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Iowa Hog Inventory Up 4 Percent from 2019
Iowa Ag Connection - 03/27/2020
On March 1, 2020, there were 24.6 million hogs and pigs on Iowa farms, according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service -- Hogs and Pigs report. The March 1 inventory is up 4 percent from the previous year.
The December-February 2020 quarterly pig crop was 5.85 million head, down 5 percent from the previous quarter and 1 percent below last year. A total of 520,000 sows farrowed during this quarter. The average pigs saved per litter was 11.25, down 0.10 from the previous quarter.
As of March 1, producers planned to farrow 510,000 sows and gilts in the March-May 2020 quarter and 510,000 head during the June-August 2020 quarter.
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