# March 30 — Market Vision, Inc.

> USDA's March Hogs and Pigs report put total hog inventory at 74.3 million head, 0.4% above a year earlier and 1.5% below December. Market hogs rose 0.6% and pigs per litter rose 2.1%, offset by a 1.5% drop in the breeding herd. Farrowing intentions through August are below year-ago levels.

- Date: 2026-03-30 · published 2026-03-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20324-march-30-market-vision-inc
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Lower farrowing intentions could tighten hog supplies in the second half of 2026, supporting hog prices and feed demand. Near-term price effects are described as broadly neutral.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2020-01-02 | [Hog Market – LACO Commodity Research](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55228-hog-market-laco-commodity-research.md) | -0.9% | -2.8% |
| HOGS | 2026-10-15 | [Market Insights: The three stories of protein \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/605-market-insights-the-three-stories-of-protein-meat-poultry.md) | -2.4% | — |
| HOGS | 2023-01-27 | [Livestock market outlook overview \| TSLN.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37924-livestock-market-outlook-overview-tsln-com.md) | -1.2% | +9.2% |
| HOGS | 2023-02-02 | [Grain prices, disease, China wild cards in pork market \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37344-grain-prices-disease-china-wild-cards-in-pork-market-feed-strategy.md) | +1.7% | +11.2% |
| HOGS | 2023-07-28 | [CoBank details pork market challenges \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35178-cobank-details-pork-market-challenges-meat-poultry.md) | -0.4% | -15.6% |

## Sources

- mktvsn.com: https://www.mktvsn.com/weekly-update/2026/3/30/march-30

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