From staff reports The United States’ inventory of all hogs and pigs on June 1, 2024, was 74.5 million head. This was up 1% from June 1, 2023, and up slightly from March 1, 2024, USDA NASS reported on Thursday.
Breeding inventory, at 6.01 million head, was down 3% from last year, and down slightly from the previous quarter.
Oklahoma breeding sow numbers grew by 2% compared to a year ago. With the state now home to 480,000 sows, Oklahoma is the nation’s sixth largest state in breeding hog numbers. Many of the weaned pigs produced by Oklahoma farmers are shipped north into the Corn Belt where feed supplies are more plentiful. Total hog numbers in the state as of June first was 5% less than June of 2023 at 2.08 million head, making the Sooner State the nation’s 10th largest total hog inventory.