U.S. Hog Herd Slightly Larger

The U.S. hog herd as of June 1 was slightly larger than a year earlier at 65 million head, or 100.6 per cent of a year ago, USDA reported last week. The breeding herd was 5.803 million, 100.3 per cent of a year ago, and the market hog supply was 59.197 million, at 100.6 per cent of a year ago. Analysts, on average, expected the herd at 100.2 per cent, breeding herd at 100 per cent, and market hogs at 100.2 per cent.

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