Pig crop forecast to say no quite on smaller sow numbers
5 October 2023
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The Canadian swine herd is forecast to contract in 2024 on account of discounts in slaughter capability in Quebec and a discounted sow herd, in keeping with a up to date US Division of Agriculture (USDA) International Agricultural Data Community (GAIN) record.
Manufacturing declines can be most important in Jap Canada as the results of the closure of an Olymel slaughter plant as the corporate cuts manufacturing ranges.
The pig crop is forecast to say no quite on smaller sow numbers, however fertility can be quite upper as Ontario recovers from 2023 PEDv problems.
Are living exports to the US can be lowered as manufacturers make changes to the discounts in slaughter capability. Increasing sow processing in Western Canada will build up sow slaughter numbers and a discount in cull sow exports. On the other hand, sow processing relative to cull sow volumes will stay restricted, and the US will stay integral for processing Canadian cull sows.
Weanling business may also decline with the smaller pig crop. Red meat manufacturing in 2024 is forecast to decrease quite from 2023 because the closure of the Olymel plant concludes on the finish of December 2023.
Red meat exports can be additional lowered from 2024 on reduced manufacturing and sustained home call for.