United States and Canadian Hogs ISSN: 1949-1956 Released August 25, 2021, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). United States and Canadian Hog Inventory Down 2 Percent United States and Canadian inventory of all hogs and pigs for June 2021 was 89.9 million head. This was down 2 percent from June 2020, but up slightly from June 2019. The breeding inventory, at 7.49 million head, was down 1 percent from a year ago and down 2 percent from 2019. Market hog inventory, at 82.4 million head, was down 2 percent from last year and up slightly from 2019. The semi-annual pig crop, at 82.2 million head, was down 1 percent from 2020 but up 1 percent from 2019. Sows farrowing during this period totaled 7.38 million head, down 1 percent from last year and down 1 percent from 2019. United States inventory of all hogs and pigs on June 1, 2021 was 75.7 million head. This was down 2 percent from June 1, 2020 but up 1 percent from March 1, 2021. The breeding inventory, at 6.23 million head, was down 2 percent from last year, but up slightly from the previous quarter. Market hog inventory, at 69.4 million head, was down 2 percent from last year, but up 1 percent from last quarter. The March to May 2021 pig crop, at 33.6 million head, was down 3 percent from 2020 and down 3 percent from 2019. Sows farrowing during this period totaled 3.07 million head, down 3 percent from 2020 and down 2 percent from 2019. Canadian inventory of all hogs and pigs on July 1, 2021 was 14.2 million head. This was up 1 percent from July 1, 2020 and up 2 percent from July 1, 2019. The breeding inventory, at 1.26 million head, was up 1 percent from last year and up 3 percent from 2019. Market hog inventory, at 13.0 million head, was up 1 percent from last year and up 2 percent from 2019. The semi- annual pig crop, at 15.3 million head, was up 5 percent from 2020 and up 9 percent from 2019. Sows farrowing during this period totaled 1.27 million head, up 2 percent from last year and up 4 percent from 2019. Hogs and Pigs Inventory, Sows Farrowed, and Pig Crop - United States and Canada: 2016-2021 [May not add due to rounding. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : : : : : : : 2021 as : 2016 : 2017 : 2018 : 2019 : 2020 : 2021 : percent : : : : : : : of 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------------------- 1,000 head --------------------------- percent : June inventory 1/ : All hogs and pigs ............: 83,391 85,410 86,201 89,685 91,479 89,902 98 Kept for breeding ...........: 7,219 7,363 7,559 7,635 7,570 7,492 99 Market ......................: 76,172 78,047 78,642 82,051 83,909 82,411 98 Under 50 pounds ............: 25,605 25,886 26,346 27,423 27,355 26,686 98 50-119 pounds ..............: 20,488 21,276 21,276 22,015 22,346 21,961 98 120-179 pounds .............: 15,925 16,270 16,348 16,924 17,744 17,492 99 180 pounds and over ........: 14,153 14,615 14,672 15,689 16,463 16,271 99 Sows farrowed 2/ .............: 7,176 7,257 7,265 7,443 7,456 7,375 99 Pig crop 2/ ..................: 75,931 77,772 78,044 81,694 83,001 82,165 99 : December inventory 3/ : All hogs and pigs ............: 85,280 87,315 89,045 92,198 91,037 Kept for breeding ...........: 7,365 7,439 7,579 7,716 7,533 Market ......................: 77,915 79,877 81,466 84,482 83,504 Under 50 pounds ............: 25,943 26,598 27,038 27,269 26,717 50-119 pounds ..............: 20,495 21,095 21,758 23,064 22,623 120-179 pounds .............: 16,349 16,475 16,842 17,771 17,801 180 pounds and over ........: 15,128 15,708 15,828 16,379 16,363 Sows farrowed 4/ .............: 7,326 7,453 7,592 7,698 7,663 Pig crop 4/ ..................: 78,789 80,687 82,556 86,105 85,707 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ United States June 1 and Canadian July 1 inventory items. 2/ United States December through May and Canadian January through June totals. 3/ United States December 1 and Canadian following year January 1 inventory items. 4/ United States June through November and Canadian July through December totals. Sources: National Agricultural Statistics Service and Livestock and Animal Products Section, Statistics Canada. Hogs and Pigs Inventory, Sows Farrowed, and Pig Crop - United States: 2016-2021 [May not add due to rounding. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Percent of Item : 2016 : 2017 : 2018 : 2019 : 2020 : 2021 : previous : : : : : : : year -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------------------ 1,000 head ----------------------------- percent : March 1 inventory .............: All hogs and pigs ...........: 68,274 70,916 72,055 74,661 76,179 74,913 98 Kept for breeding1/ .......: 5,980 6,098 6,210 6,349 6,375 6,215 97 Market ....................: 62,294 64,818 65,845 68,313 69,804 68,698 98 Under 50 pounds .........: 19,922 20,422 20,553 21,373 21,571 21,288 99 50-119 pounds ...........: 17,198 17,942 17,929 19,168 19,353 19,118 99 120-179 pounds ..........: 13,879 14,485 15,062 15,001 15,086 14,775 98 180 pounds and over .....: 11,294 11,969 12,300 12,771 13,793 13,516 98 Sows farrowed ...............: 2,929 2,990 2,977 3,098 3,068 3,041 99 Pig Crop ....................: 30,159 31,187 31,497 33,164 33,745 33,270 99 : June 1 inventory ..............: All hogs and pigs ...........: 69,281 71,210 72,231 75,725 77,364 75,653 98 Kept for breeding 1/ ......: 5,979 6,109 6,320 6,410 6,326 6,230 98 Market ....................: 63,302 65,101 65,911 69,316 71,038 69,423 98 Under 50 pounds ..........: 20,356 20,647 21,081 22,210 22,110 21,474 97 50-119 pounds ............: 18,198 18,841 18,846 19,693 19,890 19,349 97 120-179 pounds ...........: 13,291 13,696 13,898 14,396 15,240 15,010 98 180 pounds and over ......: 11,456 11,917 12,085 13,017 13,797 13,589 98 Sows farrowed ...............: 2,968 3,018 3,064 3,132 3,149 3,067 97 Pig crop ....................: 31,097 31,839 32,556 34,455 34,644 33,584 97 : September 1 inventory .........: All hogs and pigs ...........: 71,586 73,309 74,556 78,583 78,434 Kept for breeding 1/ ......: 6,016 6,117 6,330 6,431 6,333 Market ....................: 65,570 67,192 68,226 72,153 72,101 Under 50 pounds ..........: 21,215 21,533 22,040 23,376 23,144 50-119 pounds ............: 19,271 19,757 20,099 21,224 21,020 120-179 pounds ...........: 13,475 13,874 13,986 14,654 14,867 180 pounds and over ......: 11,608 12,028 12,100 12,899 13,069 Sows farrowed ...............: 3,057 3,106 3,172 3,274 3,260 Pig crop ....................: 32,331 33,075 34,019 36,370 36,056 : December 1 inventory ..........: All hogs and pigs ...........: 71,345 73,145 75,070 78,228 77,012 Kept for breeding 1/ ......: 6,110 6,179 6,326 6,471 6,276 Market ....................: 65,235 66,966 68,745 71,757 70,736 Under 50 pounds ..........: 20,862 21,407 21,858 22,048 21,589 50-119 pounds ............: 18,077 18,544 19,369 20,636 20,110 120-179 pounds ...........: 13,711 13,925 14,323 15,256 15,346 180 pounds and over ......: 12,585 13,089 13,195 13,816 13,690 Sows farrowed ...............: 3,041 3,103 3,205 3,197 3,142 Pig crop ....................: 32,320 33,328 34,496 35,459 34,713 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes boars. Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service Hogs and Pigs Inventory, Sows Farrowed, and Pig Crop - Canada: 2016-2021 [May not add due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : 2021 as Item : 2016 : 2017 : 2018 : 2019 : 2020 : 2021 : percent : : : : : : : of 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------------------- 1,000 head --------------------------- percent : January 1 inventory : All hogs and pigs ............: 13,630 13,935 14,170 13,975 13,970 14,025 100 Kept for breeding 1/ ........: 1,234 1,255 1,260 1,254 1,244 1,257 101 Market ......................: 12,396 12,680 12,911 12,722 12,726 12,768 100 Under 50 pounds ............: 5,066 5,081 5,191 5,180 5,221 5,127 98 50-119 pounds ..............: 2,307 2,418 2,551 2,389 2,428 2,513 104 120-179 pounds .............: 2,534 2,638 2,550 2,519 2,515 2,455 98 180 pounds and over ........: 2,490 2,543 2,619 2,633 2,562 2,673 104 Sows farrowed ................: 1,279 1,228 1,244 1,215 1,227 1,261 103 Pig crop .....................: 14,752 14,138 14,284 14,041 14,276 14,938 105 : July 1 inventory : All hogs and pigs ............: 14,110 14,200 13,970 13,960 14,115 14,249 101 Kept for breeding 1/ ........: 1,240 1,254 1,239 1,225 1,244 1,262 101 Market ......................: 12,870 12,946 12,731 12,735 12,871 12,988 101 Under 50 pounds ............: 5,249 5,239 5,265 5,213 5,245 5,212 99 50-119 pounds ..............: 2,290 2,435 2,430 2,322 2,456 2,612 106 120-179 pounds .............: 2,634 2,574 2,450 2,528 2,504 2,482 99 180 pounds and over ........: 2,697 2,698 2,587 2,672 2,666 2,682 101 Sows farrowed ................: 1,279 1,249 1,224 1,213 1,239 1,267 102 Pig crop .....................: 14,675 14,746 13,991 14,075 14,612 15,310 105 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes boars. 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