Texas to Mexico Daily Livestock Exports

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Las Cruces, NM    Wed Jan 2, 2013    USDA Market News                          
   
* Last Report for 2012
                                                                            
Texas to Mexico Daily Livestock Exports                                        
Species                    Exports      Current   Current   Previous           
                          12/31/2012   Week-T-D    Y-T-D      Y-T-D            
                                                                               
Dairy totals include 292 head of Canadian Dairy.                               
Hog totals include 1257 head of Canadian Hogs.                                 

Beef Cattle                                                                    
   Slaughter                     0           0        0           0            
   Breeding Males                0           0      330         364            
   Breeding Females              0           0      864         471            
   Total Beef Cattle             0           0    1,194         835            

Hogs                                                                           
   Slaughter                     0           0        0           0            
   Breeding Males                0           0    1,225       1,277            
   Breeding Females              0           0    7,808       5,287            
   Total Hogs                    0           0    9,033       6,564            

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              0           0    5,942       8,779            
   Total Dairy Cattle            0           0    5,965       8,799            

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

Horses                                                                         
   Slaughter                     0           0  100,634      56,576            
   Breeding Males                0           0    1,815       1,705            
   Breeding Females              0           0    2,474       2,672            
   Geldings                      0           0      531         428            
   Burro/Mule/Pony               0           0      536         266            
   Total Horses                  0           0  105,990      61,647            

Exotics                          0           0      226         287            

Grand Total All Species          0           0  122,414      91,499            

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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