Texas to Mexico Daily Livestock Exports

AL_LS600                                                                       
Las Cruces, NM    Thu May 10, 2012    USDA Market News                         
                                                                               
Texas to Mexico Daily Livestock Exports                                        
Species                    Exports      Current   Current   Previous           
                          5/9/2012     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      154         214            
   Breeding Females              0           0      222         187            
   Total Beef Cattle             0           0      376         401            

Hogs                                                                           
   Slaughter                     0           0        0           0            
   Breeding Males                0          67      523         407            
   Breeding Females            395         395    3,631       1,413            
   Total Hogs                  395         462    4,154       1,820            

Sheep                                                                          
   Slaughter Lambs               0           0        0           0            
   Slaughter Ewes                0           0        0       5,742            
   Breeding Males                0           0        0           0            
   Breeding Females              0           0        6           0            
   Total Sheep                   0           0        6       5,742            

Dairy Cattle                                                                   
   Breeding Males                0           0       10          18            
   Breeding Females              0           0    1,723       4,045            
   Total Dairy Cattle            0           0    1,733       4,063            

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

Horses                                                                         
   Slaughter                   244         643   29,031      15,304            
   Breeding Males                4           9      577         634            
   Breeding Females              5          10      748         986            
   Geldings                      2           5      168         165            
   Burro/Mule/Pony               0           0       97          10            
   Total Horses                255         667   30,621      17,099            

Exotics                          0           0       77         138            

Grand Total All Species        650       1,129   36,967      29,263            

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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