The June 1 inventory of hogs and pigs in the U.S. was at the highest June level since 2020 with 75.1 million head total, according to a recent study from the University of Missouri. However, even with ...

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 ...

The nation's year-over-year swine breeding herd inventory is continuing to shrink, dropping another 2% in a recent USDA report. The U.S. Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Report, published by USDA's National ...

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, ...

Though lower feed costs in 2024 have provided opportunities for profitability, hog producers have a long way to go to make up for their 2023 losses, when farrow-to-finish operations lost $31 per head.

Hawaiian hogs are built different. As one of the oldest non-native animal species on the islands, they’ve weathered civilizations rising and falling, only to emerge healthier, more robust, and ...

Of the 75.0 million hogs and pigs in the U.S., the latest USDA Hogs and Pigs Report as of Dec. 1 notes 69.0 million were market hogs, while 6.00 million were kept for breeding. The total inventory is ...

An invasive species running hog-wild through Georgia farmland is damaging crops and costing farmers thousands. Feral hogs — also known as wild pigs, swine or boars — are doing more than $100,000-worth ...