date:Apr 01, 2014
us (PEDv) during the December-February period as originally feared.
The December 2013-February 2014 pig crop declined 3% from 2013 at 27.3 million head. Sows farrowing during the period increased 3% to 2.87 million. The average pigs saved per litter was 9.53 for the December-February period, compared to 10.08 a year ago, N.A.S.S. reported. Pigs saved per litter by size of operation ranged from 7.70 for operations with 1-99 hogs and pigs to 9.60 for operations with more than 5,000 hogs and pigs.