 3 percent from 2010. Sows farrowed during this period totaled 720,000 head, up 1 percent from 2011 but down 1 percent from 2010.
U.S./Canadian cattle
All cattle and calves in the United States and Canada combined totaled 103.3 million head on Jan. 1, 2012, down 2 percent from the 105.1 million on Jan. 1, 2011. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 44.3 million head, were down 2 percent from a year ago.
Canadian cattle
All cattle and calves in Canada as of Jan. 1, 2012, totaled 12.5 million head, up 0.5 percent from the 12.5 million on Jan. 1, 2011. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 5.21 million, were down 1 percent from a year ago.
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