On December 1, 2019, there were 365,000 hogs and pigs on Wisconsin farms, according to the latest USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Hogs and Pigs report. The December 1 inventory was up 14 percent from last December’s 320,000 head. Breeding hogs accounted for 60,000 head of the total inventory, while market hogs totaled 305,000 head.
The annual pig crop was 1,085,000 head, up 29 percent from last year, resulting from 99,000 sows farrowed during the December 2018-November 2019 period. The average pigs saved per litter was a record high 10.96 for the year, up 5 percent from last year.
Wisconsin egg production during November 2019 was 193 million eggs, up 1 percent from last month and up 19 percent from last year, according to the latest Chickens and Eggs report from the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. This is the highest egg production on record for Wisconsin, surpassing the previous record of 190 million eggs produced in October 2019.
The average number of all layers on hand during November 2019 was 7.7 million, up 6 percent from last month and up 7 percent from last year. Eggs per 100 layers for November were 2,474, down 5 percent from last month but up 11 percent from last year.
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