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Hogs And Pigs (Economics, Statistics And Market Information System)

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This USDA archive brings data reports detailing U.S. pig production, from 1968 to the present.

This quarterly report issued by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service presents data on U.S. pig production for 17 major states and the U.S. The statistics include inventory of pigs by class, weight group, and value of hogs and pigs, farrowings, farrowing intentions. The number of operations keeping hogs, the number of hog operations and percent of inventory by size groups are also tabulated. Reports are available from June 1968 to present.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture / National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture / National Agricultural Statistics Service, Ongoing

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Animals Used for Food English Factory Farming Living Conditions Pigs

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