The Canadian inventory of all hogs and pigs on July 1 was 14 million head, down slightly from last year and down by two per cent from July 1, 2017.
The breeding inventory, at 1.23 million head, was down by one per cent from last year and down by two per cent from 2017.
The market hog inventory, at 12.7 million head, was up slightly from last year but down by two per cent from 2017. The semi-annual pig crop, at 14.1 million head, was up by one per cent from 2018 but down by five per cent from 2017.
Sows farrowing during this period totalled 1.22 million head, down by one per cent from last year and down by three from 2017.
The U.S. inventory of all hogs and pigs on June 1 was 75.5 million head, up by four per cent from last year and by one per cent from March 1 this year.
The breeding inventory in the U.S., at 6.41 million head, was up by one per cent from last year, and up by one per cent from March.
The market hog inventory, at 69.1 million head, was up by four per cent from last year, and by one per cent from March.
The pig crop, at 34.2 million head, was up by four per cent from 2018 and up seven per cent from 2017.
Sows farrowing during this period totalled 3.11 million head, up slightly from 2018 and up by three per cent from 2017.
