Arizona to Mexico Livestock Exports

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Las Cruces, NM    Thu Jan 3, 2013    USDA Market News                
    
  * Last report for 2012
                                                               
Arizona to Mexico Livestock Exports                                  
                                                                     
Dairy totals include 292 head of Canadian Dairy.                     
Hog totals include 1257 head of Canadian Hogs.                       

                           Current     Previous   Current    Previous
                            Week         Week      Y-T-D       Y-T-D*
Species                   12/29/2012   12/22/2012                    
                                                                     

Beef Cattle                                                          
   Slaughter                      0           0        0           0 
   Breeding Males                 0           0      117          72 
   Breeding Females               0           0      397         163 
   Total Beef Cattle              0           0      514         235 

Hogs                                                                 
   Slaughter                      0           0        0           0 
   Breeding Males                 0           0      995         262 
   Breeding Females               0           0   19,455       2,710 
   Total Hogs                     0           0   20,450       2,972 

Sheep                                                                
   Slaughter Lambs                0           0        0           0 
   Slaughter Ewes                 0           0        0           0 
   Breeding Males                 0           0        0           0 
   Breeding Females               0           0        0           0 
   Total Sheep                    0           0        0           0 

Dairy Cattle                                                         
   Breeding Males                 0           0        8           0 
   Breeding Females               0           0      168         981 
   Total Dairy Cattle             0           0      176         981 

Goats                                                                
   Angora                         0           0        0           0 
   Spanish                        0           0        0           0 
   Other                          0           0        0           0 
   Total Goats                    0           0        0           0 

Horses                                                               
   Slaughter                      0           0        0           0 
   Breeding Males                 7           7      753         604 
   Breeding Females               4          10      825         771 
   Geldings                      13           1      218         123 
   Burro/Mule/Pony                0           0        4          11 
   Total Horses                  24          18    1,800       1,509 

Exotics                           0           0        2           0 

Grand Total All Species          24          18   22,942       5,697 

Source:   USDA Market News Service, Las Cruces, NM                   
          John Langenegger (575)527-6861  FAX(575)527-6868           
          LasCruces.LGMN@ams.usda.gov                                
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