The USDA says the combined U.S. and Canadian livestock numbers show continued U.S. expansion of the cattle and hog herds cancelling out lower numbers for Canada.
The combined hog inventory at the end of December was up 1% at 88.58 million head, with a 2% rise in the U.S. to 74.55 million making up for a 1% decline in Canada at 14.030 million head, and the combined cattle herd was slightly higher at 106.21 million head, with a modest increase in the U.S.
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