LINCOLN — Nebraska inventory of all hogs and pigs on June 1, 2024, was 3.65 million head, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. This was down 3% from June 1, 2023, and down 3% from March 1, 2024.
Breeding hog inventory, at 390,000 head, was down 2% from June 1, 2023, and down 2% from last quarter. Market hog inventory, at 3.26 million head, was down 3% from last year, and down 3% from last quarter.
The March-May 2024 Nebraska pig crop, at 2.14 million head, was up 4% from 2023. Sows farrowed during the period totaled 180,000 head, unchanged from last year. The average pigs saved per litter was a record high at 11.90 for the March-May period, compared to 11.40 last year.
Nebraska hog producers intend to farrow 180,000 sows during the June-August 2024 quarter, down 3% from the actual farrowings during the same period a year ago. Intended farrowings for September-November 2024 are 175,000 sows, down 5% from the actual farrowings during the same period a year ago.
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