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As of Dec. 1, there were 75.5 million hogs and pigs on U.S. farms, up 1 percent from December 2024 and up slightly from Sept. 1, 2025, according to the Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report published Tuesday, Dec. 23, by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).

Other key findings in the report were:

• Of the 75.5 million hogs and pigs, 69.6 million were market hogs, while 5.95 million were kept for breeding.

• Between September and November 2025, 35 million pigs were weaned on U.S. farms, up slightly from the same time period one year earlier.

• From September through November 2025, U.S. hog and pig producers weaned an average of 11.93 pigs per litter.

• U.S. hog producers intend to have 2.89 million sows farrow between December 2025 and February 2026, and 2.91 million sows farrow between March and May 2026.

• Iowa hog producers accounted for the largest inventory among the states, at 25.3 million head. Minnesota had the second largest inventory at 9.4 million head. North Carolina was third with 7.9 million head.

To obtain an accurate measurement of the U.S. swine industry, NASS surveyed 5,752 operators across the nation during the first half of December. The data collected were received online through NASS’s Respondent Portal, by mail, telephone and through face-to-face interviews.

The Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report and all other NASS reports are available online at www.nass.usda.gov.