Kansas inventory of all hogs and pigs on March 1, 2023, was 1.85 million head, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. This was down 1% from March 1, 2022, and down 3% from December 1, 2022.
Breeding hog inventory, at 145,000 head, was down 6% from March 1, 2022, and down 12% from last quarter. Market hog inventory, at 1.71 million head, was down 1% from last year, and down 2% from last quarter.
The December 2022 - February 2023 Kansas pig crop, at 820,000 head, was down 1% from 2022. Sows farrowed during the period totaled 80,000 head, down 2% from last year. The average pigs saved per litter was 10.25 for the December - February period, compared to 10.10 last year.
Kansas hog producers intend to farrow 76,000 sows during the March - May 2023 quarter, down 11% from the actual farrowings during the same period a year ago. Intended farrowings for June - August 2023 are 78,000 sows, down 8% from the actual farrowings during the same period a year ago.
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