Contact: Dan Kerestes, (202) 720-3570 dan.kerestes@nass.usda.gov
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23, 2016 – As of December 1, there were 71.5 million hogs and pigs on U.S. farms, up 4 percent from December 2015, and up slightly from September 1, 2016, according to the Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report published today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).
Other key findings in the report were:
To obtain an accurate measurement of the U.S. swine industry, NASS surveyed approximately 10,500 operators across the nation during the first half of December. Data were collected by electronic data reporting, mail, telephone and through face-to-face interviews. All surveyed producers were asked to report their hog and pig inventories as of December 1, 2016.
The Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report and all other NASS reports are available online at www.nass.usda.gov.