Canadian Live Animal Imports into U.S. by State of Entry

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Des Moines, IA    Wed, Mar 07, 2012    USDA Market News

Canadian Live Animal Imports by State of Entry
Data for week ending:    2/25/2012

Cattle
    State      Feeder     Sltr      Sltr     Sltr    Breeding Breeding  Other  Total
                        Strs/Hfrs   Cows     Bulls    Males    Females
                 AA        AB        AC       AD        AE       AF      AG
Alaska                0          0        0        0         0        0      0       0
Idaho              2716       4345        0        0         0        0      0    7061
Maine                 0          0        0        0         0        0      0       0
Michigan              0         56      321        0         1      214      0     592
Montana               0       2273        0        0         3       12      0    2288
North Dakota       1212        828     1643      282         0        0      0    3965
New York             32        601      867      414         0        1      0    1915
Vermont               0          0        0      269         0        7      0     276
Washington          920        117      582        0         0        0      0    1619
Total              4880       8220     3413      965         4      234      0   17716
Cattle totals may include interstate shipments from Hawaii.
YTD 2012          21400      53122    22957     6178        78     1071      4  104810
YTD 2011          15311      77613    29222     5222       113     1942      6  129429

Hogs
Region         Feeder     Sltr      Sltr   Breeding  Breeding   Other          Total
                           B/G       S/B     Males   Females
                 AH        AI        AJ       AK        AL       AM
Alaska                0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Idaho                 0       2155        0        0         0        0           2155
Maine                 0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Michigan          15938       1894     2919        0         0        0          20751
Minnesota             0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Montana               0        883        0        0        54        0            937
North Dakota      72926       2045     4906       25       815        0          80717
New York              0        554      177       20       290        0           1041
Vermont               0         60        0        0         0        0             60
Washington            0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Total             88864       7591     8002       45      1159        0         105661
YTD 2012         731271      71514    68765      512     12172        2         884236
YTD 2011         745791      95240    70328      524     12104        0         923987

Sheep          Feeder     Sltr      Sltr   Breeding  Breeding   Other          Total
State                     Lambs     Ewes     Males   Females
                 AN        AO        AP       AQ        AR       AS
Idaho                 0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Maine                 0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Michigan              0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Montana               0          0        0        0         0        0              0
North Dakota          0          0        0        0         0        0              0
New York              0        119        0        0         0        0            119
Vermont               0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Washington            0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Total                 0        119        0        0         0        0            119

Goats
Region         Angora    Spanish  Breeding Breeding   Other                    Total
                                    Males   Females
                 AW        AX        AY       AZ        BA
Idaho                 0          0        0        0         0                       0
Maine                 0          0        0        0         0                       0
Michigan              0          0        0        0         0                       0
Montana               0          0        0        0         0                       0
North Dakota          0          0        0        0         0                       0
New York              0          0        0        0         0                       0
Vermont               0          0        0        0         0                       0
Washington            0          0        0        0         0                       0
Total                 0          0        0        0         0                       0

Horses
Region         Feeder     Sltr    Breeding Breeding  Geldings   Other          Total
                                    Males   Females
                 BB        BC        BD       BE        BF       BG
Alaska                0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Idaho                 0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Maine                 0          0        0        0         0        7              7
Michigan              0          0        1       11         2       37             51
Minnesota             0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Montana               0          0        0        0        13       16             29
North Dakota          0          0        1        0         5        4             10
New York              0          0        1        2         1        0              4
Vermont               0          0        0        0         0        3              3
Washington            0          0        0        3         0        3              6
Total                 0          0        3       16        21       70            110

Note: Data are based on currently available information and are subject to future
      revision.

Source:  USDA, APHIS
         USDA Market News Service, Des Moines, IA
         Jodie Pitcock 515-284-4460  Desm.LGMN@ams.usda.gov
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