As of March 1, there have been 74.6 million hogs and pigs on U.S. farms, up 1% from March 2023 however down 2% from Dec. 1, 2023, in step with the Quarterly Hogs and Pigs file revealed as of late through the U.S. Division of Agriculture’s Nationwide Agricultural Statistics Carrier (NASS).
Different key findings within the file have been:
- Of the 74.6 million hogs and pigs, 68.6 million have been marketplace hogs, whilst 6.02 million have been stored for breeding.
- Between December 2023 and February 2024, 33.1 million pigs have been weaned on U.S. farms, up 2% from the similar period of time three hundred and sixty five days previous.
- From December 2023 via February 2024, U.S. hog and pig manufacturers weaned a median of eleven.53 pigs in keeping with clutter.
- U.S. hog manufacturers intend to have 2.92 million sows farrow between March and Might 2024, and a pair of.99 million sows farrow between June and August 2024.
- Iowa hog manufacturers accounted for the most important stock a number of the states, at 25.2 million head. Minnesota had the second one biggest stock at 9.10 million head. North Carolina was once 3rd with 7.40 million head.
To acquire a correct size of the U.S. swine business, NASS surveyed 4,509 operators around the country all over the primary part of March. The knowledge accumulated have been won on-line via NASS’s Respondent Portal, through mail, phone and thru face-to-face interviews.
There can be a question-and-answer consultation all over a reside #StatChat at the @usda_nass X account as of late at 4 p.m. EDT to respond to questions concerning the Quarterly Hogs and Pigs file. To invite a query, come with #StatChat in posts. The #StatChat occurs each quarter after the Quarterly Hogs and Pigs File is launched.
The Quarterly Hogs and Pigs file and all different NASS experiences are to be had on-line at www.nass.usda.gov.