National Ag News
Cattle, hog herds up in U.S., Canada
Mar 6, 2018, 17:12 PM
by
Ann Gregson
The combined U.S. and Canadian cattle and hog herds were larger at the start of this year than at the start of last year. The U.S. herds are larger, but the numbers in both nations are driven by demand expectations and improvements in calving and farrowing.
The USDA says all cattle and calves in the U.S. and Canada were up 1% on the year at 106.024 million head with most of the major categories steady to a little bit larger than last year.
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