 Catch local news in detail in the weekly Bristlecone Tribune. On sale now. You're listening to Agriculture Today. Last week, USDA released its latest hogs and pigs report. Jason Franken at Western Illinois University takes a look. USDA's June hogs and pigs report places the June 1st inventory of all hogs and pigs at 74.5 million head. Up slightly from last quarter and one and a quarter percent higher than a year ago.