USDA forecast for the number of sows worldwide in 2023

Breeding stock is expected to increase significantly in Mexico and Brazil, while breeding sow stock in China is expected to grow by 2.5%.

According to the latest USDA estimates, China's sow inventory for 2023 is expected to increase by 2.5% with respect to 2022, reaching 41 million head. On the other hand, for Brazil* an increase of 2.0% is projected with an inventory of 3.04 million head, while for Mexico an increase of 2.7% is foreseen, reaching 1.32 million head, thus surpassing Canada (1.23 million head) and South Korea (1.02 million head). Japan's stock is estimated at 0.8 million head, representing an increase of 1.4%.

On the other hand, the USDA projects decreases in sow inventories for several of the main world producers such as the European Union, which is expected to see a 1.6% decrease with an inventory of 10.7 million head. Likewise, for the United States (6.08 million head) and Canada (1.23 million head) contractions of 0.7% and 0.8% are estimated, respectively.

Russia, South Korea, and the United Kingdom are expected to see inventory decreases of 1.4%, 0.8%, and 1.2%, respectively.

SOURCE: Sfera FM