(NAFB.com) – As of December 1, 2024, there were 75.8 million hogs and pigs on U.S. farms, up one percent from December 2023 but down slightly from September 1, 2024. That’s according to the Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report published last week by the National Agricultural Statistics Service. Other key findings include that of the 75.8 million hogs and pigs, 69.8 million were market hogs, while six million were kept for breeding. Between September and November 2024, 35.2 million pigs were weaned on U.S. farms, up two percent from the same period last year. From September through November, U.S. hog and pig producers weaned an average of 11.92 pigs per litter. America’s hog producers intend to have 2.93 million sows farrow between December 2024 and February 2025 and 2.95 million sows farrow between March and May 2025. Iowa’s hog producers accounted for the largest inventory among the states, at 24.6 million head.