Texas to Mexico Daily Livestock Exports

AL_LS600                                                                       
Las Cruces, NM    Mon Mar 18, 2013    USDA Market News                         
                                                                               
Texas to Mexico Daily Livestock Exports                                        
Species                    Exports      Current   Current   Previous           
                          3/15/2013    Week-T-D    Y-T-D      Y-T-D            
                                                                               
Dairy totals include 149 head of Canadian Dairy.                               
Hog totals include 539 head of Canadian Hogs.                                  

Beef Cattle                                                                    
   Slaughter                     0           0        0           0            
   Breeding Males                0           2       56          57            
   Breeding Females              0           0      167          89            
   Total Beef Cattle             0           2      223         146            

Hogs                                                                           
   Slaughter                     0           0        0           0            
   Breeding Males                0           0      201         179            
   Breeding Females              0         330    1,905         397            
   Total Hogs                    0         330    2,106         576            

Sheep                                                                          
   Slaughter Lambs               0           0        0           0            
   Slaughter Ewes                0         284    2,828           0            
   Breeding Males                0           0        0           0            
   Breeding Females              0           0        0           0            
   Total Sheep                   0         284    2,828           0            

Dairy Cattle                                                                   
   Breeding Males                0           0        7           0            
   Breeding Females              0         401    3,080         995            
   Total Dairy Cattle            0         401    3,087         995            

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

Horses                                                                         
   Slaughter                 1,154       1,426   20,686      15,763            
   Breeding Males                0          31      351         336            
   Breeding Females              0          63      522         420            
   Geldings                      0          21      113          77            
   Burro/Mule/Pony              32          34      111          64            
   Total Horses              1,186       1,575   21,783      16,660            

Exotics                          0          17       17           5            

Grand Total All Species      1,186       2,609   30,044      18,382            

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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