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

WA_LS635
Des Moines, IA    Wed, Apr 11, 2012    USDA Market News

Canadian Live Animal Imports by State of Entry
Data for week ending:    3/31/2012

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              2245       4991        0        0         0        0      0    7236
Maine                 0          0        0        0         0        0      0       0
Michigan              0        157      282        0         1      189      0     629
Montana            1263       3728        0        0        16        1      0    5008
North Dakota       1447       1483     1198      367         0        1      0    4496
New York             33        969      659      217         0       12      0    1890
Vermont               0          0        0        0         0        3      0       3
Washington         1239         41      444        0         0        1      0    1725
Total              6227      11369     2583      584        17      207      0   20987
Cattle totals may include interstate shipments from Hawaii.
YTD 2012          49299     107820    37415     9623       169     2193      9  206528
YTD 2011          27659     124381    44339     9395       172     3680     26  209652

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       2889        0        0         0        0           2889
Maine                 0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Michigan          14035       2069     3224        0       180        0          19508
Minnesota             0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Montana               0        628      288       24       106        0           1046
North Dakota      80530       1388     5837        0       520        0          88275
New York            205       1167      228        0         0        0           1600
Vermont               0         42        0        0         0        0             42
Washington            0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Total             94770       8183     9577       24       806        0         113360
YTD 2012        1195827     108659   112271     1005     20024       93        1437879
YTD 2011        1186454     147302   114425      803     21744        1        1470729

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         80        0        0         0        0             80
Vermont               0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Washington            0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Total                 0         80        0        0         0        0             80

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        1         2        3              6
Maine                 0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Michigan              0          0        0       19         4       27             50
Minnesota             0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Montana               0          0        1        5         1        2              9
North Dakota          0          0        0        1         1        5              7
New York              0          0        1        5         2        4             12
Vermont               0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Washington            0          0        0        1         2        2              5
Total                 0          0        2       32        12       43             89

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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