USDA released its quarterly Hogs and Pigs report today. The numbers were in line with pre-report expectations. The inventory of all hogs and pigs on 1 June was 75.1 million head. This was up slightly from 1 June 2024, and up 1 percent from 1 March 2025.
Breeding inventory, at 5.98 million head, was down slightly from last year, and down slighthly from March. Market hog inventory, at 69.2 million head was up slightly from last year and up 1 percent from last quareter. The March through May pig crop was up 1 percent from 2024. Sows farrowed totaled 2.91 million, down slightly from 2024, and represents 49 percent of the sow herd. Obviously, pigs saved per litter increased to 11.75, a new record, and up from the previous record of 11.56 in Mar...
Key Market Insights The broad market is locked in on this week’s Trump-Xi meeting in Beijing, but this is no longer just a trade summit. Increasingly, the meeting is becoming tied directly to Iran, energy security, and the growing global economic fallout from disruptions through the Strai...
