Texas to Mexico Daily Livestock Exports

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Las Cruces, NM    Fri Apr 20, 2012    USDA Market News                         
                                                                               
Texas to Mexico Daily Livestock Exports                                        
Species                    Exports      Current   Current   Previous           
                          4/19/2012    Week-T-D    Y-T-D      Y-T-D            
                                                                               
Dairy totals include 61 head of Canadian Dairy.                                
Hog totals include 787 head of Canadian Hogs.                                  

Beef Cattle                                                                    
   Slaughter                     0           0        0           0            
   Breeding Males                0           5      150         208            
   Breeding Females              0           0      221         141            
   Total Beef Cattle             0           5      371         349            

Hogs                                                                           
   Slaughter                     0           0        0           0            
   Breeding Males                0          78      398         300            
   Breeding Females              0          50    2,976       1,143            
   Total Hogs                    0         128    3,374       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       10          16            
   Breeding Females              0           0    1,649       3,577            
   Total Dairy Cattle            0           0    1,659       3,593            

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

Horses                                                                         
   Slaughter                   251         654   23,974      12,799            
   Breeding Males                4          22      467         561            
   Breeding Females              2          22      596         840            
   Geldings                      0           2      109         141            
   Burro/Mule/Pony               0          17       83          10            
   Total Horses                257         717   25,229      14,351            

Exotics                          0          41       65          97            

Grand Total All Species        257         891   30,698      23,446            

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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