Texas to Mexico Daily Livestock Exports

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Las Cruces, NM    Fri Jun 8, 2012    USDA Market News                          
                                                                               
Texas to Mexico Daily Livestock Exports                                        
Species                    Exports      Current   Current   Previous           
                          6/7/2012     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           2      173         250            
   Breeding Females              0           0      625         290            
   Total Beef Cattle             2           2      798         540            

Hogs                                                                           
   Slaughter                     0           0        0           0            
   Breeding Males                0          62      600         509            
   Breeding Females              0          27    4,448       2,088            
   Total Hogs                    0          89    5,048       2,597            

Sheep                                                                          
   Slaughter Lambs               0           0        0           0            
   Slaughter Ewes                0           0        0       7,336            
   Breeding Males                0           0        0          21            
   Breeding Females              0           0        6           7            
   Total Sheep                   0           0        6       7,364            

Dairy Cattle                                                                   
   Breeding Males                0           0       10          18            
   Breeding Females             10          95    1,818       4,681            
   Total Dairy Cattle           10          95    1,828       4,699            

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

Horses                                                                         
   Slaughter                   273       1,145   36,878      20,043            
   Breeding Males                0           0      668         764            
   Breeding Females              0           0      858       1,210            
   Geldings                      0           0      190         190            
   Burro/Mule/Pony               0           0      101          26            
   Total Horses                273       1,145   38,695      22,233            

Exotics                          0           0      104         152            

Grand Total All Species        285       1,331   46,479      37,585            

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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