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

WA_LS635
Des Moines, IA    Wed, Apr 25, 2012    USDA Market News

Canadian Live Animal Imports by State of Entry
Data for week ending:    4/14/2012

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              2922       3041        0        0         0        0      0    5963
Maine                 0          0        0        0         0        0      0       0
Michigan              0         10      306        0         0      199      0     515
Montana               0       4116        0        0        92        0      0    4208
North Dakota       1288        245      851      127        15        6      0    2532
New York             33       1165      694      144         1        9      0    2046
Vermont               0         90        0      270         0        0      0     360
Washington          363        826      378        0         0        1      0    1568
Total              4606       9493     2229      541       108      215      0   17192
Cattle totals may include interstate shipments from Hawaii.
YTD 2012          59409     128624    42086    10976       303     2587     12  243997
YTD 2011          33193     144759    50265    10848       386     4259     30  243740

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               600       1174        0        0         0        0           1774
Maine                 0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Michigan          11400       1763     3383        0         0        0          16546
Minnesota             0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Montana               0        918        0        4       150        0           1072
North Dakota      79078       1802     4871       46      1264        0          87061
New York              0        370        0        0       105        0            475
Vermont               0        115        0        0         0        0            115
Washington            0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Total             91078       6142     8254       50      1519        0         107043
YTD 2012        1384057     121327   128672     1110     23225       93        1658484
YTD 2011        1364714     164294   131474      823     25070        1        1686376

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         0        0              0
Michigan              0          0        0       12         0       34             46
Minnesota             0          0        0        0         1        0              1
Montana               0          0        0        0         3        2              5
North Dakota          0          0        0        0         7        5             12
New York              0          0        0        5         4        6             15
Vermont               0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Washington            0          0        0        3         0        0              3
Total                 0          0        0       20        15       48             83

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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