[fullwidth background_color=”” background_image=”” background_parallax=”none” enable_mobile=”no” parallax_speed=”0.3″ background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” video_url=”” video_aspect_ratio=”16:9″ video_webm=”” video_mp4=”” video_ogv=”” video_preview_image=”” overlay_color=”” overlay_opacity=”0.5″ video_mute=”yes” video_loop=”yes” fade=”no” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”” padding_top=”20″ padding_bottom=”20″ padding_left=”0″ padding_right=”0″ hundred_percent=”no” equal_height_columns=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” menu_anchor=”” class=”” id=””][title size=”1″ content_align=”left” style_type=”underline solid” sep_color=”#000000″ margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” class=”” id=””]US hog and pig inventory as of December released[/title][fusion_text]Wednesday, December 23rd 2015
The U.S. hog and pig inventory stood at 63.8 million head as of Dec. 1, USDA said today in a report. That’s the highest number since quarterly estimates began in 1988. The figure is up 1 percent from Dec. 1, 2014, and up slightly from the Sept. 1, 2015, according to the report. About 62.3 million head were destined for the market, up 1 percent from a year earlier and also the highest market hog inventory since quarterly estimates began 27 years ago. The average pigs saved per litter for the September-November period also set a record at 10.53, compared to 10.23 a year earlier.
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