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

WA_LS635
Des Moines, IA    Wed, Mar 28, 2012    USDA Market News

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Canadian Live Animal Imports by State of Entry
Data for week ending:    3/17/2012

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              2240       5399        0        0         0        0      0    7639
Maine                 0          0        0        0         0        0      0       0
Michigan              0         20      250        0         0      113      0     383
Montana            2697       3615        0        0         0        0      0    6312
North Dakota        612        555     1528      270        29        0      0    2994
New York             33       1403      634      329         0        5      0    2404
Vermont               0          0        0      179         0        0      0     179
Washington         1251        442      450        0         0        0      0    2143
Total              6833      11434     2862      778        29      118      0   22054
Cattle totals may include interstate shipments from Hawaii.
YTD 2012          38601      84575    31853     8431       121     1834      9  165424
YTD 2011          22417     104521    38408     7696       147     3033      6  176228

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       1955        0        0         0        0           1955
Maine                 0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Michigan          13323       2018     3172        0         0        0          18513
Minnesota             0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Montana               0        976        0       10        55        0           1041
North Dakota      74570       1529     5219       91      1420        0          82829
New York              0        817        0        0       140        0            957
Vermont               0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Washington            0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Total             87893       7295     8391      101      1615        0         105295
YTD 2012        1012119      92609    94460      922     17106       93        1217309
YTD 2011        1007292     124863    97401      640     17615        0        1247811

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        355        0        0         0        0            355
Vermont               0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Washington            0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Total                 0        355        0        0         0        0            355

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         1        1              2
Michigan              0          0        1       17         0       16             34
Minnesota             0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Montana               0          0        2        2        11       10             25
North Dakota          0          0        0        3         5       16             24
New York              0          0        2        1         2        4              9
Vermont               0          0        0        2         1        1              4
Washington            0          0        0        0         6        5             11
Total                 0          0        5       25        26       53            109

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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