On September 1, 2022, there were 23.4 million hogs and pigs on Iowa farms, according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service -- Hogs and Pigs report. Inventory was up 2 percent from the previous quarter but down 3 percent from the previous year.
The June-August 2022 quarterly pig crop was 5.80 million head, up slightly from the previous quarter and up 1 percent from last year. A total of 500,000 sows farrowed during this quarter. The average pigs saved per litter was 11.60 for the quarter. This is a record high pigs saved per litter for any quarter.
As of September 1, producers planned to farrow 500,000 sows and gilts in the September-November 2022 quarter and 485,000 head during the December 2022-February 2023 quarter.
Categories: Iowa, Livestock, Hogs