By DTN Staff

OMAHA (DTN) -- United States inventory of all hogs and pigs on Sept. 1, 2026, was 74.3 million head. This was down 2% from Sept. 1, 2025, but up 2% from June 1, 2026, USDA NASS reported on Thursday.

Breeding inventory, at 5.87 million head, was down 1% from last year, and down slightly from the previous quarter, NASS said.

Market hog inventory, at 68.4 million head, was down 2% from last year, but up 2% from last quarter, NASS said.

The June-August 2026 pig crop, at 34.5 million head, was down 2% from 2025. Sows farrowing during this period totaled 2.89 million head, down 3% from 2025. The sows farrowed during this quarter represented 49% of the breeding herd. The average pigs saved per litter was 11.96 for the June-August period, compared to 11.82 last year, NASS said.

United States hog producers intend to have 2.85 million sows farrow during the September-November 2026 quarter, down 2% from the actual farrowings during the same period one year earlier, and down 2% from the same period two years earlier. Intended farrowings for December 2026-February 2027, at 2.80 million sows, are up 2% from the same period one year earlier, but down 1% from the same period two years earlier, NASS said.

The total number of hogs under contract owned by operations with over 5,000 head, but raised by contractees, accounted for 56% of the total United States hog inventory, up 4% from the previous year, NASS said.

REVISIONS

All inventory and pig crop estimates for September 2025 through June 2026 were reviewed using final pig crop, official slaughter, death loss, and updated import and export data. The revision made to the June 2026 all hogs and pigs inventory was 0.7%. A revision of 0.4% was made to the March 2026-May 2026 pig crop. A net revision of 1.0% was made to the March 2026 all hogs and pigs inventory. The net revision made to the December 2025-February 2026 pig crop was 1.9%.

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To view the full Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report, visit https://www.nass.usda.gov/…

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