Nebraska Hog Report

NEBRASKA HOG INVENTORY DOWN 5%

LINCOLN, Neb. March 27, 2025 – Nebraska inventory of all hogs and pigs on March 1,
2025, was 3.55 million head, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service.
This was down 5% from March 1, 2024, but unchanged from December 1, 2024.

Breeding hog inventory, at 410,000 head, was up 3% from March 1, 2024, but down 5% from
last quarter. Market hog inventory, at 3.14 million head, was down 6% from last year, but up
1% from last quarter.

The December 2024 – February 2025 Nebraska pig crop, at 2.12 million head, was down 8%
from 2024. Sows farrowed during the period totaled 180,000 head, down 5% from last year. The
average pigs saved per litter was 11.80 for the December – February period, compared to
12.10 last year.

Nebraska hog producers intend to farrow 185,000 sows during the March – May 2025 quarter,
up 6% from the actual farrowings during the same period a year ago. Intended farrowings for
June – August 2025 are 190,000 sows, unchanged from the actual farrowings during the same
period a year ago.

Access the National publication for this release at:
https://usda.library.cornell.edu/concern/publications/rj430453j