Pork inventory in United States decreases by 2%

Published 2022년 12월 30일

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The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has reported a 2% decrease in the US hog inventory from December 2021, bringing the current total to 73.1 million hogs. This figure is also 1% lower than the September 2022 inventory. The report also indicated a slight increase in the number of breeding pigs compared to the previous year. The states with the highest hog inventories were Iowa, Minnesota, and North Carolina.

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Some highlights from the latest US hog inventory report released by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Board of Agricultural Statistics, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) on December 23: As of December 1, there were 73.1 million hogs on farms in the US, 2% less than in December 2021 and 1% less than last September. Of the 73.1 million pigs, 67.0 million were commercial pigs while the remaining 6.15 million were breeding pigs, which is 0.5% higher compared to December 2021 (6.13 million) and very similar to the total counted in September 2022. Between September and November 2022, 33.7 million pigs were weaned, which is 1% less than in the same period of the previous year. An average of 11.22 piglets were weaned per litter. US hog producers aim to have approximately 2.95 million farrowing sows between December 2022 and February 2023, and 2.98 million between March and May. Iowa had the highest inventory among the states, with 23.6 ...

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