Pig Crop Rises 1% Over April 2001
WASHINGTON - May 31/02 - SNS -- Pig production in the United States inched upward during April, rising 1% to 8.57 million head, according to the latest data compiled by the USDA.
Sows farrowing during this period totaled 965 thousand head, 1% above last year. The average pigs per litter for April declined to 8.88, compared to 8.90 last year.
The U.S. inventory of sows and gilts on May 1, 2002, was 5.99 million head, slightly above May 1, 2001. U.S. sows and gilts bred during April totaled 1.18 million head, up 1% from the previous year.
Monthly Farrowings: Number of Sows, Pigs per Litter, and Pig Crop,
United States December-November 2001-2002 1/ 2/
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: Sows Farrowing : Pigs per Litter : Pig Crop
Month :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002
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: --- 1,000 Head -- ---- Number ---- --- 1,000 Head ---
:
Dec 1/ : 901 924 8.66 8.66 7,803 8,005
Jan : 906 943 8.71 8.71 7,887 8,214
Feb : 941 965 8.79 8.80 8,273 8,492
Mar : 959 973 8.87 8.83 8,503 8,590
Apr : 953 965 8.90 8.88 8,481 8,569
May : 958 8.90 8,525
Jun : 963 8.85 8,526
Jul : 961 8.87 8,522
Aug : 954 8.90 8,491
Sep : 966 8.75 8,448
Oct : 950 8.78 8,344
Nov : 930 8.80 8,180
:
Total : 11,342 8.81 99,983
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1/ December preceding year.
2/ Monthly values may not add to quarterly or annual totals due to
rounding.
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