Texas to Mexico Daily Livestock Exports

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Las Cruces, NM    Thu Apr 12, 2012    USDA Market News                         
                                                                               
Texas to Mexico Daily Livestock Exports                                        
Species                    Exports      Current   Current   Previous           
                          4/11/2012    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               25          50      131         174            
   Breeding Females             42          86      199         121            
   Total Beef Cattle            67         136      330         295            

Hogs                                                                           
   Slaughter                     0           0        0           0            
   Breeding Males                0           0      320         300            
   Breeding Females              0           0    2,926       1,143            
   Total Hogs                    0           0    3,246       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        3          10            
   Breeding Females              0         235    1,614       2,908            
   Total Dairy Cattle            0         235    1,617       2,918            

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

Horses                                                                         
   Slaughter                   340         839   22,186      11,870            
   Breeding Males                1           3      439         527            
   Breeding Females              7          11      568         800            
   Geldings                      1           1      105         132            
   Burro/Mule/Pony               0           0       66          10            
   Total Horses                349         854   23,364      13,339            

Exotics                          0           0       10          67            

Grand Total All Species        416       1,225   28,567      21,675            

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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