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Hogs and pigs inventory releasedIowa: On March 1, there were 19.3 million hogs and pigs on Iowa farms. The March 1 inventory was up 1 percent from a year ago, but down 2 percent from Dec. 1, 2008. The December 2008-February 2009 pig crop was 4.70 million head. A total of 490,000 sows farrowed with an average litter size of 9.60 pigs per sow. As of March 1, producers planned to farrow 490,000 head of sows and gilts in the March-May 2009 quarter. Farrowing intentions for the June-August 2009 period were estimated at 480,000 as of March 1. South Dakota: The state's March 1 inventory of all hogs and pigs was 1.38 million head, down 6 percent from one year ago but 4 percent above last quarter, according to the South Dakota office of USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Breeding stock totaled 150,000 head, down 6 percent from March 2008. Market hogs totaled 1,230,000 head, down 6 percent from last year. The December through February pig crop was 808,000 head, down 4 percent from 845,000 head last year. During the quarter 82,000 sows farrowed, down from 88,000 in 2008. Pigs per litter averaged 9.85, up from the previous year's 9.60. Producers intend to farrow 79,000 sows during March through May, 7 percent below the actual farrowings a year ago. Intentions for June through August are for 78,000 farrowings, down from 82,000 actual farrowings one year earlier. Access this complete report at: http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/nass/HogsPigs//2000s/2009/HogsPigs-03-27-2009.pdf Nebraska: Nebraska inventory of all hogs and pigs on March 1, was 3.15 million head, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service, Nebraska Field Office. This was down 5 percent from March 1, 2009 and Dec. 1, 2008. Breeding hog inventory, at 375,000 head, was up 1 percent from March 1, 2008 and last quarter. Market hog inventory, at 2.78 million head, was down 5 percent from last year and last quarter. The December 2008-February 2009 Nebraska pig crop, at 1.76 million head, this was 3 percent below 2008. Sows farrowing during the period totaled 180,000 head, down 5 percent from last year. Nebraska hog producers intend to farrow 180,000 sows during the March-May 2009 quarter, down 3 percent from the actual farrowings during the same period a year ago. Intended farrowings for June-August 2009, are 180,000 sows, down 3 percent from the actual farrowings during the same period the previous year. Minnesota: Hog producers had an inventory of 7.3 million hogs and pigs on March 1, down 3 percent from last year and the Dec. 1, 2008, figure, according to the USDA, NASS, Minnesota Field Office. Breeding hogs totaled 580 thousand head, down 2 percent from a year earlier and market hogs and pigs at 6.72 million head, were down 3 percent from a year ago. Minnesota's December 2008-February 2009 pig crop totaled 2.73 million head, up 4 percent from a year earlier but down 1 percent from the September-November 2008 pig crop. The 280 thousand sows that farrowed averaged 9.75 pigs per litter, up from 9.25 a year ago. Hog producers in Minnesota intend to farrow 280 thousand sows during the March-May 2009 quarter. If realized, this would be down 2 percent from actual sows farrowed during the same period a year earlier. Producers also intend to farrow 280 thousand sows during the June-August 2009 quarter. If realized, this would also be down 2 percent from actual sows farrowed during the same period in 2008. Kansas: The March 1 inventory of hogs and pigs on Kansas farms totaled 1.81 million head, down 4 percent from March 1, 2008, but 5 percent above Dec. 1, 2008. Hogs and pigs kept for breeding purposes totaled 165,000 head, down 3 percent from 2008 but unchanged from Dec. 1, 2008. Breeding stock accounted for 9 percent of all hogs and pigs. Market hogs accounted for the remaining 91 percent of the total inventory, at 1.65 million head. Market hog inventory was 4 percent below a year ago but 5 percent above Dec. 1, 2008. Market hogs weighing less than 60 pounds totaled 570,000 head, down 1 percent from a year ago. The 60-119 pound weight group, at 260,000 head, was down 30 percent from 2008. The 120-179 pound weight group totaled 290,000 head, down 2 percent from a year ago. The 180 pound and over weight group, at 525,000 head, was up 12 percent from a year ago. Farrowings during December-February, at 80,000 sows, were down 7 percent from the previous year, with a litter rate of 9.10 pigs. Kansas farmers intend to farrow 87,000 sows in the March-May quarter, up 9 percent from the preceding year. For the June-August quarter, expected farrowings are estimated at 86,000 sows, up 6 percent from last year. Texas: The March 1 Texas hog and pig inventory, at 1.09 million head, was equal to March 2008. The number of breeding hogs totaled 95,000 head, down 10,000 head from last year, according to figures released by the Texas Field Office. The March 1 market hog inventory was up 1 percent from a year ago at 995,000 head, 91 percent of the total hog and pig inventory. The inventory of market hogs weighing less than 60 pounds, at 310,000 head, was down 6 percent from the previous year. The inventory of hogs weighing 60 to 119 pounds, at 195,000 head, was 2 percent below the March 2008 inventory. Market hogs weighing 120 to 179 pounds totaled 200,000 head, a 5 percent decrease from last year; hogs weighing 180 pounds or more, at 290,000 head, were up 18 percent from the previous year. The December 2008-February 2009 Texas pig crop totaled 434,000 head, a decrease of 11 percent from last year. Pigs per litter averaged 9.65, up 7 percent from the previous year. State Director, Doug Rundle, reported that 45,000 sows farrowed in Texas during December 2008 through February 2009, down 17 percent from last year. United States: U.S. inventory of all hogs and pigs on March 1 was 65.4 million head. This was down 3 percent from March 1, 2008 and down 2 percent from Dec. 1, 2008. Breeding inventory, at 6.01 million head, was down 3 percent from last year and down 1 percent from the previous quarter. Market hog inventory, at 59.4 million head, was down 3 percent from last year and down 2 percent from last quarter. The December 2008-February 2009 pig crop, at 28.2 million head, was down 1 percent from 2008 but up 7 percent from 2007. Sows farrowing during this period totaled 2.98 million head, down 3 percent from 2008 but up 3 percent from 2007. The sows farrowed during this quarter represented 50 percent of the breeding herd. The average pigs saved per litter was 9.48 for the December 2008-February 2009 period, compared to 9.24 last year. Pigs saved per litter by size of operation ranged from 7.30 for operations with 1-99 hogs and pigs to 9.50 for operations with more than 5,000 hogs and pigs. U.S. hog producers intend to have 2.96 million sows farrow during the March-May 2009 quarter, down 3 percent from the actual farrowings during the same period in 2008 and down 2 percent from 2007. Intended farrowings for June-August 2009, at 2.95 million sows, are down 4 percent from 2008 and down 6 percent from 2007. The total number of hogs under contract owned by operations with over 5,000 head, but raised by contractees, accounted for 45 percent of the total U.S. hog inventory, up from 40 percent last year.
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