SWINE INDUSTRY By: Andrew Kook

OVERVIEW OF THE INDUSTRY

Sow Farm

Farrowing crate Gestation pins

Nursery Farm

Finishing Farm

• In 2012, the U.S. hog and pig industry had sales of $22.5 billion, accounting for 6 percent of total U.S. agriculture sales.

In 2012 the top three producers Iowa, North Carolina, and Minnesota together accounted for 55 percent of the value of U.S. hog and pig sales.

NC SWINE INDUSTRY • The pork industry in North

Carolina employs more than 46,000 people throughout the pork production, processing and distribution chain.

• Pork production in North Carolina has a total economic impact estimated at $9 billion, directly contributing over $2.5 billion to the North Carolina state economy.

• NC has roughly 8.9 million hogs. Which is about 14% of the total inventory of the entire country.

Interesting Facts

• Duplin County- Hogs out number humans 45 to 1

• Sampson County- Hogs out number humans 32 to 1.

Top Producing Countries

INDUSTRY PROBLEMS NC

• 1997 passed a law banning the building of any new lagoons.

Hurricane Floyd:1997

Hurricane Matthew: 2016

CURRENT NEWS

• NC house passed HB 467 on 4/11/2017 and it has been sent to the senate. Which would limit the damages that a court could award to a property owner who claims nuisance damage by a nearby agricultural or forestry operation to no more than the actual market value of that property.