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

WA_LS635
Des Moines, IA    Wed, Oct 17, 2012    USDA Market News

Canadian Live Animal Imports by State of Entry
Data for week ending:    10/6/2012

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               469       3905        0        0         0        0      0    4374
Maine                 0         64        0        0         0        0      0      64
Michigan              0         67      396        0         9      144      0     616
Montana               0       3035        0        0         0        0      0    3035
North Dakota       1575       1996     1520      290         0       50      0    5431
New York             33       1320     2068      382         9        1      0    3813
Vermont               0          0       89      359         0        1      0     449
Washington          324        413      526        0         0        0      0    1263
Total              2401      10800     4599     1031        18      196      0   19045
Cattle totals may include interstate shipments from Hawaii.
YTD 2012         111183     293595   123695    34442       840     4485     41  568281
YTD 2011          65940     316495   108635    31145       761     9670     95  532741

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               450       2046        0        0         0        0           2496
Maine                 0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Michigan          11550       2616     3765        0         0        0          17931
Minnesota             0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Montana               0       1107        0        0        54        0           1161
North Dakota      74760        705     5406       63       232        0          81166
New York              0        761      245        0       120        0           1126
Vermont               0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Washington            0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Total             86760       7235     9416       63       406        0         103880
YTD 2012        3640874     321843   359383     2558     52885       95        4377638
YTD 2011        3597057     418518   354775     2321     52577        2        4425250

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        3              3
Michigan              0          0        0        5         0       65             70
Minnesota             0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Montana               0          0        2        0         8        9             19
North Dakota          0          0        0        0         3        3              6
New York              0          0        1        2        12        3             18
Vermont               0          0        0        0         0        1              1
Washington            0          0        0        0         5       10             15
Total                 0          0        3        7        28       95            133

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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