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Hog producers reported 13.2 million hogs, up 1.7% from January 1, 2014.
As of January 1, there were 7,000 hog farms in Canada, down 0.7% from the same date a year earlier. These farms reported 1.2 million sows and gilts, up 0.5% from January 1, 2014.
Canada exported 5.0 million hogs in 2014, up 3.7% from 2013, but down 50.6% from the 2007 export peak. In 2014, domestic hog slaughter declined 2.1% from 2013 to 20.5 million head.
The July-to-December 2014 pig crop was 13.6 million, up 0.6% from the same period in 2013.
Thursday, March 5, 2015/ Canada Statistics/ Canada.
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