date:Jul 01, 2014
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The U.S.D.A. report showed the domestic hog herd as of June 1, 2014, at 95% of the year-ago level, or 62.128 million head. The total fell below analysts expectations of 63.2 million head, 97.1% of the 2013 herd.
The domestic breeding herd was 100% of the year-ago level at 5.855 million head in the second quarter of 2014. This compared to trade expectations of 5.99 million, 101.8% of the size of the second quarter 2013 breeding herd, which was 5.884 million head.
The June 1 supply of hogs