U.S. hog inventory down slightly

March 27, 2025/ 333 Latin America with data from USDA - NASS Quarterly Hogs and Pigs.
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03-Apr-2025 (ago 7 days)

These are the highlights from the latest U.S. hog and pig inventory report released by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), on March 27:

<p>Graph 1. U.S. hog inventory as of March 1, 2025, figures in millions of head, annual variations. Prepared by 333 Latin America with data from USDA - NASS.</p>

As of March 1, there were 74.5 million hogs and pigs on U.S. farms, down 0.2% from March 2024 and down 1% from December 1, 2024 (74.9 million head).

Of the 74.5 million hogs and pigs, 68.5 million were market hogs, while 5.98 million were kept for breeding.

Between December 2024 and February 2025, 33.7 million pigs were weaned on U.S. farms, down a slight 0.2% from the same period one year earlier.

From December 2024 through February 2025, an average of 11.65 pigs were weaned per litter, 1% more than from the same period one year earlier (11.53 pigs.)

U.S. hog producers intend to have 2.91 million sows farrow between March and May 2025 and 2.96 million sows farrow between June and August 2025.

Iowa hog producers accounted for the largest inventory among the states, at 24.3 million head. Minnesota had the second-largest inventory at 9.2 million head. North Carolina was third with 8.1 million head.