South Dakota Hog, Pig Inventory Down from 2012

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - The number of hogs and pigs in South Dakota on June 1 totaled 1.18 million head, up 1 percent from the previous quarter but down 10 percent over the year.

The Agriculture Department says in a new report that the breeding hog inventory of 180,000 head was up 3 percent from the previous quarter and unchanged from 2012.

Market hogs in the state totaled 1 million head, up 1 percent from the first quarter and down 12 percent from last year.

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