USDA’s second Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report of 2025, released on June 26, contains key metrics for the hog industry including inventory, the number of pigs saved from every litter and the number of ...

U.S. hog and pig inventory totaled 74.5 million head as of Sept. 1, down 1% from the previous year, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Of the total, 68.5 million were ...

The latest Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report showed a slight increase in inventory when compared to the same time a year ago. As of March 1, there were 74.3 million hogs and pigs on United States farms, ...

As U.S. pork producers are work to rebuild hog herds, disease pressure proved to be a problem for producers, which could ease potential slaughter issues later this year. Those were the headlines of ...

“As you think about the breeding herd, you could argue we have one of the youngest and most productive sow herds we’ve ever had,” says Lee Schulz. Although there were no earth-shattering surprises in ...

Lean hog futures are 22 to 60 points in the green ahead of the Tuesday afternoon Hogs and Pigs report. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $68.02 on Tuesday morning. The CME Lean Hog Index ...