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

WA_LS635
Des Moines, IA    Wed, May 16, 2012    USDA Market News

Canadian Live Animal Imports by State of Entry
Data for week ending:     5/5/2012

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              1736       1301        0        0         1        0      0    3038
Maine                 0          0        0        0         0        0      0       0
Michigan              0        163      278        0         0       76      0     517
Montana            1483       3462        0       44        24        5      0    5018
North Dakota       1004        683     1451      258        20        3      0    3419
New York             34        742      437      337         0        0      0    1550
Vermont               0          0        0      450         0       24      0     474
Washington          246        350      552        0         0        5      0    1153
Total              4503       6701     2718     1089        45      113      0   15169
Cattle totals may include interstate shipments from Hawaii.
YTD 2012          71887     155255    49604    14089       572     3036     21  294464
YTD 2011          41219     164784    57134    13301       570     5000     74  282082

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       2222        0        0         0        0           2222
Maine                 0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Michigan          11190       1924     2731        0         0        1          15846
Minnesota             0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Montana             400        738        0        0         0        0           1138
North Dakota      72766       1591     4714       74      1066        0          80211
New York              0        973        0        0         0        0            973
Vermont             120          0        0        0         0        0            120
Washington            0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Total             84476       7448     7445       74      1066        1         100510
YTD 2012        1661608     143864   153717     1354     27366       94        1988003
YTD 2011        1620911     193365   157245     1018     28382        2        2000923

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        0              0
Michigan              0          0        0       21         0       53             74
Minnesota             0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Montana               0          0        0        0         3        0              3
North Dakota          0          0        0        3         6        4             13
New York              0          0        0        6         8        6             20
Vermont               0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Washington            0          0        0        0         4        1              5
Total                 0          0        0       30        21       64            115

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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