Texas to Mexico Daily Livestock Exports

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Las Cruces, NM    Fri Apr 27, 2012    USDA Market News                         
                                                                               
Texas to Mexico Daily Livestock Exports                                        
Species                    Exports      Current   Current   Previous           
                          4/26/2012    Week-T-D    Y-T-D      Y-T-D            
                                                                               
Dairy totals include 61 head of Canadian Dairy.                                
Hog totals include 845 head of Canadian Hogs.                                  

Beef Cattle                                                                    
   Slaughter                     0           0        0           0            
   Breeding Males                0           0      150         213            
   Breeding Females              0           0      221         186            
   Total Beef Cattle             0           0      371         399            

Hogs                                                                           
   Slaughter                     0           0        0           0            
   Breeding Males                0          58      456         343            
   Breeding Females              0           0    2,976       1,201            
   Total Hogs                    0          58    3,432       1,544            

Sheep                                                                          
   Slaughter Lambs               0           0        0           0            
   Slaughter Ewes                0           0        0       4,388            
   Breeding Males                0           0        0           0            
   Breeding Females              0           6        6           0            
   Total Sheep                   0           6        6       4,388            

Dairy Cattle                                                                   
   Breeding Males                0           0       10          16            
   Breeding Females              0          74    1,723       3,687            
   Total Dairy Cattle            0          74    1,733       3,703            

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

Horses                                                                         
   Slaughter                   146         692   25,708      13,526            
   Breeding Males                0          37      512         591            
   Breeding Females              0          39      645         924            
   Geldings                      0          35      146         153            
   Burro/Mule/Pony               0           0       83          10            
   Total Horses                146         803   27,094      15,204            

Exotics                          0           0       71          97            

Grand Total All Species        146         941   32,707      25,335            

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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