# Next Hogs and Pigs Report: March Madness or more of the same?

> An economist previews the March USDA Hogs and Pigs report, expecting the market hog inventory to rise 1.1% year-over-year and farrowing intentions to increase. Winter farrowings are expected to be flat with last year. Strong pork cutout values have supported cash hog prices.

- Date: 2025-04-01 · published 2025-04-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25747-next-hogs-and-pigs-report-march-madness-or-more-of-the-same
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Expected modest increases in breeding and market herd numbers would add pork supply and put modest pressure on hog prices. The forecast is consistent with the typical seasonal price pattern.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2020-09-28 | [Hogs and Pigs Report resembles a bear](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51247-hogs-and-pigs-report-resembles-a-bear.md) | +3.0% | -1.4% |
| HOGS | 2018-06-29 | [Bearish Hogs and Pigs Report \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64671-bearish-hogs-and-pigs-report-red-river-farm-network.md) | -0.6% | -16.6% |
| HOGS | 2022-12-24 | [A Surprise in the December Hogs and Pigs Report: Breeding Herd Increases - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38373-a-surprise-in-the-december-hogs-and-pigs-report-breeding-herd-increases-pork.md) | -0.2% | -8.2% |
| HOGS | 2022-03-29 | [Hog futures lower ahead of Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report from the USDA - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7630-hog-futures-lower-ahead-of-quarterly-hogs-and-pigs-report-from-the-usda.md) | -4.1% | +0.7% |
| HOGS | 2020-06-27 | [Hog futures lower following Hogs and Pigs report - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52770-hog-futures-lower-following-hogs-and-pigs-report-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.0% | +13.0% |

## Sources

- nationalhogfarmer.com: https://www.nationalhogfarmer.com/market-news/next-hogs-and-pigs-report-march-madness-or-more-of-the-same-

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