Global Industry
How many pigs are there globally?
752 000 000
Who are the top 4 major pork exporters
The EU
USA
Canada
Brazil
What are the number of farms and number of pigs/farm for quebec, ontario and manitoba
Q - Farms = 2500, Pigs/Farm = 1800
O - Farms = 1200, Pigs/Farm = 3300
M - Farms = 550, Pigs/Farm = 6500
How much of its pork does sask export
80% of saskatchewans hogs are exported
Mainly as pork products and live pigs
Less than 20% of pork consumed by sask residents
What is the biggest cost of production
Feed 63%
labour is 12%
Transport is 6%
Breeding stock is 4%
Vet is 3%
misc is 11%
What does global pig production look like in numbers
Over 752 million heads of pigs worldwide
China = largest number of pigs - 406 million heads
The EU - Over 50 million heads
The USA - over 77 million heads
Brazil 37 million heads
Canada - 14 million heads
Mexico and south korea - 11 million heads
China
EU
Which three provinces total 85% of canadas pig production
Quebec
ontario
Manitoba
Where does sask pork exports go to
USA
Mexico
Japan
Vietnam
China
South Korea
Singapore
What is the origin of the domestic pig
Pigs were probably domesticated as early as 6000 to 9000 years ago
Separate domestication in asia and europe
The wild boar, sus scrofa, is likely the ancestor of all modern breeds of swine
Through selection, numerous breeds of swine have been developed
Top 5 pigs producers are?
China
EU
USA
brazil
Russia
What are the 5 places canada exports to
China
USA
Japan
Mexico
South Korea
How many pigs are in the canadian population
12-15 million
What does the meat look like with sasks exports
Mostly Fresh, then processed, then frozen
What traits did humans select for with domestication
Behaviour
Productivity
Adaptability
Projected market value for 2027 is?
257.9B
What is the ratio of money for pork imported vs pork exported in canada
for every $1 of pork imported canada exports nearly $9 worth
How many pigs do the top 10 companies produce? Top 40?
10 960 700
16 496 800
What is an Intensive livestock operation
Under the act a livestock operation is defined as intensive if the space per animal unit, where livestock are confined, is less than 370m2 (4000 ft2)
What are the five major points within the history of domestication
Speciation of sus species in island south-east asia
Divergence between european and asian S. scrofa lineages
independent domestication leading to separate domesticated clades in europe and asia
hybrdization between domesticated pigs from asia and europe
breed formation and globalization
Who are the 4 major pork importers
China, japan, mexico, and the UK
Where does canada import most of its pork from
USA and EU
What does sasks production look like
6.7% of pigs produced in canada
About 400 farms - 78 commercial producers
Producing 2.3-2.4 million pigs annually
$560 million contribution to GDP
Total economic output is $1.67 billion
5th largest producer
What is an animal unit
An animal unit is a means of comparing different ages and species of livestock. The manure volume produced by one animal unit is approximately the same across species. One cow, 200 broiler chickens or six feeder pigs represent one animal unit
What is the taxonomic classification of swine
Kingdom = Animalia
Phylum = Chordata
Sub phylum = Vertebrata
Class = Mammalia
Sub class = Utheria
Order = artiodactyl
Family = Suidae/Porcidae
Genus = Sus
Species = Sus scrofa