Iowa hog inventory declines
USDA report also shows slow hog herd growth nationally.

The U.S. Department of Ag­­riculture's (USDA) latest quarterly hogs and pigs report showed a slight increase nationally but a decline in Iowa’s numbers.

The U.S. inventory of all hogs and pigs on Dec. 1 was 75.8 million head. This was up 1% from Dec. 1, 2023, but down slightly from the ...