United States hog inventory down

As of March 1, there were 72.2 million hogs and pigs on U.S. farms, down 2% from March 2021 and down 3% from Dec. 1, 2021, according to the Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).

• Of the 72.2 million hogs and pigs, 66.1 million were market hogs, while 6.10 million were kept for breeding.
• Between December 2021 and February 2022, 31.7 million pigs were weaned on U.S. farms, down 1% from the same time period one year earlier.
• From December 2021 through February 2022, U.S. hog and pig producers weaned an average of 10.95 pigs per litter