Texas to Mexico Daily Livestock Exports

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Las Cruces, NM    Wed Feb 6, 2013    USDA Market News                          
                                                                               
Texas to Mexico Daily Livestock Exports                                        
Species                    Exports      Current   Current   Previous           
                          2/5/2013     Week-T-D    Y-T-D      Y-T-D            
                                                                               
Dairy totals include 149 head of Canadian Dairy.                               
Hog totals include 92 head of Canadian Hogs.                                   

Beef Cattle                                                                    
   Slaughter                     0           0        0           0            
   Breeding Males                0           4       37          44            
   Breeding Females              0           8       41          86            
   Total Beef Cattle             0          12       78         130            

Hogs                                                                           
   Slaughter                     0           0        0           0            
   Breeding Males                0           0       92         122            
   Breeding Females              0           0       43         297            
   Total Hogs                    0           0      135         419            

Sheep                                                                          
   Slaughter Lambs               0           0        0           0            
   Slaughter Ewes                0           0      614           0            
   Breeding Males                0           0        0           0            
   Breeding Females              0           0        0           0            
   Total Sheep                   0           0      614           0            

Dairy Cattle                                                                   
   Breeding Males                0           0        2           0            
   Breeding Females              0         200      805         753            
   Total Dairy Cattle            0         200      807         753            

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

Horses                                                                         
   Slaughter                   241         241   10,878       7,426            
   Breeding Males                4           8      134         144            
   Breeding Females             12          16      219         227            
   Geldings                      6           6       38          30            
   Burro/Mule/Pony               0           0       29          14            
   Total Horses                263         271   11,298       7,841            

Exotics                          0           0        0           0            

Grand Total All Species        263         483   12,932       9,143            

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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