# Positive Hogs and Pigs Report Wraps Up Profitable Year for Producers - Pork Business

> USDA's Dec. 1 Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report showed the market hog inventory at 68 million head, down 4% from 2020, and total hog inventory at 74.2 million head. The September-November pig crop was down 4% and sow farrowings fell 5%. Analysts said the numbers came in below trade expectations.

- Date: 2021-12-24 · published 2021-12-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43762-positive-hogs-and-pigs-report-wraps-up-profitable-year-for-producers-pork
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Smaller market hog supplies and a reduced pig crop point to tighter pork supplies into 2022, which supports lean hog prices. Producers were profitable in 2021, which supports the view that supply will stay constrained.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2020-12-24 | [Hogs and Pigs Report: Wild Revisions and a Few Surprises - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49796-hogs-and-pigs-report-wild-revisions-and-a-few-surprises-pork-business.md) | +1.0% | +4.2% |
| HOGS | 2021-09-27 | [Lean Hog and Pork Cutout Futures Surge After Hogs and Pigs Report - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45203-lean-hog-and-pork-cutout-futures-surge-after-hogs-and-pigs-report-pork-business.md) | +4.1% | -12.1% |
| HOGS | 2025-09-25 | [September 2025 Hogs and Pigs Report: Here's What You Need to Know - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23030-september-2025-hogs-and-pigs-report-here-s-what-you-need-to-know-pork-business.md) | -0.8% | -13.5% |
| HOGS | 2022-12-13 | [Processors’ Pinched: Paying Up For Live Hogs, Wholesale Prices Decline - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38369-processors-pinched-paying-up-for-live-hogs-wholesale-prices-decline-pork.md) | +2.0% | -3.6% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- porkbusiness.com: https://www.porkbusiness.com/news/industry/positive-hogs-and-pigs-report-wraps-profitable-year-producers

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