While the Oklahoma hog inventory has dropped 8% in December 2023 versus a year ago- the US hog herd is a few thousand head larger this December versus last.
Key findings in the national report include:
- Of the 75.0 million hogs and pigs, 69.0 million were market hogs, while 6.00 million were kept for breeding.
- Between September 2023 and November 2023, 34.6 million pigs were weaned on U.S. farms, down slightly from the same time period one year earlier.
- From September 2023 through November 2023, U.S. hog and pig producers weaned an average of 11.66 pigs per litter.
- U.S. hog producers intend to have 2.90 million sows farrow between December 2023 and February 2024, and 2.91 million sows farrow between March and May 2024.
- Iowa hog producers accounted for the largest inventory among the states at 24.9 million head. Minnesota had the second largest inventory at 9.10 million head. North Carolina was third with 7.80 million head.
To obtain an accurate measurement of the U.S. swine industry, NASS surveyed 6,341 operators across the nation during the first half of December. The data collected were received by electronic data recording, mail, telephone, and face-to-face interviews.
For Oklahoma- the numbers are well under that of December 2022. The total hog herd in Oklahoma is down 8% from a year ago at 2.010 million head-making Oklahoma the eighth largest hog inventory state in the US.
More extreme for the Oklahoma hog story is the decline in breeding animals. A year ago, Oklahoma was tied with the fourth most sows in the US at 490,000 head. Fast forward to the latest report and USDA reports only 390,000 sows in the state- a drop of 100,000 and dropping Oklahoma to seventh place in the US ranking of breeding animals.
The complete report from USDA is available below.
