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United States inventory of all hogs and pigs on June 1, 2012 was 65.8 million head.
Higher than expected slaughter, heavy carcass weights and soft demand has dampened the normal spring hog price rally.
United States inventory of all hogs and pigs on December 1, 2011 was 65.9 million head.
The normal season pattern is for a 15% drop in pork cutout from early September to late October.
The quarterly Hogs and Pigs report pegs the inventory of all hogs and pigs on Sept. 1, 2011, at 66.6 million head.
USDA’s Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report shows U.S. inventory of all hogs and pigs on June 1, 2011 was 65.0 million head.
USDA’s Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report showed inventory of all hogs and pigs on March 1, 2011 was 64.0 million head.
The highest hog prices on record will soon be arriving, said a Purdue University Extension economist.
Hog producers have been feeling the bite of losses once again this fall, but there is reason for some optimism.
Hog producers report they have 2% fewer animals in the breeding herd than a year ago.