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News Release
NR-13-01
January 2, 2013

U.S. Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Michigan Field Office
Michigan Department of Agriculture
Post Office Box 30239
Lansing, MI  48909-6248

Phone:      (517) 324-5300
Facsimile:  (517) 324-5299
E-mail:     nass-mi@nass.usda.gov
Web site:   www.nass.usda.gov

Jay V. Johnson, Director

December Hogs and Pigs

Michigan's total hog and pig inventory on December 1 was estimated at 1.08 
million head, up 30,000 head from a year ago, according to Jay Johnson, 
Director of the USDA, NASS, Michigan Field Office. Breeding hog inventory, at 
110,000 head, was unchanged from last December. Market hog inventory, at 
970,000 head, was up 3 percent from last year.

United States inventory of all hogs and pigs on December 1, 2012 was 66.3 
million head. This was down slightly from December 1, 2011, and down 2 
percent from September 1, 2012.  Breeding inventory, at 5.82 million head, 
was up slightly from last year, and up slightly from the previous quarter. 
Market hog inventory, at 60.5 million head, was down slightly from last year, 
and down 2 percent from last quarter.

United States hog producers intend to have 2.86 million sows farrow during 
the December 2012-February 2013 quarter, up slightly from the actual 
farrowings during the same period in 2012, and up 1 percent from 2011. 
Intended farrowings for March-May 2013, at 2.93 million sows, are down 2 
percent from 2012, but up slightly from 2011.  The total number of hogs under 
contract owned by operations with over 5,000 head, but raised by contractees, 
accounted for 47 percent of the total United States hog inventory, up from 45 
percent last year.

    Hog inventory and farrowings: Michigan and United States, December 1, 2012    
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                              :       Michigan       :            U.S.            
         Hogs and pigs        :---------------------------------------------------
                              : 2011 : 2012 : Change :  2011   :  2012   : Change 
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                              : 1,000 head   Percent   -- 1,000 head --   Percent 
                              :                                                   
Breeding                      :  110    110     0       5,803     5,817       0   
Market                        :  940    970     3      60,558    60,531       0   
  Under 50 pounds 1/          :  300    300     0      19,524    19,448       0   
  50-119 pounds 1/            :  200    210     5      16,643    16,643       0   
  120-179 pounds              :  220    220     0      12,473    12,479       0   
  180+ pounds                 :  220    240     9      11,918    11,961       0   
Total                         :1,050  1,080     3      66,361    66,348       0   
                              :                                                   
Sows farrowed, Sep-Nov        :   52     53     2       2,929     2,900      -1   
Pigs/litter, Sep-Nov          :10.00  10.20     2       10.02     10.15       1   
Pig crop, Sep-Nov             :  520    541     4      29,365    29,443       0   
Sows farrowing, Dec-Feb 2/ 3/ :   51     54     6       2,843     2,865       1   
Sows farrowing, Mar-May 2/ 3/ :   53     54     2       2,917     2,925       0   
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1/ Size group definitions have been changed from 2008.                            
2/ Intentions.                                                                    
3/ Upcoming year.