April 11, 2023

More than 70 million hogs, pigs at US farms as of March 1

As of March 1, 2023, a total of 72.9 million hogs and pigs were recorded on US farms, based on the latest US swine inventory report released by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) on March 30.

The figure represents a slight increase (0.2%) compared to the same date last year and a decrease of 2% compared to December 1, 2022.

Of the 72.9 million hogs and pigs, 66.7 million were market hogs, while 6.13 million were kept for breeding.

Between December 2022 and February 2023, 32.1 million pigs were weaned, up slightly from the same time period one year earlier.

From December 2022 through February 2023, an average of 11.02 pigs were weaned per litter.

US hog producers intend to have 2.93 million sows farrow between March and May 2023, and 2.97 million sows farrow between June and August 2023.

Iowa hog producers accounted for the largest inventory among the US states, at 23.4 million head. Minnesota had the second-largest inventory at 8.90 million head. North Carolina was third with 8.00 million head.

- Pig333