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Hog Inventories Advance Slightly
2013-08-23 18:20:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture United States and Canadian inventory of all hogs and pigsfor June 2013 was 79.6 million head. This was up slightly from June 2012, and up 2% from June 2011. The breeding inventory, at 7.10 million head, was up slightly from a year ago and up 1% from 2011. Market hog inventory, at 72.5 million head, was up slightly from last year and up 2% from 2011. The semi-annual pig crop, at 73.1 million head, was up slightly from 2012 and up 3% from 2011. Sows farrowing during this period totaled 7.08 million head, down 1% from last year and down 1% from 2011. read more
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