Texas to Mexico Daily Livestock Exports

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Las Cruces, NM    Thu Dec 6, 2012    USDA Market News                          
                                                                               
Texas to Mexico Daily Livestock Exports                                        
Species                    Exports      Current   Current   Previous           
                          12/5/2012    Week-T-D    Y-T-D      Y-T-D            
                                                                               
Dairy totals include 216 head of Canadian Dairy.                               
Hog totals include 1257 head of Canadian Hogs.                                 

Beef Cattle                                                                    
   Slaughter                     0           0        0           0            
   Breeding Males                0           2      317         357            
   Breeding Females              0          11      840         450            
   Total Beef Cattle             0          13    1,157         807            

Hogs                                                                           
   Slaughter                     0           0        0           0            
   Breeding Males               51          51    1,215       1,107            
   Breeding Females              0           0    7,733       4,788            
   Total Hogs                   51          51    8,948       5,895            

Sheep                                                                          
   Slaughter Lambs               0           0        0           0            
   Slaughter Ewes                0           0        0      13,004            
   Breeding Males                0           0        0          23            
   Breeding Females              0           0        6          15            
   Total Sheep                   0           0        6      13,042            

Dairy Cattle                                                                   
   Breeding Males                0           0       23          20            
   Breeding Females             81          81    5,386       8,290            
   Total Dairy Cattle           81          81    5,409       8,310            

Goats                                                                          
   Angora                        0           0        0           0            
   Spanish                       0           0        0         325            
   Other                         0           0        0           0            
   Total Goats                   0           0        0         325            

Horses                                                                         
   Slaughter                   353       1,170   93,839      52,251            
   Breeding Males                5          21    1,655       1,591            
   Breeding Females             15          29    2,307       2,515            
   Geldings                      3           3      481         388            
   Burro/Mule/Pony               0           0      480         184            
   Total Horses                376       1,223   98,762      56,929            

Exotics                          0           0      226         280            

Grand Total All Species        508       1,368  114,508      85,588            

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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