Australia Animal Numbers, Swine Sow Beginning Stocks by Year
| Market Year | Sow Beginning Stocks | Unit of Measure | Growth Rate |
| 1960 | 211 | (1000 HEAD) | NA |
| 1961 | 236 | (1000 HEAD) | 11.85 % |
| 1962 | 236 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.00 % |
| 1963 | 208 | (1000 HEAD) | -11.86 % |
| 1964 | 224 | (1000 HEAD) | 7.69 % |
| 1965 | 252 | (1000 HEAD) | 12.50 % |
| 1966 | 252 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.00 % |
| 1967 | 263 | (1000 HEAD) | 4.37 % |
| 1968 | 305 | (1000 HEAD) | 15.97 % |
| 1969 | 320 | (1000 HEAD) | 4.92 % |
| 1970 | 338 | (1000 HEAD) | 5.63 % |
| 1971 | 367 | (1000 HEAD) | 8.58 % |
| 1972 | 460 | (1000 HEAD) | 25.34 % |
| 1973 | 414 | (1000 HEAD) | -10.00 % |
| 1974 | 323 | (1000 HEAD) | -21.98 % |
| 1975 | 311 | (1000 HEAD) | -3.72 % |
| 1976 | 308 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.96 % |
| 1977 | 311 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.97 % |
| 1978 | 301 | (1000 HEAD) | -3.22 % |
| 1979 | 312 | (1000 HEAD) | 3.65 % |
| 1980 | 352 | (1000 HEAD) | 12.82 % |
| 1981 | 343 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.56 % |
| 1982 | 329 | (1000 HEAD) | -4.08 % |
| 1983 | 341 | (1000 HEAD) | 3.65 % |
| 1984 | 335 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.76 % |
| 1985 | 333 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.60 % |
| 1986 | 337 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.20 % |
| 1987 | 350 | (1000 HEAD) | 3.86 % |
| 1988 | 351 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.29 % |
| 1989 | 354 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.85 % |
| 1990 | 296 | (1000 HEAD) | -16.38 % |
| 1991 | 304 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.70 % |
| 1992 | 348 | (1000 HEAD) | 14.47 % |
| 1993 | 315 | (1000 HEAD) | -9.48 % |
| 1994 | 317 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.63 % |
| 1995 | 319 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.63 % |
| 1996 | 300 | (1000 HEAD) | -5.96 % |
| 1997 | 303 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.00 % |
| 1998 | 319 | (1000 HEAD) | 5.28 % |
| 1999 | 303 | (1000 HEAD) | -5.02 % |
| 2000 | 293 | (1000 HEAD) | -3.30 % |
| 2001 | 291 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.68 % |
| 2002 | 356 | (1000 HEAD) | 22.34 % |
| 2003 | 301 | (1000 HEAD) | -15.45 % |
| 2004 | 282 | (1000 HEAD) | -6.31 % |
| 2005 | 286 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.42 % |
| 2006 | 302 | (1000 HEAD) | 5.59 % |
| 2007 | 286 | (1000 HEAD) | -5.30 % |
| 2008 | 263 | (1000 HEAD) | -8.04 % |
| 2009 | 242 | (1000 HEAD) | -7.98 % |
| 2010 | 232 | (1000 HEAD) | -4.13 % |
| 2011 | 261 | (1000 HEAD) | 12.50 % |
| 2012 | 245 | (1000 HEAD) | -6.13 % |
| 2013 | 240 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.04 % |
Source: United States Department of Agriculture
See also: Commodity prices
See also: Commodities market
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