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Hog producers reported 13.3 million hogs, up 0.7% from January 1, 2015.
As of January 1, there were 6,965 hog farms in Canada, down 0.4% from the same date a year earlier. These farms reported 1.2 million sows and gilts, up 1.6% from January 1, 2015.
Canada exported 5.8 million hogs in 2015, up 16.4% from 2014, but down 42.4% from the 2007 export peak. In 2015, domestic hog slaughter increased 4.2% from 2014 to 21.3 million head.
The July-to-December 2015 pig crop was 14.5 million, up 6.4% from the same period in 2014.
Thursday March 3, 2016/ Statistics Canada.
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