Ia-press-releases Released March 24, 2005 March 1 Hogs and Pigs Report Iowa: On March 1, there were 16.2 million hogs and pigs on Iowa farms. The March 1 inventory was up 700,000 from a year ago. The December 2004-February 2005 pig crop was 3.96 million head. A total of 445,000 sows farrowed with an average litter size of 8.9 pigs per litter. As of March 1, producers planned to farrow 450,000 head of sows and gilts in the March-May 2005 quarter. Farrowing intentions for the June-August 2005 period were estimated at 440,000 as of March 1, 2005. United States: U.S. inventory of all hogs and pigs on March 1, 2005 was 59.9 million head. This was up 1 percent from March 1, 2004, but down 1 percent from December 1, 2004. Breeding inventory, at 5.94 million head, was down slightly from both March 1, 2004 and last quarter. Market hog inventory, at 54.0 million head, was up 1 percent from last year, but down 1 percent from last quarter. The December 2004 - February 2005 U.S. pig crop, at 25.5 million head, was up 2 percent from 2004 and up 4 percent from 2003. Sows farrowing during this period totaled 2.85 million head, up 1 percent from last year. The sows farrowed during this quarter represented 48 percent of the breeding herd. The average pigs saved per litter was 8.94 for the December 2004 -February 2005 period, compared to 8.85 last year. Pigs saved per litter by size of operation ranged from 7.50 for operations with 1-99 hogs to 9.00 for operations with more than 5,000 hogs and pigs. Hogs and Pigs: Breeding, Market, and Total Inventory By Selected States and United States, March 1, 2004-2005 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Breeding : Market : Total :-----------------------------:-----------------------------:----------------------------- State: : :'05 as % : : :'05 as % : : :'05 as % : 2004 : 2005 : of '04 : 2004 : 2005 : of '04 : 2004 : 2005 : of '04 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 Head Percent -- 1,000 Head -- Percent -- 1,000 Head -- Percent : IL : 410 430 105 3,440 3,570 104 3,850 4,000 104 IA : 1,040 1,080 104 14,460 15,120 105 15,500 16,200 105 MN : 600 590 98 5,900 5,710 97 6,500 6,300 97 MO : 330 330 100 2,570 2,520 98 2,900 2,850 98 NE : 360 355 99 2,490 2,395 96 2,850 2,750 96 NC : 1,020 1,010 99 8,880 8,690 98 9,900 9,700 98 : US : 5,961 5,941 100 53,558 53,957 101 59,520 59,899 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ May not add due to rounding. Market Hogs and Pigs: Inventory Number by Weight Group, Selected States, and United States, March 1, 2004-2005 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Under 60 lbs. : 60-119 lbs. : 120-179 lbs. : 180 lbs. And over State:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 Head : IL : 1,260 1,360 820 830 750 770 610 610 IA : 4,510 4,430 4,000 4,230 3,250 3,490 2,700 2,970 MN : 2,250 2,230 1,410 1,370 1,280 1,270 960 840 MO : 1,270 1,190 510 520 470 480 320 330 NE : 980 970 640 600 470 470 400 355 NC : 3,500 3,410 2,180 2,030 1,800 1,850 1,400 1,400 : US : 19,823 19,817 12,954 13,087 11,205 11,430 9,578 9,624 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Weight groups may not add to Market due to rounding. Contact Information: Iowa Agricultural Statistics 210 Walnut St., Rm 833 Des Moines, IA 50309 1-800-772-0825 Fax 515-284-4342 Nass-ia@nass.usda.gov