# US Sept. 1 Hog Inventory Down 1% From Year Ago

> USDA's Sept. 1 Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report put total US hog inventory at 73.8 million head, down 1% from a year earlier. The June-August pig crop fell 1% to 33.6 million head, and intended September-November sow farrowings are down 2% from a year earlier.

- Date: 2022-09-29 · published 2022-09-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39744-us-sept-1-hog-inventory-down-1-from-year-ago
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Smaller herd and pig crop with fewer intended farrowings reduce future pork supply, which supports lean hog prices and lowers hog-feed demand expectations.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2017-06-30 | [Hog Futures Extend Rally After Inventory Report \| Fox Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70644-hog-futures-extend-rally-after-inventory-report-fox-business.md) | +1.5% | -6.0% |
| HOGS | 2021-05-27 | [USDA reports second largest inventory of cattle on feed since 1996](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4968-usda-reports-second-largest-inventory-of-cattle-on-feed-since-1996.md) | +2.4% | -6.4% |
| HOGS | 2026-06-25 | [June Hogs and Pigs Report: Steady Inventory and Razor Thin Margins - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18960-june-hogs-and-pigs-report-steady-inventory-and-razor-thin-margins-pork-business.md) | -0.2% | +7.3% |
| HOGS | 2024-03-01 | [Increased demand raises US hog prices
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31352-increased-demand-raises-us-hog-prices-the-pig-site.md) | -0.8% | +1.7% |
| HOGS | 2021-09-27 | [Cattle, hog futures react to Friday's USDA reports - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45189-cattle-hog-futures-react-to-friday-s-usda-reports-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +4.1% | -12.1% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2022/09/29/us-sept-1-hog-inventory-1-year-ago

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