Texas to Mexico Daily Livestock Exports

AL_LS600                                                                       
Las Cruces, NM    Fri Mar 16, 2012    USDA Market News                         
                                                                               
Texas to Mexico Daily Livestock Exports                                        
Species                    Exports      Current   Current   Previous           
                          3/15/2012    Week-T-D    Y-T-D      Y-T-D            
                                                                               
Dairy totals include 0 head of Canadian Dairy.                                 
Hog totals include 396 head of Canadian Hogs.                                  

Beef Cattle                                                                    
   Slaughter                     0           0        0           0            
   Breeding Males                0           0       57          85            
   Breeding Females              0           0       89          73            
   Total Beef Cattle             0           0      146         158            

Hogs                                                                           
   Slaughter                     0           0        0           0            
   Breeding Males                0          54      179         196            
   Breeding Females              0           0      397         689            
   Total Hogs                    0          54      576         885            

Sheep                                                                          
   Slaughter Lambs               0           0        0           0            
   Slaughter Ewes                0           0        0       3,263            
   Breeding Males                0           0        0           0            
   Breeding Females              0           0        0           0            
   Total Sheep                   0           0        0       3,263            

Dairy Cattle                                                                   
   Breeding Males                0           0        0          10            
   Breeding Females            122         122      995       1,421            
   Total Dairy Cattle          122         122      995       1,431            

Goats                                                                          
   Angora                        0           0        0           0            
   Spanish                       0           0        0           0            
   Other                         0           0        0           0            
   Total Goats                   0           0        0           0            

Horses                                                                         
   Slaughter                   184         872   15,763       8,439            
   Breeding Males                0           8      336         391            
   Breeding Females              0          18      420         583            
   Geldings                      0           1       77          85            
   Burro/Mule/Pony               0           0       64          10            
   Total Horses                184         899   16,660       9,508            

Exotics                          0           0        5          27            

Grand Total All Species        306       1,075   18,382      15,272            

Source:   USDA Market News Service, Las Cruces, NM                                        
          John Langenegger (575)527-6861 FAX(575)527-6868  LasCruces.LGMN@ams.usda.gov    
          www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/AL_LS600.txt  

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