Texas to Mexico Daily Livestock Exports

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Las Cruces, NM    Thu May 3, 2012    USDA Market News                          
                                                                               
Texas to Mexico Daily Livestock Exports                                        
Species                    Exports      Current   Current   Previous           
                          5/2/2012     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                4           4      154         214            
   Breeding Females              1           1      222         187            
   Total Beef Cattle             5           5      376         401            

Hogs                                                                           
   Slaughter                     0           0        0           0            
   Breeding Males                0           0      456         395            
   Breeding Females              0           0    2,976       1,201            
   Total Hogs                    0           0    3,432       1,596            

Sheep                                                                          
   Slaughter Lambs               0           0        0           0            
   Slaughter Ewes                0           0        0       5,417            
   Breeding Males                0           0        0           0            
   Breeding Females              0           0        6           0            
   Total Sheep                   0           0        6       5,417            

Dairy Cattle                                                                   
   Breeding Males                0           0       10          18            
   Breeding Females              0           0    1,723       4,005            
   Total Dairy Cattle            0           0    1,733       4,023            

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

Horses                                                                         
   Slaughter                   173         397   27,120      14,495            
   Breeding Males               25          35      563         608            
   Breeding Females             52          57      725         966            
   Geldings                      8          10      161         158            
   Burro/Mule/Pony              13          14       97          10            
   Total Horses                271         513   28,666      16,237            

Exotics                          5           5       77         117            

Grand Total All Species        281         523   34,290      27,791            

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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