January 2026

Happy New Year!

A new year brings fresh opportunities for improvement and benchmark insights. Below are highlights from the 3rd Quarter benchmarking report comparing Q2 to Q3 of 2025, and year-over-year changes from 2024 to 2025.

View the full PigCHAMP 3rd Quarter 2025 Results here.

2^nd to 3^rd Quarter Comparison

• ⬆ Repeat Rate increased from 5.88 to 7.13
• ⬇ Farrowing Rate decreased from 84.36 to 83.13
• ⬇ P/S/Y decreased from 29.07 to 28.47
• ⬇ Death Rate decreased from 13.93 to 13.11

2024 to 2025 3^rd Quarter Comparison

• ⬇ Farrowing Rate decreased from 84.47 to 83.13
• ⬆ Pre-weaning Mortality increased from 13.68 to 15.41
• ⬇ P/S/Y decreased from 29.38 to 28.47
• ⬆ Death Rate increased from 12.43 to 13.11
• ⬇ Cull Rate decreased from 45.17 to 41.27

Curious how your benchmarks compare?

Want to see how your farm ranks against the PigCHAMP North American database? PigCHAMP offers this unique opportunity at no additional cost to customers, available quarterly and annually.

If you ‘d like to participate, check out the submission details below or contact Susan Olson at benchmarking@pigchamp.com, or visit the PigCHAMP website for more information.

PigCHAMP Benchmark – Year-End Data Submission

• Deadline: January 31
• Data Required: All information entered through December 31

How Do I Send in My Benchmark Data?

PigCHAMP Files Needed:*.bak file created using the Backup and Restore Utility

Steps:

1. Perform a backup in PigCHAMP using the Backup and Restore Utility.
2. Email your backup file to benchmarking@pigchamp.com by January 31.

For Online Customers: No action is needed! Your data is automatically included in benchmarking.

PigCHAMP Mobile App

The PigCHAMP Mobile app allows for real-time reproductive data input through any mobile device, while providing basic reporting functionality and validation to users to help minimize data entry errors.

PigCHAMP Online or Client Hosted Application users can access their farm data on a phone or tablet via a strong internet connection or through the intermittent mode, allowing the use of the app in areas with limited internet capabilities and stores data on the device until internet is restored.

Click here to learn more.

See you at the following 2026 Trade Shows

Would you like to pre-book a meeting to learn more about PigCHAMP’s current offerings? Please send an email to sales@pigchamp.com to book a meeting in advance to chat with us at one of these upcoming trade shows.

• Booth 609 > January 14-15; South Dakota Pork Congress; Ramkota Exhibit Hall, Sioux Falls
• Booth 523 > January 21-22; Iowa Pork Congress; Iowa Events Center, Des Moines
• Attending > January 29; Wisconsin Corn Soy Expo; Kalahari Conference Center, Wisconsin Dells
• Booth 49 > February 10-11; Minnesota Pork Congress, Mayo Event Center, Mankato
• Attending > February 17; Illinois Swine Mixer; Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Springfield
• Booth TBD > February 28- March 3; AASV Annual Meeting; Paris Las Vegas Hotel, Las Vegas

Check out the PigCHAMP events calendar to see where we might be later in the year.

Helping You Manage Your Gilts

Did you know that PigCHAMP has genetic interfaces with the following companies:

• AcuFast
• Hypor
• Pig Improvement Company
• Topigs Norsvin
• Pig-Blup Program

To learn more on gilt development and individual piglet management view our YouTube playlist.

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In a market full of movement, PigCHAMP remains a constant you can rely on.