We present the highlights of the latest U.S. swine inventory report, published by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) on June 26:
- As of June 1, 2025, a total of 75.1 million head (Mh) of swine were recorded on U.S. farms, representing a slight increase of 0.3% compared to June of the previous year and a 1% increase compared to the total reported on March 1, 2025 (74.7 Mh).
- Of the total (75.1 Mh), 69.2 million were market hogs, while the remaining 5.98 million were breeding sows.
- Between March and May 2025, 34.2 Mh were weaned on U.S. farms, reflecting a slight increase of 1.3% compared to the same period last year.
- An average of 11.75 pigs were weaned per litter during the March–May 2025 period, 1.6% more than in the same period the previous year (11.56).
- U.S. pig producers intend to farrow 2.97 million breeding sows between June and August 2025, and 2.95 million between September and November 2025.
- Pig producers in Iowa reported the largest inventory among states with 24.7 Mh, followed by Minnesota with 9.3 Mh and North Carolina with 7.8 Mh.
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