LINCOLN Nebraska inventory of all hogs and pigs on March 1, 2024, was 3.75 million head, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics
Service. This was up 4% from March 1, 2023, but down 1% from Dec. 1, 2023. Breeding hog inventory, at 410,000 head, was up 4% from March 1, 2023, and up 3% from last quarter. Market hog inventory, at 3.34 million head, was up 4% from last year, but down 2% from last quarter.
The December 2023-February 2024 Nebraska pig crop, at 2.24 million head, was up 11% from 2023. Sows farrowed during the period totaled 185,000 head, up 3% from last year. The average pigs saved per litter was 12.10 for the December-February period, compared to 11.25 last year. Nebraska hog producers intend to farrow 175,000 sows during the March- May 2024 quarter, down 3% from the actual farrowings during the same period a year ago. Intended farrowings for June-August 2024 are 185,000 sows, unchanged from the actual farrowings during the same period a year ago.
