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

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Des Moines, IA    Wed, Mar 14, 2012    USDA Market News

Canadian Live Animal Imports by State of Entry
Data for week ending:     3/3/2012

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              1610       4899        0        0         0        0      0    6509
Maine                 0          0        0        0         0        0      0       0
Michigan             23          8      278        0         0      263      0     572
Montana             920       2825        0        0         2        0      0    3747
North Dakota        819        233     1803      345         0        0      0    3200
New York             33        638      870      357         0        0      0    1898
Vermont               0          0        0      179         0       29      0     208
Washington         1059        366      603        0         0        0      0    2028
Total              4464       8969     3554      881         2      292      0   18162
Cattle totals may include interstate shipments from Hawaii.
YTD 2012          25864      62091    26511     7059        80     1363      4  122972
YTD 2011          18362      86167    32360     5903       114     2508      6  145420

Hogs
Region         Feeder     Sltr      Sltr   Breeding  Breeding   Other          Total
                           B/G       S/B     Males   Females
                 AH        AI        AJ       AK        AL       AM
Alaska              224          0        0        0         0        0            224
Idaho                 0       2164        0        0         0        0           2164
Maine                 0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Michigan          17704       2106     3532        0         0        0          23342
Minnesota             0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Montana               0       1074        0       48       164        0           1286
North Dakota      82409       1603     4790      175      2160        0          91137
New York              0        572        0        0         0        0            572
Vermont               0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Washington            0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Total            100337       7519     8322      223      2324        0         118725
YTD 2012         831608      79033    77087      735     14496        2        1002961
YTD 2011         838413     104836    78773      524     14291        0        1036837

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        436        0        0         0        0            436
Vermont               0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Washington            0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Total                 0        436        0        0         0        0            436

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        1         1        0              2
Michigan              0          0        0       24         0       28             52
Minnesota             0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Montana               0          0        0        0         7        3             10
North Dakota          0          0        0        0         0        0              0
New York              0          0        3        7         3        2             15
Vermont               0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Washington            0          0        0        0         4        4              8
Total                 0          0        3       32        15       37             87

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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         www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews

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