| World Hog Statistics - Jan. 1 | ||||||
| In Thousands of Head | ||||||
| Year | Brazil | China | Germany | U.S. | World | |
| 1992 | 33,050 | 369,646 | 26,063 | 57,469 | 728,789 | |
| 1993 | 31,050 | 384,210 | 26,514 | 58,202 | 740,758 | |
| 1994 | 31,200 | 393,000 | 26,075 | 57,940 | 743,930 | |
| 1995 | 31,338 | 414,619 | 24,698 | 59,738 | 758,461 | |
| 1996 | 32,068 | 345,848 | 23,737 | 58,201 | 782,425 | |
| 1997 | 31,369 | 362,836 | 24,283 | 56,124 | 695,133 | |
| 1998 | 31,427 | 400,348 | 24,845 | 61,158 | 731,575 | |
| 1999 | 31,427 | 422,563 | 26,299 | 62,206 | 762,206 | |
| 2000* | 31,860 | 430,198 | 26,043 | 59,342 | 774,451 | |
| 2001* | 32,440 | 446,815 | 25,862 | 59,138 | 652,022 | |
| *Preliminary | ||||||
| Hogs and Pigs on Farms | Hog-Corn Price Ratio - U.S. | |||||
| In Thousands of Head | ||||||
| Average | ||||||
| 1993 | 57,904 | 1993 | 20.5 | |||
| 1994 | 59,990 | 1994 | 16.4 | |||
| 1995 | 58,264 | 1995 | 16.4 | |||
| 1996 | 56,171 | 1996 | 15.4 | |||
| 1997 | 61,158 | 1997 | 20 | |||
| 1998 | 62,206 | 1998 | 14.7 | |||
| 1999 | 59,342 | 1999 | 17.3 | |||
| 2000 | 59,138 | 2000 | 23.3 | |||
| 2001 | 59,804 | 2001 | 23.4 | |||
| 2002* | 58,943 | 2002* | 15.9 | |||
| *Preliminary | Bushels of corn equal to 100 lbs of hog, live weight | |||||
| Average Live Weight of all Hogs Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection | ||||||
| 1993 | 254 | |||||
| 1994 | 256 | |||||
| 1995 | 257 | |||||
| 1996 | 254 | |||||
| 1997 | 256 | |||||
| 1998 | 257 | |||||
| 1999 | 259 | |||||
| 2000 | 262 | |||||
| 2001 | 264 | |||||
| 2002* | 265 | |||||
| *Preliminary | ||||||