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                     South Dakota                          
                     HOGS AND PIGS

News Release                              June 24, 2005
               
           HOG NUMBERS UP FROM LAST YEAR

                         
SIOUX FALLS, June 24, 2005  The state's June 1
inventory of all hogs and pigs was 1.40 million head, up
14 percent from June 2004 and up 3 percent from last
quarter, according to USDA's South Dakota Agricultural
Statistics Office.

Breeding stock totaled 145,000 head, unchanged from
June 2004 and unchanged from last quarter.  Market
hogs totaled 1,255,000 head, 170,000 head above last
year (up 16 percent) and 40,000 head above last
quarter.

The March through May pig crop was 688,000 head, 5
percent above last year.  During the quarter 74,000 sows
farrowed, up 6 percent from 2004.  Pigs per litter
averaged 9.3, down from 9.4 the previous year. 
Producers intend to farrow 73,000 sows during June
through August, up 7 percent from actual farrowings one
year ago.  Intentions for September through November
2005 are for 74,000 farrowings, 4 percent above actual
farrowings a year earlier.
                     
 The complete report can be accessed at www.usda.gov/nass/
          or call Carter Anderson or Steve Noyes at
                        605-323-6500