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

WA_LS635
Des Moines, IA    Wed, Mar 21, 2012    USDA Market News

Canadian Live Animal Imports by State of Entry
Data for week ending:    3/10/2012

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              2284       4913        0        0         0        0      0    7197
Maine                 0          0        0        0         0        0      0       0
Michigan             23         44      225        0         0      329      0     621
Montana            1477       3159        0        0         0        0      0    4636
North Dakota       1025       1164     1166      170        12        0      0    3537
New York             33       1093      691      334         0       11      0    2162
Vermont               0          0        0       90         0       13      0     103
Washington         1130        677      398        0         0        0      0    2205
Total              5972      11050     2480      594        12      353      0   20461
Cattle totals may include interstate shipments from Hawaii.
YTD 2012          31836      73141    28991     7653        92     1716      4  143433
YTD 2011          20112      96700    35161     6837       126     2760      6  161702

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       1963        0        0         0        0           1963
Maine                 0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Michigan          18255       1803     3500        0         0        0          23558
Minnesota             0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Montana               0        620        0        0         0        0            620
North Dakota      74363       1374     5482       86       995       91          82391
New York              0        521        0        0         0        0            521
Vermont               0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Washington            0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Total             92618       6281     8982       86       995       91         109053
YTD 2012         924226      85314    86069      821     15491       93        1112014
YTD 2011         920170     114986    88135      587     16410        0        1140288

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        111        0        0         0        0            111
Vermont               0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Washington            0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Total                 0        111        0        0         0        0            111

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         2        3              5
Maine                 0          0        0        0         3        1              4
Michigan              0          0        0        5         0       14             19
Minnesota             0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Montana               0          0        1        0         1        4              6
North Dakota          0          0        0        0         0        1              1
New York              0          0        0        7         8        7             22
Vermont               0          0        0        0         1        2              3
Washington            0          0        0        2         3        5             10
Total                 0          0        1       14        18       37             70

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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