USDA’s quarterly hogs and pigs report shows a record swine herd and future stability in the sector.USDA’s most recently released quarterly Hogs and Pigs report showed a record swine herd in the U.S. The total inventory as of 1 June was 71.7 million head, up 3 percent from 1 June 2016 and 1 percent from 1 March 2017. This was the largest inventory for that date since USDA started keeping records in 1964.Other categories setting records included:
Pig crop - 32.3 million head, the second-largest total on record for the March-May period Pigs saved per litter - 10.55 Market hogs - 65.6 million head, up 4 percent from last year and largest 1 June inventory on record
With this large hogs and pigs inventory, it is important to look at the s...
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