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BC Hog Industry Overview
- About 50 commercial hog farms are registered with BC Hog
Marketing Commission. Census of Agriculture Statistics
(2001) shows 1,121 farms reporting pork production in BC.
- Production in 2002 was estimated at 209,000 heads which
account for 15% of the province pork requirements as
reported by BC Hog Marketing Commission.
- 90% of total production is from 40 farms located within
Fraser Valley.
- 2% of total production is from the North Okanagan, and
6% from Vancouver Island and Peace River.
- There are five medium and small slaughtering plants in
BC located throughout the province.
- BC Hog Marketing Commission (BCHMC) is a central selling
desk, sales are pooled weekly, and prices are based on US
markets.
- Cash receipts in hog sales marketed through BCHMC were
$27.6 million in 2002.
- BC produces high quality hogs and is in the process of
implementing a Pork Quality Assurance Program.
Excerpt: BCMAL Investment
Information on the British Columbia Hog Industry
Hog inventories, April 1, 2005
| |
Breeding |
Market
Hogs |
Total
hogs |
|
|
|
Under
20 kg |
20 kg and over |
|
|
|
2005 |
2004 to 2005 |
2005 |
2004 to 2005 |
2005 |
2004 to 2005 |
2005 |
2004 to 2005 |
|
|
'000 head |
% change |
'000 head |
% change |
'000 head |
% change |
'000 head |
% change |
|
Canada |
1,645 |
1.0 |
4,536 |
1.8 |
8,499 |
0.3 |
14,680 |
0.8 |
|
Atlantic |
34 |
-1.2 |
104 |
-4.5 |
217 |
-2.6 |
354 |
-3.0 |
|
Quebec |
423 |
0.0 |
1,289 |
4.0 |
2,553 |
-0.2 |
4,265 |
1.1 |
|
Ontario |
436 |
-2.0 |
1,146 |
-1.6 |
2,013 |
-1.8 |
3,594 |
-1.8 |
|
East |
893 |
-1.0 |
2,538 |
1.0 |
4,782 |
-1.0 |
8,213 |
-0.4 |
|
Manitoba |
376 |
3.7 |
1,020 |
4.0 |
1,515 |
1.2 |
2,910 |
2.5 |
|
Saskatchewan |
133 |
2.4 |
335 |
6.0 |
890 |
7.3 |
1,358 |
6.5 |
|
Alberta |
221 |
3.3 |
592 |
-1.2 |
1,212 |
-0.4 |
2,025 |
-0.2 |
|
British Columbia |
23 |
6.1 |
51 |
4.7 |
100 |
2.1 |
174 |
3.4 |
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West |
752 |
3.4 |
1,998 |
2.7 |
3,717 |
2.1 |
6,467 |
2.4 |
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Note: Figures may not add up to totals due to
rounding. |
Source: Statistics Canada: Publication:
23-010-XIE2005002
Hog Inventories April 1, 2003 ('000 head)
| |
Breeding |
Market
Hogs under 20 kg |
Market
Hogs 20 kg and over |
Total
hogs |
| Canada |
1,554 |
4,386 |
8,626 |
14,566 |
| Atlantic |
34 |
105 |
224 |
363 |
| Quebec |
423 |
1,285 |
2,572 |
4,280 |
| Ontario |
416 |
1,106 |
2,193 |
3,715 |
| East |
873 |
2,496 |
4,988 |
8,358 |
| Manitoba |
335 |
908 |
1,498 |
2,740 |
| Saskatchewan |
114 |
319 |
778 |
1,211 |
| Alberta |
213 |
615 |
1,272 |
2,100 |
| British Columbia |
19 |
49 |
91 |
158 |
| West |
681 |
1,890 |
3,638 |
6,209 |
| Available
on CANSIM: table 003-0004. |
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