Quarterly pork review

              1 May not add due to rounding.
* Revised.
Hogs and Pigs: Inventory Numbers by Class and Weight Group,
Oklahoma and United States, 2010–20111
Farrowings: Number of Sows, Pig Crop, and Pigs per Litter,
Oklahoma and United States, 2009–20121
VOLUME 3, ISSUE 1 DECEMBER 2011
QUARTERLY PORK REVIEW
Welcome to the
final the issue of the
Quarterly Pork Review for
2011! Once again we ex-tend
our thanks to all par-ticipants
from the pork in-dustry
for their continued
support and cooperation –
especially the producers
who provide data for the
quarterly Hogs and Pigs sur-veys.
Without their com-mitment
and participation,
this report would not be
available.
This publication is a compi-lation
of related reports
issued by USDA’s National
Agricultural Statistics Ser-vice
(NASS) in an effort to
provide a complete source
of statistics relevant to the
pork industry.
Though many of the statis-tics
in this publication can
be accessed through our
website on a monthly basis
(www.nass.usda.gov/
Publications), this Okla-homa
Field Office summary
will be issued each quarter
following the release of the
USDA-NASS Quarterly Hogs
and Pigs report.
Please feel free to contact
our office with any com-ments
or questions you may
have. I hope you find this
information useful!
Wilbert Hundl, Jr.
Director,
Oklahoma Field Office
USDA-NASS
OKLAHOMA
FIELD OFFICE
Oklahoma’s September - November 2011 pig crop, at 1.8 million head, unchanged from
last year and 2 percent below last quarter. Sows farrowed, at 185,000, were down 3 percent from
the previous quarter. Oklahoma’s Hog Inventory estimated at 2.29 million head, was down 2
percent from last quarter and December 2010.
1 Year relates to when quarter ends.
2 Intentions for December 2011-February 2012 and March - May 2012.
3 December preceding year.
Date Breeding Market Total
Market Hogs and Pigs by Weight Groups
Under 50 Lbs. 50-119 Lbs. 120-179 Lbs 180 Lbs +
1,000 Head
Oklahoma
Dec 1, 2010 410 1,930 2,340 800 410 270 450
Mar 1, 2011 410 1,900 2,310 810 350 260 480
Jun 1, 2011 410 *1,910 2,320 *800 *400 220 490
Sep 1, 2011 400 1,930 2,330 800 380 250 500
Dec 1, 2011 410 1,880 2,290 770 370 240 500
United States
Dec 1, 2010 5,778 59,147 64,925 18,864 16,519 12,233 11,531
Mar 1, 2011 5,788 57,896 63,684 18,863 16,060 12,361 10,612
Jun 1, 2011 5,803 *59,517 *65,320 *19,543 *17,321 *12,174 *10,479
Sep 1, 2011 5,806 *60,938 *66,744 19,696 17,459 *12,822 *10,961
Dec 1, 2011 5,803 60,128 65,931 19,271 16,895 12,472 11,490
1,000 Head
OKLAHOMA AND U.S. INVENTORY
Date Sows Farrowing Pigs per Litter Pig Crop
2010 2011 20122 2010 2011 2010 2011
1,000 Head Number
Oklahoma
Dec-Feb3 190 185 185 9.45 9.65 1,796 1,785
Mar-May 190 190 185 9.75 9.75 1,853 1,853
Jun-Aug 190 190 9.70 9.65 1,843 1,834
Sep-Nov 185 185 9.70 9.70 1,795 1,795
United States
Dec-Feb3 2,872 2,843 2,865 9.61 9.80 27,596 27,866
Mar-May 2,929 2,917 2,890 9.81 10.03 28,730 29,252
Jun-Aug 2,944 2,900 9.81 10.03 28,871 29,084
Sep-Nov 2,881 2,894 9.89 10.02 28,488 29,014
1,000 Head
2009
8.90
9.00
9.50
9.50
9.48
9.61
9.70
9.70
2009
1,691
1,665
1,805
1,758
28,552
29,012
28,718
28,260
2009
190
185
190
185
3,011
3,018
2,959
2,915
Source: USDA-NASS Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report.
$20.00
$30.00
$40.00
$50.00
$60.00
$70.00
$80.00
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Price
Dollars per Hundredweight
2005 2009 2010 2011 2011 Mid-Month
260
265
270
275
280
285
290
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Weight
Pounds per Head
2009 2010 2011
Source: USDA-NASS monthly Agricultural Prices report.
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COMMERCIAL SLAUGHTER
November 2011 average
monthly price for bar-rows
and gilts was $64.50
per cwt, while the average
price mid-December was
$64.30. Sow monthly
prices moved from $61.80
to $60.80 from October
to November. All hog
price was calculated at
$64.40 for November.
MONTHLY PRICES
Oklahoma's average
slaughter weight for
hogs in November cal-culated
at 281 pounds
per head, up 6 pounds
from October. Novem-ber
2011 average hog
slaughter weight was 3
pounds heavier than a
year ago.
Sources: USDA-NASS monthly Livestock Slaughter report and Agriculture Prices report.
All Hogs and Pigs: Monthly Average Slaughter Weight,
Oklahoma, 2009-2011
All Hogs and Pigs: Monthly Prices Received,
United States, 2005, 2009-2011
$10.00
$20.00
$30.00
$40.00
$50.00
$60.00
$70.00
$80.00
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100
200
300
400
500
600
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Price
Dollars per Hundredweight
Hogs Slaughtered
Thousand Head
2009 Hogs Slaughtered--OK 2010 Hogs Slaughtered--OK 2011 Hogs Slaughtered--OK
2009 Hogs Price Received--US 2010 Hogs Price Received--US 2011 Hogs Price Received--US
Series7 Series9 2011 Hogs Price Received (Mid-Month)--US
All Hogs and Pigs: Monthly Commercial Slaughter and Prices Received,
Oklahoma and United States, 2009-2011
Hogs slaughtered
for Oklahoma during
November 2011 was
483,800 head, up
25,900 head from
October. The num-ber
of hogs slaugh-tered
in November
was 3,200 head more
than a year ago.
2008 2009 2010 2008 2009 2010
Head Head Head Head Head Head
Panhandle District South Central District
Ellis 105,000 99,000 100,000 Bryan 900 900 900
Harper 38,000 36,000 36,500 Carter 500 500 500
Texas 1,150,000 1,090,000 1,120,000 Garvin 500 500 500
West Central District Marshall 300 300 300
Beckham 400 300 400 Stephens 900 800 900
Dewey 400 300 400 Northeast District
Southwest District Craig 600 600 600
Caddo 65,000 63,000 64,000 Delaware 400 400 400
Comanche 300 300 300 Mayes 700 600 700
Tillman 300 300 300 Osage 300 300 300
North Central District Ottawa 500 500 500
Alfalfa 500 400 500 Rogers 300 300 300
Garfield 300 300 300 Wagoner 300 300 300
Kay 500 500 500 Washington 1,500 1,500 1,600
Central District East Central District
Canadian 3,500 3,300 3,400 Adair 400 400 400
Cleveland 2,600 2,500 2,500 Cherokee 300 (D) 300
Creek 900 900 900 Haskell 9,200 8,800 9,000
Grady 32,000 30,500 31,000 Hughes 130,000 125,000 125,000
Lincoln 800 700 800 Muskogee 400 400 400
Logan 300 300 300 Okmulgee 600 600 600
McClain 2,300 2,200 2,200 Pittsburg 500 500 500
Okfuskee 24,500 23,500 23,500 Sequoyah 2,000 1,900 2,000
Oklahoma 700 700 700 Southeast District
Payne 1,800 1,700 1,800 Latimer 3,600 3,400 3,500
Pottawatomie 18,600 17,700 18,100 LeFlore 7,600 7,300 7,500
Seminole 17,000 16,200 16,600 McCurtain 8,400 8,000 8,200
Combined Counties
Other Counties 763,600 735,600 749,800
2,400,000 2,290,000 2,340,000
D Counties with fewer than 300 head were combined in Other Counties.
Source: USDA-WAOB monthly World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates report.
VOLUME 3, ISSUE 1 PAGE 3
United States pork exports during the
fourth quarter are forecasted to increase due
to strong Asian demand. The United States
pork industry is expected to ship 1.4 billion
pounds of pork products to foreign destina-tions
during the fourth quarter of 2011, an
increase of more than 22 percent from a year
ago.
The total exports for 2011 are expected to
reach around 5.1 billion pounds, a 21 percent
increase over 2010 exports.
PRODUCTION AND PRICE OUTLOOK AND MONTHLY EXPORTS
COUNTY ESTIMATES
Source: USDA-NASS Annual Oklahoma Hog and Pig County Estimates report.
All Hogs and Pigs: Inventory by County, Oklahoma, 2008-2010
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$10.00
$20.00
$30.00
$40.00
$50.00
$60.00
$70.00
$80.00
4,800
5,000
5,200
5,400
5,600
5,800
6,000
6,200
6,400
Price
Dollars per hundredweight
Production
Million Pounds
j
Production Projected Production Price Projected Price Range
Source: ERS calculations using data from U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.
Pork exports have shown a dramatic in-crease
during 2011. When comparing October
2011 to October 2010, the United States ex-ported
42 percent more pork in October 2011.
The current total pork exports for this year (Jan-
Oct) is 4.2 billion pounds, compared to 2.2 bil-lion
pounds for the same time frame for 2005.
The top three countries purchasing U.S. pork in
October 2011 was Japan, Mexico and China
(mainland).
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50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
350,000
400,000
450,000
500,000
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Monthly Exports
1,000 pounds
2000 2005 2010 2011
Pork: Monthly Exports,
United States, 2000, 2005, 2010-2011
Pork Production and Price by Quarter, United States, 2010-2012;
Projected: 4th Quarter 2011, 1st-3rd Quarter 2012
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TO OKLAHOMA PORK PRODUCERS: This report contains results collected from the December Hog
Survey. Your operation, large or small, represents Oklahoma agriculture. We appreciate your assistance in
providing timely and accurate data. Thank you for your cooperation.
~~Wilbert Hundl, Jr., Director
USDA-NASS Oklahoma Field Office
IINFORMATTIION IIS POWER
Some of the resources for farmers and ranchers available on our Oklahoma website:
 Oklahoma Annual Statistics Bulletin  Crop Progress and Conditions
 Livestock Reports  Crop Reports
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