Texas to Mexico Daily Livestock Exports

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Las Cruces, NM    Tue Apr 3, 2012    USDA Market News                          
                                                                               
Texas to Mexico Daily Livestock Exports                                        
Species                    Exports      Current   Current   Previous           
                          4/2/2012     Week-T-D    Y-T-D      Y-T-D            
                                                                               
Dairy totals include 61 head of Canadian Dairy.                                
Hog totals include 659 head of Canadian Hogs.                                  

Beef Cattle                                                                    
   Slaughter                     0           0        0           0            
   Breeding Males                0           0       78         107            
   Breeding Females              0           0      113          86            
   Total Beef Cattle             0           0      191         193            

Hogs                                                                           
   Slaughter                     0           0        0           0            
   Breeding Males                0           0      320         300            
   Breeding Females            351         351    2,562       1,143            
   Total Hogs                  351         351    2,882       1,443            

Sheep                                                                          
   Slaughter Lambs               0           0        0           0            
   Slaughter Ewes                0           0        0       3,613            
   Breeding Males                0           0        0           0            
   Breeding Females              0           0        0           0            
   Total Sheep                   0           0        0       3,613            

Dairy Cattle                                                                   
   Breeding Males                0           0        0          10            
   Breeding Females              0           0    1,178       2,165            
   Total Dairy Cattle            0           0    1,178       2,175            

Goats                                                                          
   Angora                        0           0        0           0            
   Spanish                       0           0        0           0            
   Other                         0           0        0           0            
   Total Goats                   0           0        0           0            

Horses                                                                         
   Slaughter                    60          60   20,505      10,512            
   Breeding Males                6           6      412         495            
   Breeding Females              5           5      543         767            
   Geldings                      0           0       98         120            
   Burro/Mule/Pony               0           0       64          10            
   Total Horses                 71          71   21,622      11,904            

Exotics                          0           0       10          49            

Grand Total All Species        422         422   25,883      19,377            

Source:   USDA Market News Service, Las Cruces, NM                                        
          John Langenegger (575)527-6861 FAX(575)527-6868  LasCruces.LGMN@ams.usda.gov    
          www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/AL_LS600.txt 

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