October 4, 2021

US hog, pig numbers drop 4% from September 2020

The United States' hog inventory has dipped from September 2020 but increased slightly from June this year.

As of September 1, there were 75.4 million hogs and pigs on US farms, down 4% from September 2020 but up 1% from June 1, 2021.

Of the 75.4 million hogs and pigs, 69.2 million were market hogs, while 6.19 million were kept for breeding.

Between June and August 2021, 33.9 million pigs were weaned on US farms, down 6% from the same time period one year earlier.

- USDA