Texas to Mexico Daily Livestock Exports

AL_LS600                                                                       
Las Cruces, NM    Fri Apr 13, 2012    USDA Market News                         
                                                                               
Texas to Mexico Daily Livestock Exports                                        
Species                    Exports      Current   Current   Previous           
                          4/12/2012    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          50      131         185            
   Breeding Females              0          86      199         131            
   Total Beef Cattle             0         136      330         316            

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                7           7       10          14            
   Breeding Females             35         270    1,649       3,028            
   Total Dairy Cattle           42         277    1,659       3,042            

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

Horses                                                                         
   Slaughter                   213       1,052   22,399      12,080            
   Breeding Males                0           3      439         529            
   Breeding Females              0          11      568         804            
   Geldings                      0           1      105         133            
   Burro/Mule/Pony               0           0       66          10            
   Total Horses                213       1,067   23,577      13,556            

Exotics                         14          14       24          97            

Grand Total All Species        269       1,494   28,836      22,067            

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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