LINCOLN – Nebraska inventory of all hogs and pigs on Sept. 1, 2024, was 3.65 million head, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. This was down 4% from September 1, 2023, but unchanged from June 1, 2024. reeding hog inventory, at 420,000 head, was up 2% from Sept. 1, 2023, and up 8% from last quarter. Market hog inventory, at 3.23 million head, was down 5% from last year, and down 1% from last quarter.
The June-August 2024 Nebraska pig crop, at 2.22 million head, was up 2% from 2023. Sows farrowed during the period totaled 190,000 head, up 3% from last year. The average pigs saved per litter was 11.70 for the June-August period, compared to 11.80 last year.
Nebraska hog producers intend to farrow 190,000 sows during the September-November 2024 quarter, up 3% from the actual farrowings during the same period a year ago. Intended farrowings for December 2024-February 2025 are 190,000 sows, unchanged from the actual farrowings during the same period a year ago.
