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

WA_LS635
Des Moines, IA    Wed, Dec 26, 2012    USDA Market News

Canadian Live Animal Imports by State of Entry
Data for week ending:   12/15/2012

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               289       2080        0        0         0        0      0    2369
Maine                 0         97       34        0         0        0      0     131
Michigan              0          0     1194        0         1      437      0    1632
Montana               0       2256        0        0         5        1      0    2262
North Dakota        845        287     4165      556         3       58      0    5914
New York             31       1250     2962      558         3        0      0    4804
Vermont               0          0      130      350         0        0      0     480
Washington            0        814      409        0         1        4      0    1228
Total              1165       6784     8894     1464        13      500      0   18820
Cattle totals may include interstate shipments from Hawaii.
YTD 2012         132992     405405   191708    48739       989     6733     50  786616
YTD 2011          74762     405146   139112    38897       914    11082     96  670009

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       1709        0        0         0        0           1709
Maine                 0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Michigan          14452       2648     3768        0       180        0          21048
Minnesota             0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Montana               0       1170        0       36        93        0           1299
North Dakota      69239       1779     4249       28       677        0          75972
New York              0       1910        0        0         0        0           1910
Vermont               0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Washington            0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Total             83691       9216     8017       64       950        0         101938
YTD 2012        4531578     404444   446978     3151     63159       95        5449405
YTD 2011        4558946     522602   446841     3181     65794        2        5597366

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        147        0        0         0        0            147
Vermont               0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Washington            0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Total                 0        147        0        0         0        0            147

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         5        8             13
Michigan              0          0        0        6         0       15             21
Minnesota             0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Montana               0          0        0        2        22        8             32
North Dakota          0          0        0        0         8        2             10
New York              0          0        1        0        20       17             38
Vermont               0          0        0        0         1        2              3
Washington            0          0        0        0         2        3              5
Total                 0          0        1        8        58       55            122

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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