NEWS RELEASE
Untied States Department of Agriculture
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
NORTH CAROLINA FIELD OFFICE
Cooperating with the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
PO Box 27767 - Raleigh, NC 27611 - 919-856-4394
E-mail: ncagstat@ncagr.gov
USDA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 29, 2012
JUNE 2012 HOG REPORT
All hogs and pigs on North Carolina farms on June 1, 2012 totaled 8.7 million head, up 1% from March 1, 2012. Market
hogs, at 7.83 million head, were up 1% from last year and last quarter. Breeding stock totaled 870,000 head, up 2% from
last year and up 1% from March 1, 2012. The State’s pig crop during the March - May 2012 period totaled 4.554 million
head, up 3.0% from the same period last year. These pigs were produced by 460,000 sows, up 2% from the same time last
year. Pigs saved per litter averaged 9.9, which is up from the 9.85 pigs saved during the same quarter last year. North
Carolina producers intend to farrow 455,000 sows during the June - August 2012 and 450,000 during the September-
November 2012 quarters. North Carolina ranks 2nd nationally, behind Iowa, in the total number of hogs and pigs produced.
HOG & PIG INVENTORY
June 1 Inventory
March 1 Inven
ory
Item
2011
2012
Percent
Change
2011
2012
Percent
Change
Thousand Head
+/-
Thousand Head +\-
North Carolina
All Hogs and Pigs
8,600
8,700
+ 1
8,500 8,600
+ 1
Breeding Hogs
850
870
+2
850
860
+ 1
Market Hogs
7,750
7,830
+ 1
7,650
7,740
+ 1
Under 50 Lbs.
2,950
3,140
+6
2,820
3,030
+7
50-119 Lbs.
1,910
1,950
+2
1,760
1,810
+3
120-179 Lbs.
1,490
1,480
-1
1,620
1,560
-4
180 Lbs. and Over
1,400
1,260
-10
1,450
1,340
-8
United States
All Hogs and Pigs
65,320
65,829
+ 1
63,684
65,082
+2
Breeding Hogs
5,803
5,862
+ 1
5,788
5,820 +1
Market Hoqs
59,517
59,967
+ 1
57,896
59,262
+2
11,000
10,000
9,000
8,000
7,000
NORTH CAROLINA INVENTORY
(Thousand Head)
2009
2010
2011
2012
Total Hogs & Pigs —■—Market Hogs & Pigs
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