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Hog numbers releasedNebraska: Nebraska inventory of all hogs and pigs on Dec. 1, 2007, was 3.15 million head, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service, Nebraska Field Office. This was 3 percent above Dec. 1, 2006, but down 3 percent from Sept. 1, 2007. Breeding inventory, at 355,000 head, was 3 percent below Dec. 1, 2006, and down 3 percent from last quarter. Market hog inventory, at 2.80 million head, was 4 percent above last year and 3 percent lower than last quarter. The September-November 2007 Nebraska pig crop, at 1.76 million head, was 3 percent above 2006. Sows farrowing during this period totaled 185,000 head, unchanged from last year. Nebraska hog producers intend to farrow 175,000 sows during the December 2007-February 2008 quarter, down 3 percent from the actual farrowings during the same period a year ago. Intended farrowings for March-May 2008, are 180,000 sows, down 3 percent from the actual farrowings during the same period the previous year.
South Dakota: The state's Dec. 1, 2007 inventory of all hogs and pigs was 1.37 million head, up 8 percent from one year ago and up 2 percent from last quarter, according to the South Dakota office of USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Breeding stock totaled 165,000 head, up 18 percent from December 2006 and up 6 percent from September. Market hogs totaled 1,205,000 head, up 7 percent from last year and up 2 percent from September. The September through November pig crop was 821,000 head, up 22 percent from 671,000 head last year. During the quarter 86,000 sows farrowed, up 21 percent from 2006 and up 10 percent from last quarter. Pigs per litter averaged 9.55, up from the previous year's 9.45. Producers intend to farrow 85,000 sows during December through February, 27 percent above the actual farrowings a year ago. Intentions for March through May are for 87,000 farrowings, up from 73,000 actual farrowings one year earlier.
Missouri: The Dec. 1, 2006 inventory of hogs and pigs in Missouri is estimated at 2.75 million head, up 50,000 head from a year ago but unchanged from the Sept. 1, 2006 inventory. "The downward trend in the December hog inventory which began in 1997 is beginning to turn around", said Gene Danekas Director of Missouri Agricultural Statistics. "This December is the first year-to-year increase in the total inventory since 2001." Breeding hogs are estimated at 360,000 head, up 15,000 head from a year ago and up 5,000 head from last quarter. Market hogs are estimated at 2.39 million head, up 35,000 head from the same period last year but 5,000 below Sept. 1, 2006. The September-November 2006 pig crop totaled 1.53 million head, down 2 percent from the same quarter a year earlier but up slightly from the comparable period two years ago. There were 170,000 sows farrowed during this quarter with an average of 9.0 pigs per litter. Farrowing intentions for December-February 2007 are forecast at 175,000 sows, 10,000 sows more than the actual farrowings during the same period last year and 5,000 sows more than two years ago. March-May 2007 farrowings are also forecast at 175,000 sows, 5,000 more than the actual farrowings during that period both last year and two years ago.
Montana: The inventory of all hogs and pigs in Montana on Dec. 1, 2007 was 180,000 head, unchanged from a year ago, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, Montana Field Office. Breeding stock was unchanged at 18,000 head and market hog numbers were unchanged at 162,000 head. There were 33,500 sows farrowed in Montana during the December 2006 through November 2007 season, down 1 percent from a year ago. The number of pigs per litter increased 5 percent to 10.06 and resulted in an annual pig crop of 337,000 head, a 4 percent increase from last year. U.S. inventory of all hogs and pigs on Dec. 1, 2007 was 65.1 million head. This was up 4 percent from Dec. 1, 2006, but down 1 percent from Sept. 1, 2007. Breeding inventory, at 6.16 million head, was up 1 percent from last year, and up slightly from the previous quarter. Market hog inventory, at 59.0 million head, was up 5 percent from last year, but down 1 percent from last quarter. The September-November 2007 pig crop, at 28.0 million head, was up 4 percent from 2006 and up 7 percent from 2005. Sows farrowing during this period totaled 3.03 million head, up 3 percent from 2006 and up 4 percent from 2005. The sows farrowed during this quarter represented 49 percent of the breeding herd. The average pigs saved per litter was 9.24 for the September-November 2007 period, compared to 9.11 last year. Pigs saved per litter by size of operation ranged from 7.40 for operations with 1-99 hogs and pigs to 9.30 for operations with more than 5,000 hogs and pigs.
Texas: The Dec. 1, 2007 Texas hog and pig inventory, at 1.12 million head was up 19 percent from the December 2006 number of 940,000 head. The number of breeding hogs totaled 110,000 head, up 16 percent from last year's estimate, according to figures released by the Texas Field Office. The Dec. 1 market hog inventory totaled 1.01 million head, 90 percent of the total hog and pig inventory. The inventory of market hogs weighing less than 60 pounds, at 310,000 was up 11 percent from the previous year. The inventory of hogs weighing 60 to 119 pounds, at 220,000 head, was up 10 percent from the December 2006 inventory. Market hogs weighing 120 to 179 pounds, totaled 200,000 head, 8 percent above last year, and hogs weighing 180 pounds or more, at 280,000 head, were 56 percent above the previous year's estimate. The 2007 Texas pig crop totaled 1.83 million head, 10 percent above the 2006 pig crop. From December 2006 through November 2007, pigs per litter averaged 9.08, down slightly from the previous year. State Director, David Abbe, reported that 201,000 sows farrowed in Texas during December 2006 through November 2007, compared to 182,000 the previous year.
Oklahoma: Oklahoma's inventory of all hogs and pigs on Dec. 1, 2007, was estimated at 2.33 million head, down 4 percent from Sept. 1, 2007, but unchanged from Dec. 1, 2006. Breeding inventory of 360,000 head remained unchanged from the previous quarter, but up 3 percent from last year. Market hog inventory was down 1 percent from the previous year and totaled 1.97 million head. The weight group breakdown consisted of 920,000 pigs in the under 60-pound group; 300,000 in the 60-119 pound group; 220,000 in the 120-179 pound group; and 530,000 pigs in the 180 pound plus group. The September to November 2007 pig crop totaled 1.70 million head, up 2 percent from last year, but 4 percent below last quarter. The 180,000 sows farrowed from September to November 2007 were down 5 percent from the number farrowed during the previous quarter.
Minnesota: Minnesota hog producers had an inventory of 7.2 million hogs and pigs on Dec. 1, 2007, up 4 percent from last year and up 1 percent from the Sept. 1, 2007 figure, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, Minnesota Field Office. This is a new record inventory for Dec. 1, surpassing the previous record set in 2006. Breeding hogs totaled 600,000 head, up 2 percent from a year earlier and market hogs and pigs, at 6.6 million head, were up 5 percent from a year ago. Minnesota's September-November 2007 pig crop totaled 2.65 million head, up 2 percent from a year earlier but down 1 percent from the June-August 2007 pig crop. The 285,000 sows that farrowed averaged 9.3 pigs per litter, unchanged from a year ago. Hog producers in Minnesota intend to farrow 275 thousand sows during December 2007-February 2008 quarter. If realized, this would be up 2 percent from the same period a year earlier. Producers intend to farrow 290 thousand sows during the March-May 2008 quarter. If realized, this would be up 4 percent from the same period in 2007.
Kansas: The Dec. 1, 2007 inventory of hogs and pigs on Kansas farms totaled 1.85 million head, up 1 percent from Dec. 1, 2006, but 6 percent below Sept. 1, 2007. Hogs and pigs kept for breeding purposes totaled 170,000 head, unchanged from a year ago and the previous quarter. Breeding stock accounted for 9.2 percent of all hogs and pigs. Market hogs accounted for the remaining 90.8 percent of the total inventory, at 1.68 million head. Market hog inventory was 1 percent above a year ago but 6 percent below Sept. 1, 2007. Market hogs weighing less than 60 pounds totaled 570,000 head, up 2 percent from a year ago. The 60-119 pound weight group, at 355,000 head, was up 11 percent from 2006. The 120-179 pound weight group totaled 295,000 head, 5 percent less than a year ago. The 180 pound and over weight group, at 460,000 head, was 4 percent below a year ago. Farrowings during September-November totaled 88,000 sows, a 1 percent increase from the previous year with a litter rate of 9.10 pigs. Kansas farmers intend to farrow 91,000 sows in the December-February quarter, up 3 percent from the preceding year. For the March-May quarter, expected farrowings are estimated at 90,000 sows, up 2 percent from last year.
Iowa: On Dec. 1, 2007 there were 18.2 million hogs and pigs on Iowa farms, equaling the record set June 1, 2007. The Dec. 1 inventory was up 900,000 from a year ago, and up 100,000 from Sept. 1, 2007. The September-November 2007 pig crop was 4.6 million head. A total of 495,000 sows farrowed with an average litter size of 9.25 pigs per sow. As of Dec. 1, producers planned to farrow 470,000 head of sows and gilts in the December 2007 to February 2008 quarter. Farrowing intentions for the March-May 2008 period were estimated at 490,000 as of Dec. 1, 2007. If realized, this would be up 25,000 sows farrowed during the same period in 2007.
United States: U.S. inventory of all hogs and pigs on Dec. 1, 2007 was 65.1 million head. This was up 4 percent from Dec. 1, 2006, but down 1 percent from Sept. 1, 2007. Breeding inventory, at 6.16 million head, was up 1 percent from last year, and up slightly from the previous quarter. Market hog inventory, at 59.0 million head, was up 5 percent from last year, but down 1 percent from last quarter. The September-November 2007 pig crop, at 28.0 million head, was up 4 percent from 2006 and up 7 percent from 2005. Sows farrowing during this period totaled 3.03 million head, up 3 percent from 2006 and up 4 percent from 2005. The sows farrowed during this quarter represented 49 percent of the breeding herd. The average pigs saved per litter was 9.24 for the September-November 2007 period, compared to 9.11 last year. Pigs saved per litter by size of operation ranged from 7.40 for operations with 1-99 hogs and pigs to 9.30 for operations with more than 5,000 hogs and pigs. U.S. hog producers intend to have 2.98 million sows farrow during the December 2007-February 2008 quarter, up 2 percent from the actual farrowings during the same period in 2007, and up 5 percent from 2006. Intended farrowings for March-May 2008, at 3.04 million sows, are up slightly from 2007 and up 4 percent from 2006. Access the National publication for this release at: http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/current/HogsPigs/HogsPigs-12-27-2007.pdf. Find agricultural statistics for your county, State, and the Nation at www.nass.usda.gov/.
Date: 1/24/08
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