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Hog and pig numbers releasedMissouri: The Dec. 1, 2008 inventory of Missouri hogs and pigs is estimated at 3.10 million head according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Missouri Agricultural Statistics Service. "This is down 2 percent from a year earlier and the Sept. 1, 2008 estimate," says Gene Danekas, Director. Breeding hogs are estimated at 370,000 head, 1 percent below a year ago and last quarter. Market hogs are estimated at 2.73 million head, 2 percent below a year earlier, and Sept. 1, 2008. The September-November 2008 pig crop was estimated at 1.93 million head, up 6 percent from the same period a year earlier and 2 percent above the June-August 2008 quarter. This is the largest September-November pig crop since 1979. Farrowings, at 200,000 sows, were up 5,000 sows from a year ago and the previous quarter. Pigs saved per litter, at 9.65 pigs, rose 4 percent from the 9.30 pigs saved a year earlier but fell slightly from the 9.70 pigs saved the previous quarter. Missouri hog producers intend to farrow 190,000 sows during December 2008-February 2009, the same as the number that were actually farrowed during the same period a year earlier. During March-May 2009, hog producers expect to farrow 195,000 sows, 5,000 head more than the actual farrowings in the comparable period a year earlier. Nebraska: Nebraska inventory of all hogs and pigs on Dec. 1, 2008, was 3.35 million head, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service, Nebraska Field Office. This was unchanged from Dec. 1, 2007, and up 2 percent from Sept. 1, 2008. Breeding hog inventory, at 370,000 head, up 1 percent from Dec. 1, 2007 and up 3 percent from last quarter. Market hog inventory, at 2.98 million head, down slightly from last year and up 1 percent from last quarter. The September-November 2008 Nebraska pig crop, at 1.81 million head, this was 3 percent below 2007. Sows farrowing during the period totaled 185,000 head, down 5 percent from last year. Nebraska hog producers intend to farrow 180,000 sows during the December 2008-February 2009 quarter, down 5 percent from the actual farrowings during the same period a year ago. Intended farrowings for March-May 2009, are 185,000 sows, unchanged from the actual farrowings during the same period the previous year. Iowa: On Dec. 1, 2008 there were 19.8 million hogs and pigs on Iowa farms, equaling the record set Sept. 1, 2008. The Dec. 1, 2008 inventory was up 400,000 from a year ago. The September to November 2008 pig crop was 4.75 million head. A total of 500,000 sows farrowed with an average litter size of 9.50 pigs per sow. As of Dec. 1, 2008 producers planned to farrow 480,000 head of sows and gilts in the December 2008 to February 2009 quarter. Farrowing intentions for the March to May 2009 period were estimated at 480,000 as of Dec. 1, 2008. If realized, this would be down 70,000 sows farrowed during the same period in 2008. Texas: Texas hog and pig inventory, at 1.12 million head was down 3 percent from the December 2007 number of 1.16 million head. The number of breeding hogs totaled 100,000 head, down 5 percent from last year's estimate, according to figures released by the Texas Field Office. The Dec. 1, 2008 market hog inventory totaled 1.02 million head, 91 percent of the total hog and pig inventory. The inventory of market hogs weighing less than 60 pounds, at 320,000 was up 2 percent from the previous year. The inventory of hogs weighing 60 to 119 pounds, at 200,000 head, was down 13 percent from the December 2007 inventory. Market hogs weighing 120 to 179 pounds, totaled 205,000 head, 11 percent below last year, and hogs weighing 180 pounds or more, at 295,000 head, were 5 percent above the previous year's estimate. The 2008 Texas pig crop totaled 1.85 million head, 4 percent below the 2007 pig crop. From December 2007 through November 2008, pigs per litter averaged 8.92, down 3 percent from the previous year. State Director, David Abbe, reported that 207,000 sows farrowed in Texas during December 2007 through November 2008, compared to 209,000 the previous year. The U.S. inventory of all hogs and pigs on Dec. 1, 2008 is estimated at 66.7 million head, down 2 percent from both a year ago and Sept. 1, 2008. The breeding hog inventory, at 6.08 million head, was down 2 percent from last year. Market hog inventory, at 60.6 million head, was down 2 percent from last year. The U.S. pig crop for September-November 2008 was 28.4 million head, down 4 percent from the previous year. U.S. hog producers intend to have 2.97 million sows farrow during the December 2008-February 2009 period, down 3 percent from actual farrowings during the same period in 2008. Oklahoma: Oklahoma's inventory of all hogs and pigs on Dec. 1, 2008, was estimated at 2.39 million head, down 3 percent from Sept. 1, 2008, but up 2 percent from Dec. 1, 2007. Breeding inventory of 400,000 head remained unchanged from both last year and the previous quarter. The market hog inventory was up 2 percent from the previous year and totaled 1.99 million head. Weight group breakdowns consisted of 920,000 pigs in the under 60-pound group; 320,000 in the 60-119 pound group; 260,000 in the 120-179 pound group; and 490,000 pigs in the 180 pound plus group. The September to November 2008 pig crop totaled 1.66 million head, down 5 percent from last year, and 10 percent below last quarter. The 180,000 sows farrowed were down 8 percent from the number farrowed during the previous quarter. South Dakota: The state's Dec. 1, 2008 inventory of all hogs and pigs was 1.32 million head, down 10 percent from one year ago and down 7 percent from last quarter, according to the South Dakota office of USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Breeding stock totaled 155,000 head, down 6 percent from December 2007 but up 3 percent from September. Market hogs totaled 1,165,000 head, down 10 percent from last year and down 8 percent from September. The September through November pig crop was 823,000 head, down 4 percent from 860,000 head last year. During the quarter 84,000 sows farrowed, down 7 percent from 2007 but up 2 percent from last quarter. Pigs per litter averaged 9.80, up from the previous year's 9.55. Producers intend to farrow 81,000 sows during December through February, 8 percent below the actual farrowings a year ago. Intentions for March through May are for 82,000 farrowings, down from 85,000 actual farrowings one year earlier. U.S. hog inventory down 2 percent U.S. inventory of all hogs and pigs on Dec. 1, 2008 was 66.7 million head. This was down 2 percent from both Dec. 1, 2007 and Sept. 1, 2008. Breeding inventory, at 6.08 million head, was down 2 percent from last year but up slightly from the previous quarter. Market hog inventory, at 60.6 million head, was down 2 percent from both last year and last quarter. The September-November 2008 pig crop, at 28.4 million head, was down 4 percent from 2007 but up 6 percent from 2006. Sows farrowing during this period totaled 2.99 million head, down 6 percent from 2007 but up 1 percent from 2006. The sows farrowed during this quarter represented 49 percent of the breeding herd. The average pigs saved per litter was 9.50 for the September-November 2008 period, compared to 9.28 last year. Pigs saved per litter by size of operation ranged from 7.50 for operations with 1-99 hogs and pigs to 9.60 for operations with more than 5,000 hogs and pigs. U.S. hog producers intend to have 2.97 million sows farrow during the December 2008-February 2009 quarter, down 3 percent from the actual farrowings during the same period in 2008 but up 2 percent from 2007. Intended farrowings for March-May 2009, at 3.01 million sows, are down 2 percent from 2008 and down 1 percent from 2007. The total number of hogs under contract owned by operations with over 5,000 head, but raised by contractees, accounted for 43 percent of the total U.S. hog inventory, up from 39 percent last year. 1/5/08 Date: 12/30/08 Advertisement
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