Texas to Mexico Daily Livestock Exports

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Las Cruces, NM    Wed Dec 12, 2012    USDA Market News                         
                                                                               
Texas to Mexico Daily Livestock Exports                                        
Species                    Exports      Current   Current   Previous           
                          12/11/2012   Week-T-D    Y-T-D      Y-T-D            
                                                                               
Dairy totals include 216 head of Canadian Dairy.                               
Hog totals include 1257 head of Canadian Hogs.                                 

Beef Cattle                                                                    
   Slaughter                     0           0        0           0            
   Breeding Males                2           2      319         357            
   Breeding Females              0           0      840         450            
   Total Beef Cattle             2           2    1,159         807            

Hogs                                                                           
   Slaughter                     0           0        0           0            
   Breeding Males               10          10    1,225       1,229            
   Breeding Females             75          75    7,808       4,788            
   Total Hogs                   85          85    9,033       6,017            

Sheep                                                                          
   Slaughter Lambs               0           0        0           0            
   Slaughter Ewes                0           0        0      13,004            
   Breeding Males                0           0        0          23            
   Breeding Females              0           0        6          15            
   Total Sheep                   0           0        6      13,042            

Dairy Cattle                                                                   
   Breeding Males                0           0       23          20            
   Breeding Females              0         160    5,546       8,530            
   Total Dairy Cattle            0         160    5,569       8,550            

Goats                                                                          
   Angora                        0           0        0           0            
   Spanish                       0           0        0         325            
   Other                         0           0        0           0            
   Total Goats                   0           0        0         325            

Horses                                                                         
   Slaughter                   350         562   96,077      53,310            
   Breeding Males                4          26    1,716       1,602            
   Breeding Females             11          32    2,388       2,530            
   Geldings                      0           0      484         394            
   Burro/Mule/Pony               0           0      483         258            
   Total Horses                365         620  101,148      58,094            

Exotics                          0           0      226         287            

Grand Total All Species        452         867  117,141      87,122            

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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