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Number of Pigs on Farms, July 1986 to July 2008 ('000 head)

Author: Bill McGee - Coordinator, Statistics Section/OMAFRA
Last Reviewed: 25 August 2008
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Date
 Boars 6 months & over Sows & Bred Gilts All Other Pigs Under 20 kg All Other Pigs 20 - 60 kg All Other Pigs Over 60 kg Total Pigs
July 1, 2008
8.1
374.5
1,036.5
948.2
871.8
3,239.1
April 1, 2008
8.1
377.0
1,076.3
969.2
921.5
3,352.1
January 1, 2008
8.5
394.8
1,186.3
1,121.3
941.1
3,652.0
October 1, 2007
8.6
400.0
1,215.0
1,174.3
1,033.3
3,831.2
July 1, 2007
8.8
408.5
1,245.1
1,162.8
1,061.6
3,886.8
April 1, 2007
8.8
409.5
1,257.1
1,115.0
1,059.7
3,850.1
January 1, 2007
9.0
413.7
1,188.2
1,279.4
1,033.8
3,924.1
October 1, 2006
9.1
416.6
1,195.7
1,255.1
1,034.5
3,911.0
July 1, 2006
9.2
417.1
1,244.1
1,189.2
1,070.0
3,929.6
April 1, 2006
9.4
420.6
1,211.2
1,302.0
1,014.1
3,957.3
January 1, 2006
9.6
424.0
1,184.9
1,170.2
1,162.5
3,951.2
October 1, 2005
9.8
432.1
1,184.1
1,283.5
1,104.3
4,013.8
July 1, 2005
10.0
430.0
1,229.4
1,233.4
1,092.6
3,995.4
April 1, 2005
10.2
430.7
1,172.2
1,283.1
1,013.3
3,909.5
January 1, 2005
10.3
433.2
1,121.9
1,115.8
1,097.7
3,778.9
October 1, 2004
10.6
430.9
1,115.3
1,202.6
1,034.1
3,793.5
July 1, 2004
11.0
431.7
1,176.3
1,191.5
1,038.9
3,849.4
April 1, 2004
11.5
433.3
1,185.7
1,220.9
940.9
3,792.3
January 1, 2004
11.5
425.8
1,174.9
1,073.2
1,095.3
3,780.7
October 1, 2003
11.7
419.9
1,097.9
1,181.5
1,053.4
3,764.4
July 1, 2003
12.0
415.1
1,177.8
1,084.0
1,025.6
3,714.5
April 1, 2003
12.1
414.3
1,152.6
1,244.0
966.2
3,789.2
January 1, 2003
12.7
398.7
1,111.3
1,116.8
1,097.0
3,736.5
October 1, 2002
12.7
391.7
1,126.8
1,189.7
1,034.3
3,755.2
July 1, 2002
12.9
387.6
1,171.7
1,088.3
995.4
3,655.9
April 1, 2002
12.9
378.2
1,056.1
1,210.9
941.6
3,599.7
January 1, 2002
12.7
373.1
1,027.6
1,060.8
1,058.7
3,532.9
October 1, 2001
12.6
360.5
1,026.5
1,163.5
936.9
3,500.0
July 1, 2001
13.2
351.0
1,048.2
1,099.7
964.1
3,476.2
April 1, 2001
13.3
348.4
1,043.2
1,145.5
935.0
3,485.4
January 1, 2001
13.3
347.3
1,059.0
1,056.6
1,043.8
3,520.0
October 1, 2000
13.5
344.5
1,045.0
1,141.2
990.3
3,534.5
July 1, 2000
13.7
341.5
1,033.7
1,167.2
959.8
3,515.9
April 1, 2000
13.6
340.7
1,018.4
1,148.2
930.5
3,451.4
January 1, 2000
13.9
339.3
1,034.7
1,061.2
991.1
3,440.2
October 1, 1999
13.9
335.2
1,037.2
1,081.2
933.7
3,401.2
July 1, 1999
14.0
334.1
1,040.6
1,100.0
892.6
3,381.3
April 1, 1999
14.3
326.9
1,025.2
1,068.8
912.3
3,347.5
January 1, 1999
14.7
333.4
1,027.1
1,050.1
1,015.5
3,440.8
October 1, 1998
15.3
340.1
1,057.3
1,106.9
909.6
3,429.2
July 1, 1998
15.7
340.1
1,016.7
1,070.2
888.3
3,331.0
April 1, 1998
15.7
333.8
966.1
1,072.3
868.3
3,256.2
January 1, 1998
15.5
323.5
930.9
1,005.7
916.7
3,192.3
October 1, 1997
15.7
320.6
944.2
990.2
864.4
3,135.1
July 1, 1997
15.9
317.3
967.0
1,018.0
805.7
3,123.9
April 1, 1997
16.2
317.5
924.0
967.9
846.4
3,072.0
January 1, 1997
16.6
319.3
896.7
974.1
889.7
3,096.4
October 1, 1996
17.3
323.6
920.0
966.1
830.7
3,057.7
July 1, 1996
17.7
323.4
960.4
976.4
787.8
3,065.7
April 1, 1996
17.8
317.3
927.4
940.3
859.3
3,062.1
January 1, 1996
17.9
311.8
897.0
906.5
935.9
3,069.1
October 1, 1995
18.5
317.5
892.4
924.4
901.2
3,054.0
July 1, 1995
18.7
316.7
907.7
962.3
887.2
3,092.6
April 1, 1995
18.9
317.1
910.3
977.9
868.6
3,092.8
January 1, 1995
19.3
320.8
934.5
1,016.8
870.5
3,161.9
October 1, 1994
19.0
314.2
938.3
972.1
850.8
3,094.4
July 1, 1994
19.5
319.5
924.5
908.2
814.9
2,986.6
April 1, 1994
19.7
320.4
859.3
888.2
828.3
2,915.9
January 1, 1994
19.8
319.4
822.7
896.9
867.8
2,926.6
October 1, 1993
20.2
323.2
840.3
894.9
819.2
2,897.8
July 1, 1993
20.3
323.5
872.8
908.9
785.2
2,910.7
April 1, 1993
20.5
323.2
905.9
878.2
815.4
2,943.2
January 1, 1993
20.4
319.9
961.3
876.4
865.6
3,043.6
October 1, 1992
20.4
319.0
966.5
928.9
859.5
3,094.3
July 1, 1992
20.3
316.3
920.2
942.8
805.2
3,004.8
April 1, 1992
20.0
311.0
886.1
917.0
806.4
2,940.5
January 1, 1992
19.8
306.6
860.7
900.6
816.6
2,904.3
October 1, 1991
19.6
303.6
880.8
940.5
805.6
2,950.1
July 1, 1991
20.0
305.0
940.0
900.0
795.0
2,960.0
April 1, 1991
20.0
308.0
920.0
870.0
810.0
2,928.0
January 1, 1991
20.0
298.0
880.0
870.0
845.0
2,913.0
October 1, 1990
20.0
300.0
880.0
890.0
871.0
2,961.0
July 1, 1990
21.0
305.0
900.0
910.0
825.0
2,961.0
April 1, 1990
21.0
315.0
920.0
860.0
845.0
2,961.0
January 1, 1990
21.0
310.0
890.0
890.0
930.0
3,041.0
October 1, 1989
21.0
320.0
910.0
965.0
910.0
3,126.0
July 1, 1989
22.0
340.0
990.0
940.0
855.0
3,147.0
April 1, 1989
22.0
335.0
980.0
910.0
900.0
3,147.0
January 1, 1989
22.0
330.0
950.0
960.0
960.0
3,222.0
October 1, 1988
22.0
335.0
980.0
1,015.0
985.0
3,337.0
July 1, 1988
24.0
353.0
1,050.0
1,020.0
920.0
3,367.0
April 1, 1988
24.0
355.0
1,055.0
960.0
915.0
3,309.0
January 1, 1988
24.0
345.0
1,010.0
970.0
1,000.0
3,349.0
October 1, 1987
24.0
340.0
1,000.0
1,057.0
960.0
3,381.0
July 1, 1987
24.0
358.0
1,070.0
1,020.0
910.0
3,382.0
April 1, 1987
23.0
350.0
1,045.0
960.0
860.0
3,238.0
January 1, 1987
22.0
337.0
992.0
920.0
924.0
3,195.0
October 1, 1986
21.0
330.0
951.0
995.0
933.0
3,230.0
July 1, 1986
22.0
336.0
980.0
994.0
840.0
3,172.0

Note: Data have been adjusted to align with the results of the 2006 Census of Agriculture. In some cases the adjustments were smoothed back to 2002.

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