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Production Index Analysis of sow farm performance for 2019Welcome to the 2019 sow productivity and sow farm production index from the MetaFarms Analytic Team. For 2019, the dataset included over 400 sow farms representing over 1,100,000 female animals from the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Philippines, and Australia. All numbers are based on a standardized set of business logic and calculation algorithms, which allows our analysts and users to make apples-to-apples comparisons of performance across and within companies using the MetaFarms Ag Platform (MAP). New this year, you will find a Top/Bottom analysis, percentile distributions for many items shown on the Performance Monitor report, a comparison of the sow farm performance between the US and Canada, year-over-year comparison of sow farm performance from 2017 through 2019, and an analysis of sow farm performance based on farm size. This production index is also available in an interactive format HERE.

An overview of 2019Below is a graph that encompasses MetaFarms Sow Mortality % (Death and Euthanized) covering the last 8 years, which clearly shows that mortality continues to increase. On a positive note, it is interesting to see how genetic improvements have shown a steady increase in total born; whereas on the downside sow mortality continues to increase year-over-year. Sow Mortality in 2012 was 7.9% whereas in 2019

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Sow Farm Productivity by Farm Size (Table 1)One of the more popular production index tables is the performance comparison broken down by sow farm size. Evaluating the performance by size strikes up many different conversation topics among our customers like: how are the sizes of my farms doing against its peers, what are the better performing farms doing that we should look into doing, and many more questions. Take a few moments to look at the differences among different sized farms sow units especially: Farrowing Rate %, Pre-weaning mortality %, and Sow Mortality %.

Year-over-Year Comparison (2016-2019) (Table 2) 2019 Pigs Weaned per Mated Female per Year (PWMFY), 26.7 was 0.9 pig increase (3.5% chg) from 2017. Pre-wean mortality % has steadily increased to 13.5%, which is the highest MetaFarms average since 2014 (14.7%). Sow death & euthanized % has increased for the 6th straight year; with a noticeable 0.7% (5.9% chg) increase over 2018, to 12.5%. On page 11, MetaFarms digs further into 2019 sow mortality. Keep in mind that sow mortality % is a combination of gilts and sows that either died or were euthanized.

Sow Farm Productivity by Country (Table 3)

Canadian sow farm production has historically beaten the U.S. in many Key Performance Indexes (KPIs), but the last 2 years have shown that this has changed. In 2019 Canadian PWMFY went unchanged from 2018 and is far off from the 2016 (26.4). Almost the opposite could be said about U.S. farms where 2019’s PWMFY of 26.8 is up 1.7 pigs from 2016 (25.1). Canadian farms have also shown a noticeable increase in Sow Mortality at 13.1% (14.9% Chg over 2018); whereas U.S. farms increased but only a modest 0.2%.

Percentile Distributions (Table 4 & 5)

Table 4 shows the percentile distributions across the MetaFarms customer database for many of the familiar numbers reported for sow farm performance. Keep in mind that with percentiles, each item is ranked independently of the others. For example, you take one line item (i.e. PWMFY), rank all the farms top to bottom on that number, and find the various percentiles. Remember that a percentile represents a single number, not an average, so for PWMFY the 90th percentile is the single number at which 90% of the sow farms (in this dataset) are below and 10% are above.


Sow Farm Performance by Herd Size (Jan-Dec 2019) (Table 1)

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Pigs weaned / mated female / yr (PWMFY) 24.3 25.9 25.7 27.5 27.3 27.9Pigs weaned / mated female / yr (PWMFY)- v1 24.9 26.7 26.5 28.1 27.7 28.6Pigs weaned / mated female / yr (PWMFY)- v2 24.0 25.6 25.3 26.9 26.3 26.9Litters / mated female / yr (LMFY) 2.22 2.29 2.30 2.35 2.35 2.35Pigs weaned / farrowing space / yr (PWCY) 141 150 152 163 157 156Total Productivity Index™ (mated) 46.6 48.7 49.3 53.1 52.3 53.5Non-Productive days (w/o gilt pool) 55.9 48.4 47.8 49.0 50.4 46.9% weaned sows served < 7 days 87.9% 88.4% 87.4% 88.0% 87.8% 88.2%% Repeats 9.5% 7.9% 8.3% 6.4% 5.7% 6.5%% Gilts 18.9% 20.9% 19.0% 14.6% 13.0% 18.5%% multiple matings 82.9% 88.2% 86.5% 92.5% 89.7% 90.9%Matings/service 1.93 2.00 1.93 1.99 1.91 2.02Wean-1st service interval 7.4 6.9 6.8 6.8 6.7 6.8% Aborted 3.1% 3.1% 4.5% 5.7% 4.4% 3.3%% Pregnant at day 35 92.2% 92.5% 91.7% 92.5% 93.0% 92.1%% Pregnant at day 72 88.0% 88.8% 88.4% 89.8% 90.1% 89.4%% Pregnant at day 105 85.9% 86.8% 86.4% 88.1% 88.7% 87.5%Farrowing rate 82.3% 83.8% 83.5% 85.0% 85.9% 84.9%Average total born 13.9 14.4 14.2 14.9 14.7 15.0Average born dead 1.40 1.40 1.34 1.47 1.53 1.36Birth loss % 10.1% 9.7% 9.4% 9.9% 10.5% 9.1%Average Stillborn 1.11 1.04 1.01 1.02 1.06 0.92Stillborn % 8.0% 7.2% 7.1% 6.9% 7.2% 6.2%Average Mummified 0.29 0.36 0.33 0.45 0.47 0.44Mummified % 2.1% 2.5% 2.3% 3.0% 3.2% 2.9%Average live born 12.5 13.0 12.9 13.4 13.1 13.6Average farrowing interval 149 147 147 145 145 145Pre-wean mortality % 13.9% 13.5% 13.3% 12.0% 13.3% 14.0%Pigs weaned / sow 10.74 11.04 10.90 11.16 10.82 11.18Pigs weaned/sow farrowed 10.83 11.18 11.06 11.46 11.23 11.53Pigs weaned/sow > 0 piglets 11.21 11.53 11.43 11.71 11.41 11.88Average wean age 20.9 20.8 20.7 18.8 19.2 20.1Average wean weight (pig) 13.7 13.6 13.4 12.9 12.6 14.0Pigs weaned per sow lifetime 38.9 39.1 41.1 44.7 45.3 37.3Average mated female inventory 627 1,406 2,508 3,615 4,420 6,387Herd parity (w/o gilt pool) 2.9 2.7 2.9 3.0 3.2 2.6Sow culling % 45.0% 46.6% 45.3% 38.5% 37.9% 45.7%Average cull parity 3.8 3.8 4.2 4.3 4.6 3.6Death & euthanized rate % 10.1% 11.1% 11.8% 13.9% 14.2% 13.0%Replacement rate % 52.6% 58.0% 55.6% 51.7% 52.2% 61.8%Average gilt arrival age (days) 193 202 212 262 240 236Entry - 1st serv interval 36.3 32.3 25.6 16.1 25.3 37.0

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Year over Year Comparison of Sow Farm Performance (2017-2019) (Table 2)

2017 2018 2019Pigs weaned / mated female / yr (PWMFY) 25.8 26.2 26.7Pigs weaned / mated female / yr (PWMFY)- v1 25.9 27.0 27.3Pigs weaned / mated female / yr (PWMFY)- v2 24.6 25.6 26.0Litters / mated female / yr (LMFY) 2.34 2.30 2.31Pigs weaned / farrowing space / yr (PWCY) 145 147 152Total Productivity Index™ (mated) 49.6 50.2 51.1Non-Productive days (w/o gilt pool) 48.7 51.3 49.8% weaned sows served < 7 days 87.8% 87.3% 87.9%% Repeats 10.1% 7.6% 7.3%% multiple matings 90.2% 90.4% 88.8%Matings/service 2.00 1.99 1.96Wean-1st service interval 6.8 6.9 6.8% Aborted 4.2% 4.3% 4.1%% Pregnant at day 35 91.8% 92.1% 92.2%% Pregnant at day 72 88.8% 88.9% 89.1%% Pregnant at day 105 87.1% 87.2% 87.3%Farrowing rate 84.5% 84.3% 84.4%Average total born 14.2 14.4 14.6Average born dead 1.27 1.41 1.40Birth loss % 9.0% 9.8% 9.6%Average Stillborn 0.90 0.97 1.01Stillborn % 6.4% 6.7% 6.9%Average Mummified 0.40 0.44 0.40Mummified % 2.6% 3.0% 2.7%Average live born 12.9 13.0 13.2Average farrowing interval 146 147 146Pre-wean mortality % 13.1% 13.3% 13.5%Pigs weaned / sow 10.81 10.89 11.00Pigs weaned/sow farrowed 11.01 11.11 11.26Pigs weaned/sow > 0 piglets 11.38 11.47 11.58Average wean age 20.0 20.0 20.1Pigs weaned per sow lifetime 39.2 38.6 40.9Average mated female inventory 2,230 2,404 2,539 Herd parity (w/o gilt pool) 2.7 2.7 2.8Sow culling % 45.8% 42.9% 43.5%Death & euthanized rate % 11.1% 11.8% 12.5%Average gilt arrival age (days) 233 213 226Entry - 1st service interval 23.0 23.7 28.9


Sow Performance by Country (2018 & 2019) (Table 3)Canada USA

2018 2019 2018 2019Pigs weaned / mated female / yr (PWMFY) 25.6 25.6 26.6 26.8Pigs weaned / mated female / yr (PWMFY)- v1 26.5 26.6 27.4 27.5Pigs weaned / mated female / yr (PWMFY)- v2 25.2 25.3 26.0 26.1Litters / mated female / yr (LMFY) 2.35 2.32 2.30 2.31Pigs weaned / farrowing space / yr (PWCY) 148 146 150 153Total Productivity Index™ (mated) 49.3 49.1 50.8 51.3Non-Productive days (w/o gilt pool) 43.2 48.1 53.5 50.1Average farrowing interval 145 146 147 146Pigs weaned per lifetime per female 45.3 44.7 38.2 40.3Weaned sows bred % < 7 days 90.1% 88.7% 86.6% 87.8%% Repeats 7.7% 9.0% 7.8% 7.0%% Gilts 18.3% 17.8% 17.1% 17.6%% Multiple matings 87.7% 88.1% 93.0% 88.9%Mating / service 1.91 1.91 2.02 1.97Wean-1st service 6.5 6.8 7.1 6.8% Aborted 3.3% 4.5% 4.8% 4.1%% Pregnant at day 35 91.6% 91.0% 92.1% 92.4%% Pregnant at day 72 88.6% 87.8% 89.0% 89.3%% Pregnant at day 105 87.2% 85.9% 87.1% 87.5%Farrowing rate 85.0% 83.2% 83.9% 84.5%Average total born 14.0 14.1 14.6 14.6Average live born 12.7 12.8 13.2 13.2Average born dead 1.26 1.30 1.47 1.42Birth loss % 9.0% 9.2% 10.0% 9.7%Average Stillborn 0.89 0.92 1.00 1.02Stillborn % 6.4% 6.5% 6.8% 7.0%Average Mummified 0.37 0.38 0.47 0.40Mummified % 2.6% 2.7% 3.2% 2.7%Pre-wean mortality % 14.7% 14.4% 13.2% 13.3%Pigs weaned / sow 10.72 10.78 11.03 11.04Pigs weaned / sow farrowed 10.92 10.93 11.24 11.30Pigs weaned / sows weaned > 0 piglets 11.25 11.33 11.64 11.61Average wean age 20.7 20.9 19.6 20.0Herd parity (w/o gilt pool) 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.9Culling rate % 46.1% 41.8% 42.7% 43.8%Average cull parity 4.5 4.5 3.7 4.0Death & euthanized rate % 11.4% 13.1% 12.2% 12.4%Removal rate % 58.6% 56.2% 55.8% 58.2%Replacement rate % 52.2% 52.6% 56.1% 56.7%Average gilt arrival age (days) 200 206 226 233Entry - 1st serv interval 30.5 30.9 21.3 28.5


Percentile Distributions (Jan-Dec 2019) (Table 4)Percentiles

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90Pigs weaned / mated female / yr (PWMFY) 22.0 23.4 24.4 25.2 26.1 26.8 27.4 28.4 30.4Pigs weaned / mated female / yr (PWMFY)-v1 22.8 24.4 25.3 26.0 26.7 27.3 28.0 28.9 30.6Pigs weaned / mated female / yr (PWMFY)-v2 21.6 23.0 24.1 24.9 25.5 26.1 26.9 27.7 29.5Litters / mated female / yr (LMFY) 2.09 2.18 2.25 2.29 2.32 2.34 2.37 2.41 2.45Pigs weaned / farrowing space / yr (PWCY) 123 131 138 146 152 156 164 172 183Total Productivity Index™ (mated) 41.8 44.9 46.7 48.3 49.9 51.3 52.6 54.5 58.4Non-Productive days (w/o gilt pool) 74.1 62.9 56.8 49.9 45.7 42.2 38.3 35.1 30.0Pigs weaned per lifetime per female 26.4 31.7 35.3 39.3 41.8 44.7 47.4 50.7 55.0Weaned sows bred % < 7 days 80.6% 83.5% 85.5% 87.2% 88.5% 90.0% 91.2% 92.5% 94.2%% Repeats 13.9% 11.0% 9.7% 8.5% 7.4% 6.5% 5.3% 4.1% 2.5%% Gilts 9.7% 15.9% 17.2% 18.1% 19.3% 20.4% 21.6% 23.2% 25.5%% Multiple matings 59.9% 84.5% 91.1% 94.5% 96.6% 98.1% 99.2% 99.7% 99.9%Mating / service 2.27 2.11 2.01 2.00 1.99 1.98 1.95 1.89 1.63Wean-1st service 9.3 8.2 7.5 6.9 6.6 6.2 6.0 5.7 5.1% Aborted 9.3% 6.7% 4.9% 4.1% 3.3% 2.7% 2.2% 1.4% 0.6%% Pregnant at day 35 88.3% 90.1% 91.0% 92.1% 92.8% 93.5% 94.2% 94.9% 95.7%% Pregnant at day 72 83.6% 86.0% 87.5% 88.7% 89.6% 90.5% 91.2% 92.2% 93.4%% Pregnant at day 105 80.5% 83.8% 85.3% 86.7% 87.8% 88.8% 89.7% 90.8% 92.1%Farrowing Rate % 76.0% 80.3% 81.8% 83.4% 84.7% 85.9% 87.0% 88.4% 90.4%Average Farrowing Interval 153.6 150.0 148.8 147.7 146.6 145.6 144.8 143.8 142.3Average total born 12.6 13.5 13.9 14.2 14.5 14.8 15.0 15.3 15.7Average live born 11.5 12.2 12.6 12.9 13.1 13.3 13.5 13.7 14.1Average born dead 1.88 1.70 1.57 1.49 1.36 1.27 1.18 1.07 0.91Birth loss % 12.5% 11.5% 10.6% 10.1% 9.6% 9.2% 8.4% 7.8% 6.7%Average Stillborn 1.46 1.28 1.19 1.11 1.04 0.94 0.85 0.76 0.64Stillborn % 9.9% 8.7% 8.2% 7.8% 7.2% 6.7% 6.1% 5.5% 4.5%Average Mummified 0.61 0.49 0.44 0.39 0.34 0.29 0.24 0.20 0.11Mummified % 4.1% 3.4% 3.0% 2.6% 2.3% 2.0% 1.7% 1.4% 0.8%Pre-wean mortality % 17.8% 16.0% 14.9% 14.2% 13.7% 12.6% 11.7% 10.9% 9.7%Pigs weaned / sow 9.69 10.39 10.68 10.87 11.02 11.23 11.37 11.59 11.89Pigs weaned / sows weaned > 0 piglets 10.41 10.83 11.15 11.36 11.52 11.67 11.82 12.04 12.38Pigs weaned / sow farrowed 9.83 10.47 10.80 11.04 11.20 11.37 11.61 11.81 12.20Average wean age 17.9 19.0 19.5 20.1 20.4 20.9 21.3 22.0 23.1Herd parity (w/o gilt pool) 3.6 3.3 3.1 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.1Culling rate % 26.4% 32.1% 37.3% 40.6% 42.9% 47.6% 51.1% 55.3% 64.6%Average cull parity 2.6 3.1 3.6 3.9 4.1 4.4 4.7 4.9 5.5Death & euthanized rate % 16.8% 15.0% 13.5% 12.4% 11.3% 10.4% 9.4% 8.4% 6.7%Removal rate % 39.4% 45.5% 50.4% 53.9% 56.7% 59.6% 63.2% 68.6% 80.5%Replacement rate % 39.0% 45.8% 49.6% 52.0% 55.4% 58.9% 62.1% 66.4% 73.4%Average gilt arrival age (days) 171 185 193 198 206 219 233 261 314Entry - 1st serv interval 56.4 43.5 36.5 30.3 24.2 18.8 13.7 4.0 1.0


Percentile Distributions (Jan-Dec 2019) (Table 5)Bottom

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Pigs weaned / mated female / yr (PWMFY) 22.0 24.6 26.1 27.1 30.4Pigs weaned / mated female / yr (PWMFY)-v1 22.8 25.4 26.7 27.8 30.6Pigs weaned / mated female / yr (PWMFY)-v2 21.6 24.3 25.5 26.6 29.5Litters / mated female / yr (LMFY) 2.09 2.26 2.32 2.36 2.45Pigs weaned / farrowing space / yr (PWCY) 123 140 152 160 183Total Productivity Index™ (mated) 41.8 47.2 49.9 52.0 58.4Non-Productive days (w/o gilt pool) 30.0 39.5 45.7 53.9 74.1Pigs weaned per lifetime per female 26.4 36.3 41.8 46.8 55.0Weaned sows bred % < 7 days 80.6% 86.0% 88.5% 90.7% 94.2%% Repeats 13.9% 9.2% 7.4% 5.6% 2.5%% Gilts 9.7% 17.4% 19.3% 21.1% 25.5%% Multiple matings 59.9% 92.6% 96.6% 98.7% 99.9%Mating / service 2.27 2.01 1.99 1.96 1.63Wean-1st service 9.3 7.2 6.6 6.0 5.1% Aborted 9.3% 4.6% 3.3% 2.4% 0.6%% Pregnant at day 35 88.3% 91.4% 92.8% 94.0% 95.7%% Pregnant at day 72 83.6% 87.8% 89.6% 90.9% 93.4%% Pregnant at day 105 80.5% 85.9% 87.8% 89.2% 92.1%Farrowing Rate % 76.0% 82.4% 84.7% 86.4% 90.4%Average Farrowing Interval 153.6 148.5 146.6 145.0 142.3Average total born 12.6 14.0 14.5 14.9 15.7Average live born 11.5 12.7 13.1 13.4 14.1Average born dead 1.88 1.54 1.36 1.22 0.91Birth loss % 12.5% 10.4% 9.6% 8.7% 6.7%Average Stillborn 1.46 1.15 1.04 0.87 0.64Stillborn % 9.9% 8.0% 7.2% 6.3% 4.5%Average Mummified 0.61 0.42 0.34 0.25 0.11Mummified % 4.1% 2.8% 2.3% 1.8% 0.8%Pre-wean mortality % 17.8% 14.5% 13.7% 12.1% 9.7%Survival % 75.6% 79.0% 81.2% 82.9% 86.3%Pigs weaned / sow 9.69 10.74 11.02 11.30 11.89Pigs weaned / sows weaned > 0 piglets 10.41 11.21 11.52 11.78 12.38Pigs weaned / sow farrowed 9.83 10.87 11.20 11.52 12.20Average wean age 17.9 19.7 20.4 21.1 23.1Herd parity (w/o gilt pool) 3.6 3.1 2.8 2.6 2.1Culling rate % 26.4% 38.2% 42.9% 49.6% 64.6%Average cull parity 2.6 3.7 4.1 4.5 5.5Death & euthanized rate % 16.8% 13.1% 11.3% 9.8% 6.7%Removal rate % 39.4% 51.2% 56.7% 61.3% 80.5%Replacement rate % 39.0% 50.6% 55.4% 61.0% 73.4%Average gilt arrival age (days) 171 194 206 226 314Entry - 1st serv interval 56.4 33.6 24.2 15.2 1.0


Sow Mortality Analysis for 2019The swine industry has seen a steady rise in sow mortality in recent years. The MetaFarms datasets have also shown a steady increase. In 2019, MetaFarms Sow Mortality was 12.5% whereas in 2012 the average was 7.9%. That is a 4.6% difference, and a 52% increase from 2013. The “Why” is what many companies, veterinarians, industry experts and others have been working on for some time now. MetaFarms has compiled, standardized, and analyzed those female animals that either died or were euthanized in the calendar year of 2019. Those females that were removed by being culled or transferred were not included in this analysis. If you want have your own company’s data compiled for you please contact MetaFarms here.

Sow Removals by ReasonSow removal reasons were standardized into nine (9) different categories. Below is a chart with a breakdown of each removal reason by those animals that were either euthanized or died. Percent (%) of total is independent between deaths and euthanized animals.

MetaFarms - 2019Removal Reason - Rollup % of total % of total

Death EuthanizedFeet / Legs / Structure 16.9% 45.9%Gut 2.1% 1.0%Prolapse 13.5% 16.3%Respitory 1.3% 0.1%Other / Unknown 47.2% 24.5%Condition 1.5% 6.7%Age 0.4% 1.0%Health 6.4% 2.0%Farrowing Difficulty 10.7% 2.5%

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MetaFarms - 2019Removal by Reason - Sow Death Loss


Sow Death Removals by ParityBelow is a chart with a breakdown by removal parity for those animals that were either euthanized or died. Percent (%) of total is independent between the two. Many experts say that a breakeven for a reproductive animal is parity 3. The chart below indicates that 51%, of the animals who died, did not make the third parity and 55.5% of the euthanized animals did not as well.

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Death 23.9% 2.2% 3.8% 1.7% 54.0% 1.1% 0.2% 7.0% 6.1%Destroyed 56.4% 1.2% 4.3% 0.3% 28.0% 6.6% 0.1% 1.9% 1.3%

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SOW ENtERpRiSE pREmium upgRadESOW ENTERPRISE is a premium upgrade to SOW within the MetaFarms’ Agriculture Platform (MAP), enabling innovative swine producers to gain complete daily visibility into their barns. Through a snapshot view of key performance metrics, managers can make timely data-driven decisions. The new program upgrade gives swine producers real-time oversight across their production system by capturing daily information through the SOW mobile application and offers robust integration with electronic sow feeders (ESFs).

mobile app

The SOW mobile application (app) was developed specifically for swine producers and the challenging environment in which they work. Data entry is reduced and simplified

with the mobile app on familiar “off-the-shelf” Android or iOS tablets–eliminating the need for specialized equipment or training. The app includes offline functionality and data validation warnings.

ESF integration Integration with Electronic Sow Feeders helps eliminate redundant data entry

while improving data accuracy. MetaFarms works directly with leading manufacturers including Nedap, AP Schauer and others for continuous improvement.

performance Snapshot

The upgrade also includes a new enhanced performance snapshot providing a variety of

metrics for tracking performance from day-to-day and week-to-week across sow units. The snapshot enables managers to see at-a-glance at how their farm is doing and react for real-time decision-making.

metaFarms’ SOW / SOW ENtERpRiSE™ p R O d u C t S H E E t

MetaFarms SOW is the next generation record keeping system for the swine industry’s leading producers to track performance, compare that performance to industry benchmarks and make data-driven management decisions. From a single-unit farm to large integrated operations, the program was designed and developed to meet the demands of modern swine production, raising the bar by leveraging technology to solve real-world inefficiencies.


Analysis of Sow Feed Intake for 2019Introduced in 2015, and back again for the fifth straight year, is a breakdown of Sow Farm Feed Intake. MetaFarms worked with nutritionists and consultants to create a detailed look at feed costs and usage. Feed intake and expenses are broken down between Gestation and Lactation feed. In addition to intake, we have also provided some cost breakdowns and graphs. This report is available now for our Sow customers with the MetaFarms Ag Platform.

SOW FEED INTAKE by Average, Max and Min (Jan-Dec 2017, 2018 & 2019)

2017 Average 2018 Average 2019 AverageNumber of Sow Farms 147 151 155

Gestation lbs/hd/day 5.11 5.12 4.30Gestation lbs/weaned pig 65.24 68.60 59.89Lactation lbs/hd/day (Avg) 13.70 13.15 12.02Lactation lbs/hd/day (Max) 15.00 15.26 13.69Lactation lbs/hd/day (Min) 12.12 11.09 10.42Lactation lbs/weaned pig 28.24 27.79 25.20

Gestation $/hd/day $0.45 $0.45 $0.48Gestation $/weaned pig $5.68 $6.08 $5.92Lactation $/hd/day $1.73 $1.72 $1.95Lactation $/weaned pig $3.28 $3.17 $3.54

Combined Feed $/weaned sow $96.84 $101.48 $104.63Combined Feed $/weaned pig $8.95 $9.24 $9.36Gestation Feed Cost/Ton $179.01 $181.41 $197.58Lactation Feed Cost/Ton $236.93 $232.18 $247.51Annualized Feed per Sow Per Year 1,948 2,231 2,413 Annualized Feed Cost per Sow Per Year $221.46 $214.79 $226.00

FEED CONSUMPTION

FEED COST - Gestation & Lactation

FEED SUMMARY

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