Texas to Mexico Daily Livestock Exports

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Las Cruces, NM    Mon May 21, 2012    USDA Market News                         
                                                                               
Texas to Mexico Daily Livestock Exports                                        
Species                    Exports      Current   Current   Previous           
                          5/18/2012    Week-T-D    Y-T-D      Y-T-D            
                                                                               
Dairy totals include 61 head of Canadian Dairy.                                
Hog totals include 968 head of Canadian Hogs.                                  

Beef Cattle                                                                    
   Slaughter                     0           0        0           0            
   Breeding Males                2           8      166         217            
   Breeding Females            318         319      555         191            
   Total Beef Cattle           320         327      721         408            

Hogs                                                                           
   Slaughter                     0           0        0           0            
   Breeding Males                0          15      538         473            
   Breeding Females              0         401    4,421       1,888            
   Total Hogs                    0         416    4,959       2,361            

Sheep                                                                          
   Slaughter Lambs               0           0        0           0            
   Slaughter Ewes                0           0        0       6,072            
   Breeding Males                0           0        0           0            
   Breeding Females              0           0        6           0            
   Total Sheep                   0           0        6       6,072            

Dairy Cattle                                                                   
   Breeding Males                0           0       10          18            
   Breeding Females              0           0    1,723       4,086            
   Total Dairy Cattle            0           0    1,733       4,104            

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

Horses                                                                         
   Slaughter                 1,193       1,965   32,365      16,585            
   Breeding Males               17          30      613         673            
   Breeding Females             10          30      788       1,054            
   Geldings                     11          15      185         170            
   Burro/Mule/Pony               1           2       99          10            
   Total Horses              1,232       2,042   34,050      18,492            

Exotics                          9          12      104         138            

Grand Total All Species      1,561       2,797   41,573      31,575            

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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