Hog inventory
shows decrease
June 1 Inventory Down
19 percent
Hogs and pigs on U.S.
farms June 1, 1975 are
estimated at 48.2 million, 19
percent below a year earlier
and 20 percent below June 1,
1973, according to the Crop
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this series of estimates
began in 1964.
-Number kept for breeding
at 7.4 million, is down 17
percent from a year ago and
18 percent less than two
years earlier.
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40.8 million, are down 19
percent from June 1, 1974
and 20 percent less than June
1, 1973.
-By weight groups,
market hogs and pigs on
June 1, 1975 and the com
parison with a year earlier
and two years earlier,
respectively:
Less than 60 pounds -18.5
million, down 22 percent and
25 percent. 60-119 pounds -
10.0 million, down 18 percent
from both years. 120-179
pounds - 6.9 million, down 12
percent and 16 percent. ISO
-219 pounds - 4.3 million, down
13 percent and 11 percent.
220 pounds and over - 1.1
million, down 37 percent and
17 percent.
The 14 Quarterly States
had 41.0 million head, down
20 percent from a year
earlier and down 21 percent
from two years ago. These
States accounted for 85
percent of the United States
all hogs and pigs inventory.
December-May Pig Crop
Smallest in 40 Years
At 35.3 million, the U.S pig
crop from December 1974
through May 1975 was down
22 percent from a year ago,
and down 24 percent from
two years earlier. This is the
lowest December-May
pig crop since 1935.
The 4.9 million sows
farrowed during this period
was 23 percent below the
same period a year earlier.
Average litter size during
December 1974-May 1975
was 7.15 pigs compared with
7.07 pigs a year ago.
The pig crop in the 14
Quarterly States for
December 1974-February
1975 was 12.5 million, down
20 percent. For March-May
1975, the crop was 17.5
million, down 24 percent.
Farrowing Intentions
Lowest Since
Early 1950’s
Hog producers in the U.S.
intend to farrow 4.7 million
sows during June-November
1975, down 13 percent from
that period last year and 19
percent below 1973.
These intentions, and
allowances for projected
litter size, indicate a pig crop
of 34.1 million, down 12
percent from a year earlier.
If these intentions are
realized, this will be the
lowest fall pig crop since
1965.
Intentions in the 14
Quarterly States are for 2.0
million sows to farrow June-
August 1975, down 17 per
cent. September through
November 1975 intentions in
these States are down 12
percent at 2.0 million sows.
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Pet food uses
a g by-products
Through their purchases of
feed grains and of meat,
poultry, and seafood by
products riot generally
considered suitable for
human consumption, the
manufacturers of pet food in
the United States are making
a significant contribution to
the income of American
farmers and to the
economical production of
primary food for human
consumption.
A survey by the Pet Food
Institute (PFI) shows that
approximately 2.2 billion
pounds of meat, poultry, and
seafood by-products, (in
cluding 500 million pounds of
meal rendered from by
products), and 2.5 billion
pounds of feed grains and
grain by-products were used
in pet foods during 1974.
“We have been asked if pet
food manufacturers are
drawing away agricultural
supples that would otherwise
be used for human con
sumption,” PFI said in
releasing the survey.
“Actually, the reverse is
true: by providing a
profitable market for the by
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sumption, the pet food in
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providing these primar.
food products for th- j
American consumer.
Pet food manufacturers
paid ‘ approximately
$320,000,000 for the by
products of meat, poultry,
and seafood processing in
1974, the Institute reported
Of this, $264,000,001
represented direct pur
chases of by-products, and
$56,000,000 represented
purchases of meat, poultry,
and fish meal. •
Without pet food pur
chases, the by-products now
used in pet foods would in
most cases be sold to ren
dering plants at prices far
below their value as pet food
ingredients.
“If pet food manufacturers
didn’t use these by-products,
the loss to the meat, poultry
and seafood processing
industry would be in the
range of $200,000,000,” the
Institute said. “The loss
would have to be made up in
increased costs to con
sumers of primary fooc'
products,” the Institute
noted.
In the case of processors
operating on relatively small
profit margins, the loss of s
profitable outlet for their
by-products could mean the
difference between survival
and bankruptcy,” the In
stitute said.
“The industry’s purchases
of feed grains and soybean
meal also provide an im
portant source of income for
the American farmer at a
time when concern is being
heard that large crops may
lead to surpluses and to
market declines,” the In
stitute noted. -
The total value of the
grain, grain by-products,
and soybean meal used in pet
foods during 1974 was ap
proximately $286,500,000.
“Obviously,” the Institute
said, “These purchases
represent significant income
to America’s farmers.”
The Institute said the
grains used in pet foods were
almost exclusively those
types and grades grown for
animal feed, with a small
quantity of wheat being the
only significant ingredient
also used for human con
sumption. “Wheat uge»” it
noted, “is less than 0.38
percent of total U.S
production.” The Institute
noted that the wheat, in most
cases, was of grades lowei
than the wheat m;’?.*--! for
human use
“As processed for com
mercial pet foods, these by
products and feed grains are
all fine, nutritious products
for dog and cat nutrition,’’
the Institute noted. “But
they do not come out of the
supply of food for human
consumption.
“This economical usage of
agricultural by-products is
part of an efficient farm
production system,” the
Institute noted.
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