Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 12/29/14

All hogs and pigs on North Carolina farms on December 1, 2014 totaled 8.6 million head, up 4% from September 1.  Market hogs, at 7.72 million head, were up 1% from last year and up 4% from last quarter. Breeding stock totaled 880,000 head, up 1% from last year and from September 1, 2014. The State’s pig crop during the September – November 2014 period totaled 4.45 million head, up 5% from the same period last year. These pigs were produced by 445,000 sows, unchanged from the same time last year. Pigs saved per litter averaged at 10.0, which is up from the 9.5 pigs saved during the same quarter last year. North Carolina producers intend to farrow 440,000 sows during the December 2014 – February 2015 quarter and 445,000 sows during the March – May 2015 quarter. North Carolina ranks 2nd nationally, behind Iowa, in the total number of hogs and pigs produced.

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