South Dakota inventory of all hogs and pigs on September 1, 2021, was 2 million head, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural
Statistics Service. This was down 2% from September 1, 2020, but up 1% from June 1, 2021.
Breeding hog inventory, at 265,000 head, was down 7% from September 1, 2020, and down 2% from last quarter. Market hog inventory, at 1.74 million head, was down 2% from last year, but up 1% from last quarter.
The June – August 2021 South Dakota pig crop, at 1.61 million head, was down 8% from 2020. Sows farrowed during the period totaled 128,000 head, down 10% from last year. The average pigs saved per litter was a record high 12.60 for the June – August period, compared to
12.20 last year.
South Dakota hog producers intend to farrow 126,000 sows during the September – November 2021 quarter, down 10% from the actual farrowings during the same period a year ago. Intended farrowings for December 2021 – February 2022 are 125,000 sows, down 7% from the actual farrowings during the same period a year ago.
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