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Canada's pig population continues to grow

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The number of pigs in Canadian holdings reached 14.1 million heads in July, an increase of 2% compared to the similar period from 2016 and of 12% compared to the first of July in 2012, according to the data analyzed by Millie Askew from the Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board (AHDB).

Posted on Sep 05 ,10:00

Canada's pig population continues to grow

 

Also, the number of pig farms in Canada reported an annual increase of 1% to 7,880 units.

There was an increase of the breeding herd by 1% in July, according to the corresponding period in the previous year, and it reached 1.3 million heads.

This increase was driven by a 4% rise in young pigs to 2.5 million heads.

Furthermore, there was also a rise of 2% in slaughter pig numbers from the previous year, which, according to the Senior analyst at AHDB, "would suggest a continued rise in slaughterings during the third quarter of the year."

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