As of June first, U.S. farms contained 72.4 million hogs and pigs, which was up slightly from June 2022 and down one percent from March 1, 2023.
That’s according to the Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report published last week by the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Of the 72.4 million hogs and pigs, NASS says 66.2 million were market hogs, while 6.15 million were kept for breeding purposes.
Between March and May 2023, 32.9 million pigs were weaned on U.S. farms, one percent higher than last year. During the same period, America’s hog and pig producers weaned an average of 11.36 pigs per litter.
Producers intend to have 2.94 million sows farrow between June and August of this year and 2.95 million sows farrow between September and November.
Iowa hog producers had the largest inventory among the states at 23.8 million head. Minnesota had the second-largest inventory of 8.7 million head.
- NAFB