Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 9/29/15

All hogs and pigs on North Carolina farms on September 1, 2015 totaled 8.7 million head, up 9% from June 1. Market hogs, at 7.82 million head, were up 4% from last year and up 10% from last quarter. Breeding stock totaled 880,000 head, up 1% from last year and unchanged from June 1, 2015. The State’s pig crop during the June – August 2015 period totaled 4.5 million head, up 1% from the same period last year. These pigs were produced by 465,000 sows, a 1% decrease from the same time last year. Pigs saved per litter averaged at 9.7, which is up from the 9.5 pigs saved during the same quarter last year. North Carolina producers intend to farrow 450,000 sows during the September – November 2015 quarter and 445,000 sows during the December 2015 – February 2015 quarter. North Carolina ranks 2nd nationally, behind Iowa, in the total number of hogs and pigs produced. 

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