The number of hogs on Iowa and U.S. farms as of December 1 has declined, according to the latest USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Hogs and Pigs Report.
The report released Dec. 27 shows there were 20.5 million hogs and pigs on Iowa farms on Dec. 1. Inventory was down 2 percent from September 2013 and less than 1 percent from the same date a year ago.
The September 2013-November 2013 pig crop was 5.09 million head. A total of 480,000 sows farrowed with an average litter size of 10.6 pigs per sow.
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