USA – Wisconsin: State Hog Numbers Unchanged From June
Published:October 6, 2004
Source :Wisconsin Ag Connection
For the second consecutive quarter Wisconsin's hog inventory on September 1 totaled 440,000 head. Compared to last year, overall hog numbers are down 60,000 head. Market hogs, at 390,000 head, and breeding hogs, at 50,000 head, did not fluctuate when compared to June. Both decreased from September 1, 2003.
The state's June - August 2004 quarter pig crop amounted to 212,000 head, down 15 percent from the previous year and 7 percent less than the previous quarter. Sows farrowing during the quarter were 24,000 head, a 2,000 head decline from the previous three months. Pigs per litter averaged 8.85, compared to 8.60 last year and 8.75 last quarter. Wisconsin's hog producers intend to have 22,000 sows farrow during the September - November 2004 quarter, compared to 26,000 a year ago.
The U.S. inventory of all hogs and pigs on September 1, 2004, was 61.4 million head. This was 1 percent above both September 1, 2003, and June 1, 2004. Breeding inventory, at 5.98 million head, inched up 1 percent from the previous quarter and previous year. Market hog inventory, at 55.4 million head, rose 1 percent from last year, and 2 percent compared to last quarter.
The June - August 2004 U.S. pig crop, at 26.0 million head, was 1 percent above 2003 and 2002. Sows farrowing during this period totaled 2.89 million head, 1 percent below last year. Sows farrowing represented 49 percent of the breeding herd. The average pigs saved per litter was 9.00 for the June - August 2004 period, compared to 8.90 last year.
