Ireland Animal Numbers, Swine Sow Beginning Stocks by Year
| Market Year | Sow Beginning Stocks | Unit of Measure | Growth Rate |
| 1960 | 103 | (1000 HEAD) | NA |
| 1961 | 113 | (1000 HEAD) | 9.71% |
| 1962 | 127 | (1000 HEAD) | 12.39% |
| 1963 | 120 | (1000 HEAD) | -5.51% |
| 1964 | 118 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.67% |
| 1965 | 147 | (1000 HEAD) | 24.58% |
| 1966 | 115 | (1000 HEAD) | -21.77% |
| 1967 | 104 | (1000 HEAD) | -9.57% |
| 1968 | 112 | (1000 HEAD) | 7.69% |
| 1969 | 121 | (1000 HEAD) | 8.04% |
| 1970 | 122 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.83% |
| 1971 | 137 | (1000 HEAD) | 12.30% |
| 1972 | 133 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.92% |
| 1973 | 118 | (1000 HEAD) | -11.28% |
| 1974 | 119 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.85% |
| 1975 | 89 | (1000 HEAD) | -25.21% |
| 1976 | 101 | (1000 HEAD) | 13.48% |
| 1977 | 110 | (1000 HEAD) | 8.91% |
| 1978 | 109 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.91% |
| 1979 | 122 | (1000 HEAD) | 11.93% |
| 1980 | 117 | (1000 HEAD) | -4.10% |
| 1981 | 112 | (1000 HEAD) | -4.27% |
| 1982 | 115 | (1000 HEAD) | 2.68% |
| 1983 | 110 | (1000 HEAD) | -4.35% |
| 1984 | 108 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.82% |
| 1985 | 105 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.78% |
| 1986 | 103 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.90% |
| 1987 | 100 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.91% |
| 1988 | 99 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.00% |
| 1989 | 99 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.00% |
| 1990 | 107 | (1000 HEAD) | 8.08% |
| 1991 | 114 | (1000 HEAD) | 6.54% |
| 1992 | 124 | (1000 HEAD) | 8.77% |
Source: United States Department of Agriculture
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