Pennsylvania inventory of all hogs and pigs on March 1, 2023, was 1.30 million head. This was down 4% from March 1, 2022, and also down 4% from December 1, 2022, according to King Whetstone, director of USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Northeastern Region.
Breeding inventory, at 135 thousand head, was down 4% from last year, but the same as the previous quarter.
Market hog inventory, at 1.16 million head, went down 4% from last year, and down 5% from last quarter.
The December 2022 to February 2023 pig crop, at 524 thousand head, was down 10% from 2022. Sows farrowing during this period totaled 46 thousand head, down 10% from 2022 The average pigs saved per litter was 11.40 for the Sept-Dec period, the same as last year.
Categories: Pennsylvania, Livestock, Hogs