In Quebec most plants will close on Easter Monday, producers shipping to Quebec will therefore need to cut back deliveries the week following Easter. Quebec sales for the week totaled 128,767 this is up 1,840 compared to the previous week. As provided to the Ontario Farmer Some producers moved deliveries ahead last week in preparation for the Good Friday holiday. As a result, Ontario hog marketings were almost 5,000 head higher last week. Ontario hog producers marketed a total of 93,817 hogs with 14,803 hogs leaving the province.
Total marketings are well above the same week last year.
Hog marketings in Quebec only increased marginally, as producers sold 128,767 market hogs last week. In the US, approximately 1.88 million hogs should be delivered to market when the numbers are reported. US hog volumes have increased in the past several weeks, in line with predictions based on the March Hogs and Pigs report. Hog weights in the US have been steadily increasing in recent years. The most recent figures from the US show that weights have started to decline.