About the Hog & Pig Farming in Alberta Market Research Report
What’s Included in the Hog & Pig Farming in Alberta Market Research Report
Definition of the Hog & Pig Farming in Alberta?
Operators in the Hog and Pig Farming industry in Canada primarily farm hogs and pigs in farrow-to-finish operations that include breeding, farrowing, weaning and raising feeder pigs or market size hogs. The term pig usually refers to the domestic mammal when it is young or small, while hog is the name typically given to domesticated pigs that weigh more than 54.0 kilograms. While hog feedlots are included in the industry, the transportation of the livestock is not.
What’s included in the Hog & Pig Farming in Alberta?
The Hog & Pig Farming in Alberta includes running farrow-to-finish operations, feeder pig farming, operating hog feedlots (except stockyards for transportation), operating hog and pig farms, including breeding, farrowing, nursery and finishing activities and weaning pigs. Related terms covered in the Hog & Pig Farming in Alberta industry report includes a new strain of swine-origin influenza that was discovered in 2009, the act of breeding and raising pigs for sale, a weaned female swine or male hog castrated before sexual maturity and sold to be finished for slaughter and a female pig that has given birth to a litter of piglets.
Industry Performance of the Hog & Pig Farming industry in Alberta
Benchmark the Hog & Pig Farming in Alberta industry performance with all AB Census Metropolitan Area and national performance.
Hog & Pig Farming in Alberta
#4 in Highest Revenue 5.4% of province's GDPRevenue (2025)
Annual Growth (2020-25)
Annual Growth (2025-30)
Hog & Pig Farming in Canada
Revenue (2024)
Annual Growth (2019-24)
Annual Growth (2024-29)
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Key Drivers of the Hog & Pig Farming industry in Alberta
See how key industry drivers, such as population, median houshold income, gross domestic product, per capita meat consumption, per capita pork consumption and per capita disposable income are impacting Hog & Pig Farming in Alberta
Alberta Economic Indicators
Population
Median Houshold Income
Gross Domestic Product
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Canada Key External Drivers
Per capita meat consumption
Per capita pork consumption
Per capita disposable income
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Census Metropolitan Area Data of the Hog & Pig Farming industry in Alberta
Access proprietary data on Census Metropolitan Area in the Hog & Pig Farming in Alberta, such as Lethbridge, Lacombe and Calgary. Data includes figures on revenue, establishments, employees and wages by Census Metropolitan Areas.
Key Statistics of the Hog & Pig Farming industry in Alberta
Download 18 years of historical data and 5 years of projected performance.
