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

WA_LS635
Des Moines, IA    Wed, May 02, 2012    USDA Market News

Canadian Live Animal Imports by State of Entry
Data for week ending:    4/21/2012

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              1624       3809        0        0         0        0      0    5433
Maine                 0          0        0        0         0        0      0       0
Michigan              0         18      368        0        10      172      0     568
Montana             808       4033        0        0        97       14      0    4952
North Dakota       1662       1060     1378      306        34       13      4    4457
New York             33       1492      526      240         0        7      0    2298
Vermont               0         18        0      269         0        0      0     287
Washington          149        208      287        0         0        0      0     644
Total              4276      10638     2559      815       141      206      4   18639
Cattle totals may include interstate shipments from Hawaii.
YTD 2012          63685     139262    44645    11791       444     2793     16  262636
YTD 2011          36206     152267    52661    11745       480     4378     30  257767

Hogs
Region         Feeder     Sltr      Sltr   Breeding  Breeding   Other          Total
                           B/G       S/B     Males   Females
                 AH        AI        AJ       AK        AL       AM
Alaska              427          0        0        0         0        0            427
Idaho                 0       2377        0        0         0        0           2377
Maine                 0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Michigan          21817       1857     3035        0         0        0          26709
Minnesota             0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Montana               0        917        0        0       296        0           1213
North Dakota      73932       1742     5247       21       870        0          81812
New York            600        564      210       57       120        0           1551
Vermont               0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Washington            0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Total             96776       7457     8492       78      1286        0         114089
YTD 2012        1480833     128548   137400     1188     24511       93        1772573
YTD 2011        1450580     175678   140278      909     26389        2        1793836

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

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        1              1
Maine                 0          0        0        0         1        5              6
Michigan              0          0        1       16         0       21             38
Minnesota             0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Montana               0          0        0        1         3        6             10
North Dakota          0          0        0        1         1        2              4
New York              0          0        2       16        14        6             38
Vermont               0          0        0        0         1        0              1
Washington            0          0        0        1         3        6             10
Total                 0          0        3       35        23       47            108

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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