Articles tagged under: Hogs and Pigs report
A Few Surprises in Hogs and Pigs Report
Published September 30, 2022
The supply of market hogs nationwide is tighter than had been expected. Those supplies were down 1.4 percent from pre-report estimates. The breeding herd inventory in the USDA quarterly hogs and pigs report was within trade expectations. The size of…Hogs and Pigs Report in Line with Pre-Report Expectations
Published June 25, 2021
The total inventory was down two percent from one year ago. The breeding herd supply and the market hog inventory were both down two percent. Livestock Marketing Information Center economist Tyler Cozzens was surprised by the farrowing intentions. They were…USDA Makes Downward Adjustments in Quarterly Hogs & Pigs Report
Published December 27, 2020
The total inventory was down one percent from one year ago. The market hog supply declined one percent. USDA reported the largest quarter-to-quarter decline in the breeding herd since 2014. Independent market analyst Dale Durcholz says the biggest surprise was…A Bearish Hogs and Pigs Report
Published June 26, 2020
There wasn’t a lot of positive news to be found in the quarterly hogs and pigs report. The inventory of hogs across the U.S. was up five percent from the same period one year ago. The market hog numbers are…More Hogs and Pigs on SD Farms
Published March 27, 2020
There were a record 2.03 million hogs and pigs on South Dakota farms as of March 1. That's according to the latest USDA National Ag Statistics Service Hogs and Pigs report. The March 1 inventory is up one percent from…Fewer MN Hogs and Pigs in March
Published March 27, 2020
According to the USDA, there were 9.3 million hogs and pigs on Minnesota farms as of March 1. The inventory is down one percent from the previous quarter, but six percent more than one year ago. Marketings were up six…Traders Move Beyond H & P Report to Focus on Demand
Published March 27, 2020
USDA’s quarterly hogs and pigs report was generally within pre-report trade expectations. The total swine herd inventory is up four percent from last year, but down one percent from December. The breeding herd is up slightly from last year and…USDA Notes Record Hog Inventory in Latest Report
Published December 24, 2019
In the quarterly USDA Hogs and Pigs report, the National Ag Statistics Service (NASS) reported record hog inventory for this quarter. As of December 1, NASS says there were 77.3 million head in the U.S. swine herd, three percent more…Swine Herd Grows at a Smaller Rate Than Expected
Published December 21, 2018
As of December 1, the U.S. inventory of hogs and pigs totaled 74.6 million head. That’s up two percent from last year. The size of the breeding herd is down slightly from the previous quarter, but up two percent from…