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

WA_LS635
Des Moines, IA    Wed, Mar 13, 2013    USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News

Canadian Live Animal Imports by State of Entry
Data for week ending:     3/2/2013

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              1859       3971        0        0         0        0      0    5830
Maine                 0        298        0        0         0        0      0     298
Michigan              0          4      483        0         0      383      0     870
Montana             926       3194        0        0         2        0      0    4122
North Dakota       7484        810     3029      234         0        4      2   11563
New York             33        421     2653      398         0        0      0    3505
Vermont               0          0      223      450         0        5      0     678
Washington         1076        118      573        0         0        0      0    1767
Total             11378       8816     6961     1082         2      392      2   28633
Cattle totals may include interstate shipments from Hawaii.
YTD 2013          49284      61454    56594    10591        65     2712      2  180702
YTD 2012          25722      61915    26660     7079        80     1383      4  122843

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       2377        0        0         0        0           2377
Maine                 0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Michigan          12600       1849     3167        0         0        0          17616
Minnesota             0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Montana               0        915        0       23         0        0            938
North Dakota      82102       2071     5368       58      1455        0          91054
New York              0        354        0        0         0        0            354
Vermont               0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Washington            0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Total             94702       7566     8535       81      1455        0         112339
YTD 2013         764655      64564    80189      564     16228        0         926200
YTD 2012         831608      79033    77730      735     14496        2        1003604

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        120        0        0         0        0            120
Vermont               0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Washington            0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Total                 0        120        0        0         0        0            120

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       22         2       23             47
Minnesota             0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Montana               0          0        0        0         3        1              4
North Dakota          0          0        0        3         6        5             14
New York              0          0        0        8        13        6             27
Vermont               0          0        0        0         0        0              0
Washington            0          0        0        0        11        4             15
Total                 0          0        0       33        35       39            107
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Note: Data are based on currently available information and are subject to future
      revision.

Source:  USDA, APHIS
         USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News, Des Moines, IA
         Jodie Pitcock 515-284-4460  Desm.LGMN@ams.usda.gov
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