United States and Canadian Hogs ISSN: 1949-1956 Released March 4, 2021, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). United States and Canadian Hog Inventory Down 1 Percent United States and Canadian inventory of all hogs and pigs for December 2020 was 91.5 million head. This was down 1 percent from December 2019, but up 3 percent from December 2018. The breeding inventory, at 7.53 million head, was down 2 percent from a year ago and down 1 percent from 2018. Market hog inventory, at 84.0 million head, was down 1 percent from last year but up 3 percent from 2018. The semi-annual pig crop, at 86.0 million head, was down slightly from 2019 but up 4 percent from 2018. Sows farrowing during this period totaled 7.69 million head, down slightly from last year but up 1 percent from 2018. United States inventory of all hogs and pigs on December 1, 2020 was 77.5 million head. This was down 1 percent from December 1, 2019 and down 1 percent from September 1, 2020. The breeding inventory, at 6.28 million head, was down 3 percent from last year, and down 1 percent from the previous quarter. Market hog inventory, at 71.2 million head, was down 1 percent from last year, and down 1 percent from last quarter. The pig crop, at 35.0 million head, was down 1 percent from 2019 but up 1 percent from 2018. Sows farrowing during this period totaled 3.16 million head, down 1 percent from 2019 and down 1 percent from 2018. Canadian inventory of all hogs and pigs on January 1, 2021 was 14.0 million head. This was up slightly from January 1, 2020 and up slightly from January 1, 2019. The breeding inventory, at 1.26 million head, was up 1 percent from last year and up slightly from 2019. Market hog inventory, at 12.8 million head, was up slightly from last year and up slightly from 2019. The semi-annual pig crop, at 14.9 million head, was up 5 percent from 2020 and up 6 percent from 2019. Sows farrowing during this period totaled 1.26 million head, up 3 percent from last year and up 4 percent from 2019. Hogs and Pigs Inventory, Sows Farrowed, and Pig Crop - United States and Canada: 2015-2020 [May not add due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : : : : : : : 2020 as : 2015 : 2016 : 2017 : 2018 : 2019 : 2020 : percent : : : : : : : of 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------------------- 1,000 head --------------------------- percent : June inventory 1/ : All hogs and pigs ............: 80,430 83,391 85,410 86,201 89,685 91,479 102 Kept for breeding ...........: 7,160 7,219 7,363 7,559 7,635 7,570 99 Market ......................: 73,271 76,172 78,047 78,642 82,051 83,909 102 Under 50 pounds ............: 24,356 25,605 25,886 26,346 27,423 27,355 100 50-119 pounds ..............: 19,760 20,488 21,276 21,276 22,015 22,346 102 120-179 pounds .............: 15,295 15,925 16,270 16,348 16,924 17,744 105 180 pounds and over ........: 13,860 14,153 14,615 14,672 15,689 16,464 105 Sows farrowed 2/ .............: 7,003 7,177 7,256 7,265 7,443 7,456 100 Pig crop 2/ ..................: 73,449 75,931 77,771 78,044 81,694 83,001 102 : December inventory 3/ : All hogs and pigs ............: 82,649 85,280 87,315 89,045 92,198 91,527 99 Kept for breeding ...........: 7,236 7,365 7,439 7,579 7,716 7,533 98 Market ......................: 75,413 77,915 79,877 81,466 84,482 83,994 99 Under 50 pounds ............: 25,104 25,943 26,598 27,038 27,269 26,867 99 50-119 pounds ..............: 19,569 20,495 21,095 21,758 23,064 22,773 99 120-179 pounds .............: 15,974 16,349 16,475 16,842 17,771 17,701 100 180 pounds and over ........: 14,766 15,128 15,708 15,828 16,379 16,653 102 Sows farrowed 4/ .............: 7,228 7,326 7,453 7,592 7,698 7,685 100 Pig crop 4/ ..................: 76,973 78,789 80,686 82,556 86,105 85,963 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2015-2020 [May not add due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : 2020 as Item : 2015 : 2016 : 2017 : 2018 : 2019 : 2020 : percent : : : : : : : of 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head 1,000 head 1,000 head 1,000 head 1,000 head 1,000 head percent : March 1 inventory .............: All hogs and pigs ...........: 67,299 68,274 70,916 72,055 74,661 76,179 102 Kept for breeding1/ .......: 5,982 5,980 6,098 6,210 6,349 6,375 100 Market ....................: 61,318 62,294 64,818 65,845 68,313 69,804 102 Under 50 pounds .........: 19,454 19,922 20,422 20,553 21,373 21,571 101 50-119 pounds ...........: 17,129 17,198 17,942 17,929 19,168 19,353 101 120-179 pounds ..........: 13,530 13,879 14,485 15,062 15,001 15,086 101 180 pounds and over .....: 11,205 11,294 11,969 12,300 12,771 13,793 108 Sows farrowed ...............: 2,895 2,929 2,990 2,977 3,098 3,068 99 Pig Crop ....................: 29,627 30,159 31,187 31,497 33,164 33,745 102 : June 1 inventory ..............: All hogs and pigs ...........: 67,065 69,281 71,210 72,231 75,725 77,364 102 Kept for breeding 1/ ......: 5,926 5,979 6,109 6,320 6,410 6,326 99 Market ....................: 61,140 63,302 65,101 65,911 69,316 71,038 102 Under 50 pounds ..........: 19,365 20,356 20,647 21,081 22,210 22,110 100 50-119 pounds ............: 17,461 18,198 18,841 18,846 19,693 19,890 101 120-179 pounds ...........: 12,935 13,291 13,696 13,898 14,396 15,240 106 180 pounds and over ......: 11,379 11,456 11,917 12,085 13,017 13,797 106 Sows farrowed ...............: 2,854 2,968 3,018 3,064 3,132 3,149 101 Pig crop ....................: 29,593 31,097 31,839 32,556 34,455 34,644 101 : September 1 inventory .........: All hogs and pigs ...........: 69,185 71,586 73,309 74,556 78,583 78,434 100 Kept for breeding 1/ ......: 5,986 6,016 6,117 6,330 6,431 6,333 98 Market ....................: 63,200 65,570 67,192 68,226 72,153 72,101 100 Under 50 pounds ..........: 20,741 21,215 21,533 22,040 23,376 23,144 99 50-119 pounds ............: 18,496 19,271 19,757 20,099 21,224 21,020 99 120-179 pounds ...........: 12,855 13,475 13,874 13,986 14,654 14,867 101 180 pounds and over ......: 11,108 11,608 12,028 12,100 12,899 13,069 101 Sows farrowed ...............: 3,017 3,057 3,106 3,172 3,274 3,260 100 Pig crop ....................: 31,343 32,331 33,075 34,019 36,370 36,056 99 : December 1 inventory ..........: All hogs and pigs ...........: 69,019 71,345 73,145 75,070 78,228 77,502 99 Kept for breeding 1/ ......: 6,002 6,110 6,179 6,326 6,471 6,276 97 Market ....................: 63,017 65,235 66,966 68,745 71,757 71,226 99 Under 50 pounds ..........: 20,038 20,862 21,407 21,858 22,048 21,739 99 50-119 pounds ............: 17,262 18,077 18,544 19,369 20,636 20,260 98 120-179 pounds ...........: 13,440 13,711 13,925 14,323 15,256 15,246 100 180 pounds and over ......: 12,276 12,585 13,089 13,195 13,816 13,980 101 Sows farrowed ...............: 2,932 3,041 3,103 3,205 3,197 3,164 99 Pig crop ....................: 30,878 32,320 33,328 34,496 35,459 34,973 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : 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 14,934 105 : July 1 inventory : All hogs and pigs ............: 14,110 14,200 13,970 13,960 14,115 Kept for breeding 1/ ........: 1,240 1,254 1,239 1,225 1,244 Market ......................: 12,870 12,946 12,731 12,735 12,871 Under 50 pounds ............: 5,249 5,239 5,265 5,213 5,245 50-119 pounds ..............: 2,290 2,435 2,430 2,322 2,456 120-179 pounds .............: 2,634 2,574 2,450 2,528 2,504 180 pounds and over ........: 2,697 2,698 2,587 2,672 2,666 Sows farrowed ................: 1,279 1,249 1,224 1,213 1,239 Pig crop .....................: 14,675 14,746 13,991 14,075 14,612 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes boars. 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