On average, analysts surveyed by Reuters expect USDA will report the March 1 hog herd nearly in line with year-ago at 76.230 million head. The breeding herd is expected to be down 1.3% from last year. The market hog inventory, on average, is expected to edge 0.2% higher. The report will be released at 2:00 p.m. CT Thursday. We’ll have coverage of the data online and in “Evening Report.”
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Range of estimates |
Average estimate |
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All hogs March 1 |
99.0-101.3 |
100.1 |
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Kept for breeding |
97.4-100.4 |
98.7 |
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Kept for marketing |
99.2-101.6 |
100.2 |
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Market hog inventory |
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under 50 lbs. |
99.8-102.6 |
100.7 |
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50 lbs.-119 lbs. |
98.8-103.0 |
100.7 |
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120 lbs.-179 lbs. |
98.6-104.3 |
100.9 |
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Over 180 lbs. |
95.1-102.2 |
98.7 |
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Pig crop (Dec.-Feb.) |
98.9-102.4 |
100.7 |
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Pigs per litter (Dec.-Feb.) |
98.8-100.9 |
100.0 |
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Farrowings (Dec.-Feb.) |
99.1-101.9 |
100.7 |
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Farrowing intentions (March-May) |
97.7-100.7 |
99.2 |
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Farrowing intentions (June-Aug.) |
98.2-101.2 |
99.7 |
