Totaling 7.07 million head, the breeding inventory was down 2% from a year ago and down slightly from last quarter. Market hog inventory, at 69.8 million head, was down 2% from last year but up 1% from last quarter. The pig crop, at 35.5 million head, was down 2% from 2009 and down 4% from 2008.
Sows farrowed during this period totaled 3.61 million head, down 2% from 2009 and down 6% from 2008.
US inventory of all hogs and pigs on Sept. 1 was 65.0 million head. This was down 3% from Sept. 1, 2009, but up 1% from June 1, 2010. The breeding inventory, at 5.77 million head, was down 2% from last year and down slightly from the previous quarter.
Market hog inventory, at 59.2 million head, was down 3% from last year but up 1% from last quarter. The pig crop, at 28.5 million head, was down 1% from 2009 and down 3% from 2008. Sows farrowed during this period totaled 2.91 million head, down 2% from 2009 and down 6% from 2008.
On Oct, 1, Canadian inventory of all hogs and pigs was 11.9 million head, down 1% from Oct. 1, 2009, and down 7% from Oct. 1, 2008. The breeding inventory, at 1.30 million head, was down 4% from last year and down slightly from last quarter.
Totaling 10.6 million head, market hog inventory was down slightly from last year but up 1% from last quarter. The pig crop, at 7.0 million head, was down 5% from 2009 and down 8% from 2008.
Sows farrowed totaled 702,000 head, down 5% from 2009 and down 9% from 2008.
