Texas to Mexico Daily Livestock Exports

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Las Cruces, NM    Mon Apr 9, 2012    USDA Market News                          
                                                                               
Texas to Mexico Daily Livestock Exports                                        
Species                    Exports      Current   Current   Previous           
                          4/6/2012     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                0           3       81         174            
   Breeding Females              0           0      113         121            
   Total Beef Cattle             0           3      194         295            

Hogs                                                                           
   Slaughter                     0           0        0           0            
   Breeding Males                0           0      320         300            
   Breeding Females              0         715    2,926       1,143            
   Total Hogs                    0         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                0           3        3          10            
   Breeding Females              0         201    1,379       2,294            
   Total Dairy Cattle            0         204    1,382       2,304            

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

Horses                                                                         
   Slaughter                   428         902   21,347      11,463            
   Breeding Males                0          30      436         514            
   Breeding Females              0          19      557         784            
   Geldings                      0           6      104         121            
   Burro/Mule/Pony               0           2       66          10            
   Total Horses                428         959   22,510      12,892            

Exotics                          0           0       10          49            

Grand Total All Species        428       1,881   27,342      20,596            

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