Kansas Hog Inventory down 1%

Kansas inventory of all hogs and pigs on June 1, 2023, was 1.90 million head, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. This was down 1% from June 1, 2022, but up 3% from March 1, 2023. Breeding hog inventory, at 155,000 head, was unchanged from June 1, 2022, but up 7% from
last quarter. Market hog inventory, at 1.75 million head, was down 1% from last year, but up
2% from last quarter. The March – May 2023 Kansas pig crop, at 864,000 head, was down 2% from 2022. Sows farrowed during the period totaled 80,000 head, down 6% from last year. The average pigs saved
per litter was 10.80 for the March – May period, compared to 10.40 last year.

Kansas hog producers intend to farrow 76,000 sows during the June – August 2023 quarter,
down 11% from the actual farrowings during the same period a year ago. Intended farrowings for
September – November 2023 are 77,000 sows, down 5% from the actual farrowings during the
same period a year ago.