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

WA_LS635
Des Moines, IA    Wed, May 09, 2012    USDA Market News

Canadian Live Animal Imports by State of Entry
Data for week ending:    4/28/2012

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              1536       3150        0        0         2       10      0    4698
Maine                 0          0        0        0         0        0      0       0
Michigan              0          1      316        0         1       68      0     386
Montana               0       4105        0        0        68       46      0    4219
North Dakota       1591        607     1154      315        11        0      5    3683
New York             33        788      478      444         0        0      0    1743
Vermont               0          0        0      450         1        6      0     457
Washington          539        641      293        0         0        0      0    1473
Total              3699       9292     2241     1209        83      130      5   16659
Cattle totals may include interstate shipments from Hawaii.
YTD 2012          67384     148554    46886    13000       527     2923     21  279295
YTD 2011          39614     159942    54734    12400       543     4745     40  272018

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       2193        0        0         0        0           2193
Maine               150          0        0        0         0        0            150
Michigan          13164       2456     3570        0       100        0          19290
Minnesota             0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Montana               0        876        0       30        50        0            956
North Dakota      82912       1796     5152       62      1639        0          91561
New York              0        547      150        0         0        0            697
Vermont              73          0        0        0         0        0             73
Washington            0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Total             96299       7868     8872       92      1789        0         114920
YTD 2012        1577132     136416   146272     1280     26300       93        1887493
YTD 2011        1540471     183990   147588      912     27110        2        1900073

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        0              0
Maine                 0          0        0        0         0        7              7
Michigan              0          0        0       27         2       51             80
Minnesota             0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Montana               0          0        0        3         4        5             12
North Dakota          0          0        0        2         0        3              5
New York              0          0        2        4         8        0             14
Vermont               0          0        0        2         1        0              3
Washington            0          0        0        0         2        0              2
Total                 0          0        2       38        17       66            123

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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