Texas to Mexico Daily Livestock Exports

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Las Cruces, NM    Tue May 22, 2012    USDA Market News                         
                                                                               
Texas to Mexico Daily Livestock Exports                                        
Species                    Exports      Current   Current   Previous           
                          5/21/2012    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                0           0      166         217            
   Breeding Females              0           0      555         191            
   Total Beef Cattle             0           0      721         408            

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

Sheep                                                                          
   Slaughter Lambs               0           0        0           0            
   Slaughter Ewes                0           0        0       6,372            
   Breeding Males                0           0        0           0            
   Breeding Females              0           0        6           0            
   Total Sheep                   0           0        6       6,372            

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                   352         352   32,717      16,944            
   Breeding Males                0           0      613         691            
   Breeding Females              0           0      788       1,062            
   Geldings                      0           0      185         174            
   Burro/Mule/Pony               0           0       99          10            
   Total Horses                352         352   34,402      18,881            

Exotics                          0           0      104         138            

Grand Total All Species        352         352   41,925      32,264            

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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