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Hog & Pig Farming in Ontario

Author.Name IBISWorld Canada Last Updated: August 2025 NAICS ON11221CA

Hog & Pig Farming in Ontario industry analysis

Revenue for the Hog & Pig Farming industry in Ontario is expected to grow an annualized x.x% to $x.x billion over the five years to 2025, while revenue for the national industry will likely grow at x.x% during the same period. The number of industry establishments has decreased an annualized -x.x% to x,xxx locations over the past five years. Industry employment has decreased an annualized -x% to x,xxx workers during the period, while industry wages have increased an annualized x% to $x.x million.

Over the five years to 2030, provincial industry revenue is expected to grow an annualized x.x% to $x.x billion, while revenue for the national industry will likely grow x.x%. The number of industry establishments is forecast to decline -x.x% to x,xxx locations over the next five years. Industry employment is expected to increase an annualized x.x% to x,xxx workers during the outlook period, while industry wages likely increase x% to $x.x million.

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About the Hog & Pig Farming in Ontario Market Research Report

What’s Included in the Hog & Pig Farming in Ontario Market Research Report

Definition of the Hog & Pig Farming in Ontario?

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 Ontario?

The Hog & Pig Farming in Ontario 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 Ontario 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 Ontario

Benchmark the Hog & Pig Farming in Ontario industry performance with all ON Census Metropolitan Area and national performance.

Hog & Pig Farming in Ontario

#2 in Highest Revenue 34.1% of province's GDP
Revenue (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 Ontario

See how key industry drivers, such as gross domestic product, private investment in non-residential construction, bachelorsed, per capita meat consumption, per capita pork consumption and per capita disposable income are impacting Hog & Pig Farming in Ontario

Ontario Economic Indicators

Gross Domestic Product
Private Investment in Non-Residential Construction
BachelorsEd

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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 Ontario

Access proprietary data on Census Metropolitan Area in the Hog & Pig Farming in Ontario, such as London, Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo and Chatham-Kent. Data includes figures on revenue, establishments, employees and wages by Census Metropolitan Areas.

Key Statistics of the Hog & Pig Farming industry in Ontario

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What is the market size of the Hog & Pig Farming industry in Ontario in 2025?

The market size of the Hog & Pig Farming industry in Ontario is $2.5bn in 2025.

How many businesses are there in the Hog & Pig Farming industry in Ontario in 2025?

There are 1,108 businesses in the Hog & Pig Farming industry in Ontario, which has been declining at an average annual rate of -2.8% from 2020 to 2025.

Has the Hog & Pig Farming industry in Ontario grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Hog & Pig Farming industry in Ontario has been growing at an average annual rate of 1.7% from 2020 to 2025.

How many employees in the Hog & Pig Farming industry in Ontario in 2025?

There are 7,443 employees in the Hog & Pig Farming industry in Ontario, which has been declining at an average annual rate of -2.0% from 2020 to 2025.