Texas to Mexico Daily Livestock Exports

AL_LS600                                                                       
Las Cruces, NM    Mon Apr 30, 2012    USDA Market News                         
                                                                               
Texas to Mexico Daily Livestock Exports                                        
Species                    Exports      Current   Current   Previous           
                          4/27/2012    Week-T-D    Y-T-D      Y-T-D            
                                                                               
Dairy totals include 61 head of Canadian Dairy.                                
Hog totals include 845 head of Canadian Hogs.                                  

Beef Cattle                                                                    
   Slaughter                     0           0        0           0            
   Breeding Males                0           0      150         214            
   Breeding Females              0           0      221         187            
   Total Beef Cattle             0           0      371         401            

Hogs                                                                           
   Slaughter                     0           0        0           0            
   Breeding Males                0          58      456         343            
   Breeding Females              0           0    2,976       1,201            
   Total Hogs                    0          58    3,432       1,544            

Sheep                                                                          
   Slaughter Lambs               0           0        0           0            
   Slaughter Ewes                0           0        0       5,417            
   Breeding Males                0           0        0           0            
   Breeding Females              0           6        6           0            
   Total Sheep                   0           6        6       5,417            

Dairy Cattle                                                                   
   Breeding Males                0           0       10          16            
   Breeding Females              0          74    1,723       3,687            
   Total Dairy Cattle            0          74    1,733       3,703            

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

Horses                                                                         
   Slaughter                 1,015       1,707   26,723      13,613            
   Breeding Males               16          53      528         597            
   Breeding Females             23          62      668         937            
   Geldings                      5          40      151         157            
   Burro/Mule/Pony               0           0       83          10            
   Total Horses              1,059       1,862   28,153      15,314            

Exotics                          1           1       72         117            

Grand Total All Species      1,060       2,001   33,767      26,496            

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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