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September Illinois hogs and pigs unchanged from June, down from last year

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Co-products from the grain milling and oilseed industries are sometimes included in diets for pigs, but limited data exist on the digestibility of protein in these ingredients when fed to younger pigs. (Courtesy of University of Illinois)
Co-products from the grain milling and oilseed industries are sometimes included in diets for pigs, but limited data exist on the digestibility of protein in these ingredients when fed to younger pigs. (Courtesy of University of Illinois)
Illinois inventory of all hogs and pigs on September 1, 2019 was 5.30 million head, unchanged from June 1, 2019 but down 3 percent from last year. (Courtesy of University of Illinois)

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois inventory of all hogs and pigs on September 1, 2019 was 5.30 million head, unchanged from June 1, 2019 but down 3 percent from last year. Breeding inventory, at 590,000 head, was unchanged from the previous quarter but up 20,000 from last year. Market hog inventory, at 4.71 million head, was unchanged from last quarter but down 3 percent from last year. 

The June-August 2019 pig crop, at 3.07 million head, was up 9 percent from 2018. Sows farrowing during this period totaled 280,000 head, up 15,000 from a year ago. The average pigs saved per litter was 10.95 for the June-August period, compared with 10.65 last year.

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— Mark Schleusener, Illinois State Statistician
USDA NASS Heartland Regional Field Office

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