Texas to Mexico Daily Livestock Exports

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Las Cruces, NM    Thu Apr 5, 2012    USDA Market News                          
                                                                               
Texas to Mexico Daily Livestock Exports                                        
Species                    Exports      Current   Current   Previous           
                          4/4/2012     Week-T-D    Y-T-D      Y-T-D            
                                                                               
Dairy totals include 61 head of Canadian Dairy.                                
Hog totals include 659 head of Canadian Hogs.                                  

Beef Cattle                                                                    
   Slaughter                     0           0        0           0            
   Breeding Males                3           3       81         107            
   Breeding Females              0           0      113          86            
   Total Beef Cattle             3           3      194         193            

Hogs                                                                           
   Slaughter                     0           0        0           0            
   Breeding Males                0           0      320         300            
   Breeding Females            364         715    2,926       1,143            
   Total Hogs                  364         715    3,246       1,443            

Sheep                                                                          
   Slaughter Lambs               0           0        0           0            
   Slaughter Ewes                0           0        0       3,613            
   Breeding Males                0           0        0           0            
   Breeding Females              0           0        0           0            
   Total Sheep                   0           0        0       3,613            

Dairy Cattle                                                                   
   Breeding Males                3           3        3          10            
   Breeding Females              5         201    1,379       2,165            
   Total Dairy Cattle            8         204    1,382       2,175            

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

Horses                                                                         
   Slaughter                   234         474   20,919      10,982            
   Breeding Males                8          30      436         501            
   Breeding Females              6          19      557         768            
   Geldings                      1           6      104         120            
   Burro/Mule/Pony               0           2       66          10            
   Total Horses                249         531   22,082      12,381            

Exotics                          0           0       10          49            

Grand Total All Species        624       1,453   26,914      19,854            

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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