LINCOLN — Nebraska inventory of all hogs and pigs on Dece. 1, 2024, was 3.65 million head, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. This was down 4% from Dec. 1, 2023, but unchanged from Sept. 1, 2024.
Breeding hog inventory, at 430,000 head, was up 8% from Dec. 1, 2023, and up 2% from last quarter. Market hog inventory, at 3.22 million head, was down 5% from last year, and down slightly from last quarter.
The September-November 2024 Nebraska pig crop, at 2.26 million head, was up 3% from 2023. Sows farrowed during the period totaled 190,000 head, up 3% from last year. The average pigs saved per litter was 11.90 for the SeptemberNovember period, compared to 11.85 last year.
Nebraska hog producers intend to farrow 190,000 sows during the December 2024-February 2025 quarter, unchanged from the actual farrowings during the same period a year ago. Intended farrowings for March-May 2025 are 195,000 sows, up 11% from the actual farrowings during the same period a year ago.
