September 27, 2004

USDA Report: Summary For Quarterly Hogs And Pigs

The following estimates are in percentages of the year-earlier figures. High and low projections were included in the table but dropped in the calculations of the averages. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's quarterly hogs and pigs report was released Friday afternoon. 
  
                                        Friday's      Average       Range
                                                  USDA Estimates
 
All hogs and pigs on Sept 1    101.0     100.5      98.5-102.0
 
Kept for breeding                  101.0      99.4      98.3-101.0
 
Kept for marketing                101.0     100.6      98.5-102.0
 
June-Aug. pig crop                 101.0      99.7      98.7-101.3
 
June-Aug pigs per litter          101.0    100.7     100.0-101.2
 
June-Aug farrowings              99.0      99.2      98.7-100.1
 
Sept.-Nov. farrowing intentions    101.0      99.9      99.4-101.0
 
Dec.-Feb. farrowing intentions     102.0     100.5      99.5-102.0
 
Hogs weighing under 60 lbs         101.0     100.3      97.2-101.8
 
Hogs weighing 60 to 119 lbs         99.0     100.4      99.0-102.0
 
Hogs weighing 120-179 lbs           99.0     100.8      99.0-103.0
 
Hogs weighing 180 and over         105.0     103.0     102.0-104.0