The National Pork Board created the Production Benchmarking Analysis to give producers powerful insights they can use to drive performance across every stage of production. By comparing their own results with industry benchmarks, producers can pinpoint opportunities, track progress, and unlock greater profitability.
Beyond on-farm decision making, these insights also guide Pork Checkoff-funded initiatives, academic studies, and other research efforts, ensuring resources are invested where they can deliver the greatest impact for U.S. pork.
Farms in the Data Set
This study draws on data compiled through the MetaFarms Ag Platform (MAP) from farms across the U.S. with at least five years of production history, enabling meaningful multi-year comparisons.
The 2024 dataset includes:
- 1,284,791 females from 462 sow farms
- 18,041,502 nursery pigs
- 18,222,914 finish pigs
- 10,322,035 single-stocked wean-to-finish pigs
To ensure reliability, data integrity rules were applied to remove outliers and maintain consistency.
