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US federally inspected hog slaughter was reported at 2,531 thousand head: up 297 thousand head or +13.3% from the previous holiday week, +1.8% over the same week last year and +1.3% over last year-to-date.
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US sow slaughter for the week ending Sep 2nd fell -10.2% or 6,600 head from the prior week to 58,100 head, which is -6.7% under last year but up +4.1% compared to last year-to-date.
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US pork production rose +13.1% or 60.4 million lbs from the previous holiday week to 521.5 million pounds for the latest week, bringing overall production -1.2% under last year but +0.2% compared to last year-to-date.
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Weekly average barrow and gilt weights in the ISM reporting area for the week ending Sep 9th were reported at 279.0 lbs, up 3.3 lbs or +1.2% from a week earlier but -0.4% under year-ago levels. Year-to-date, current hog weights are -0.6% under the same weeks in 2022.
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Canadian federally inspected market hog slaughter for the week ending Sept 2nd at 397.3 thousand head fell 5.6 thousand or -1.4% on the week, but is +0.5% over last year and +0.4% over last year-to-date.
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Canadian sow slaughter was reported at 1,882 head for the same week, dropping 118 head or -5.9% from the week previous. Compared to last year, current Canadian sow slaughter rates are up +20.8% from the same week last year and +16.3% over last year-to-date.
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Canadian pork production numbers are estimates derived from current slaughter rates and an annual average of slaughter hog weights. Based on the latest slaughter rates Canadian pork production for last week was down -1.4% or 602 MT lower, but is +1.4% over year-ago levels and +0.1% higher than last year.
