Indiana Ag News Headlines Indiana's Hog Inventory Down 4 Percent Indiana Ag Connection - 06/29/2009 Indiana producers had a total inventory of 3.5 million hogs and pigs on June 1, 2009, down 4 percent from a year earlier, reports the state field office of USDA's National Ag Statistics Service. Market hogs, at 3.2 million head were 4 percent below last year. Breeding inventory, at 270,000 head, was 7 percent below the previous year. Sows farrowed totaled 135,000 during the March-May 2009 quarter, down 7 percent from a year ago. Pig crop, at 1.27 million head, decreased 4 percent from last year with a litter rate averaging 9.40, up 3 percent from 2008. Indiana producers intend to farrow 135,000 sows during both the June-August 2009 period and the September-November 2009 period. If realized, farrowings during the June-August 2009 period would be down 10,000 (7 percent), and the September-November 2009, would be down 5,000 (4 percent) from the previous year. Copyright © 2010 - USAgNet.com. All Rights Reserved.