U.S. To Mexico Weekly Livestock Export Summary

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Las Cruces, NM    Thu, Jan 3, 2013   USDA Market News                          

* Last report of 2012

US to Mexico Weekly Livestock Export Summary                                   

                                                                            
                           Current     Previous   Current     Previous         
                            Week         Week      Y-T-D        Y-T-D*         
Species                   12/29/2012   12/22/2012                              
                                                                               
Dairy totals include 292 head of Canadian Dairy.                               
Hog totals include 1257 head of Canadian Hogs.                                 

Beef Cattle                                                                    
   Slaughter                      0           0        0           0           
   Breeding Males                 0           4      524         534           
   Breeding Females               0           0    1,270         802           
   Total Beef Cattle              0           4    1,794       1,336           

Hogs                                                                           
   Slaughter                      0           0        0           0           
   Breeding Males                 0           0    2,220       1,539           
   Breeding Females               0           0   27,263       7,997           
   Total Hogs                     0           0   29,483       9,536           

Sheep                                                                          
   Slaughter Lambs                0           0        0           0           
   Slaughter Ewes                 0           0        0      13,004           
   Breeding Males                 0           0        0          23           
   Breeding Females               0           0        6          15           
   Total Sheep                    0           0        6      13,042           

Dairy Cattle                                                                   
   Breeding Males                 0           0       31          20           
   Breeding Females               0         393    7,126      12,775           
   Total Dairy Cattle             0         393    7,157      12,795           

Goats                                                                          
   Angora                         0           0        0           0           
   Spanish                        0           0        0         325           
   Other                          0           0        0           0           
   Total Goats                    0           0        0         325           

Horses                                                                         
   Slaughter                    300       2,599  110,202      68,429           
   Breeding Males                10         106    3,624       3,356           
   Breeding Females               7         105    4,721       4,757           
   Geldings                      14          38    1,132         835           
   Burro/Mule/Pony                0          52      540         277           
   Total Horses                 331       2,900  120,219      77,654           

Exotics                           0           0      228         287           

Grand Total All Species         331       3,297  158,887     114,975           

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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