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U.S./Canada hog herd up, cattle inventory down
The combined U.S. and Canadian hog herd for June 2019 was up 3% on the year at 89.470 million head, with a 4% increase in the U.S. to 75.520 million cancelling out a slight decrease for Canada at 13.950 million head.
The USDA and Statistics Canada say the total breeding herd was 1% higher at 7.643 million head and market hogs were up 3% at 81.828 million, with a 3% rise in the pig crop to 81.668 million head and 1% increase in sow farrowed at 7.446 million.
The combined cattle inventory on July 1st was 115.255 million head, slightly less than last year, with the U.S. herd holding steady at 103 million and the Canadian herd down 1% to 12.255 million head.
Both the U.S. and Canada had lower numbers of cows and heifers that had calved, at 41.7 million and 4.640 million head, respectively, indicating a probable further decline in the next report, out in 2020.
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