United States hog inventory up slightly

333 Latin America with data from USDA - NASS Quarterly Hogs and Pigs (March 30, 2023) United States.
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05-Apr-2023 (3 years 2 months 2 days ago)

These are the highlights from the latest U.S. swine inventory report released by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) on March 30:

<p>Graph 1. United States swine inventories by state as of March 1, 2023. Prepared by 333 Latin America with data from USDA - NASS.</p>

As of March 1, 2023, a total of 72.9 million hogs and pigs were recorded on U.S. farms. This 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.

U.S. 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 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.