Texas to Mexico Daily Livestock Exports

AL_LS600                                                                       
Las Cruces, NM    Wed Jan 23, 2013    USDA Market News                         
                                                                               
Texas to Mexico Daily Livestock Exports                                        
Species                    Exports      Current   Current   Previous           
                          1/22/2013    Week-T-D    Y-T-D      Y-T-D            
                                                                               
Dairy totals include 113 head of Canadian Dairy.                               
Hog totals include 0 head of Canadian Hogs.                                    

Beef Cattle                                                                    
   Slaughter                     0           0        0           0            
   Breeding Males                0           0       20          19            
   Breeding Females              0           0       33           5            
   Total Beef Cattle             0           0       53          24            

Hogs                                                                           
   Slaughter                     0           0        0           0            
   Breeding Males               43          43       43          23            
   Breeding Females              0           0        0         237            
   Total Hogs                   43          43       43         260            

Sheep                                                                          
   Slaughter Lambs               0           0        0           0            
   Slaughter Ewes                0           0        0           0            
   Breeding Males                0           0        0           0            
   Breeding Females              0           0        0           0            
   Total Sheep                   0           0        0           0            

Dairy Cattle                                                                   
   Breeding Males                0           0        2           0            
   Breeding Females              0           0      569         473            
   Total Dairy Cattle            0           0      571         473            

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

Horses                                                                         
   Slaughter                   360         360    6,998       4,791            
   Breeding Males               11          11       48          44            
   Breeding Females              2           2       48          30            
   Geldings                      1           1        8           8            
   Burro/Mule/Pony               0           0        1           0            
   Total Horses                374         374    7,103       4,873            

Exotics                          0           0        0           0            

Grand Total All Species        417         417    7,770       5,630            

Source:   USDA Market News Service, Las Cruces, NM                   
          John Langenegger (575)527-6861 FAX(575)527-6868            
          LasCruces.LGMN@ams.usda.gov                                
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