Mexico And Canada
Livestock Imports

WASHINGTON —(USDA)— Canadian livestock coming into the U.S. in the four-week period ending April 10 totaled 376,209 head. Market animals totaled 359,693 head, including 77,603 cattle, 239,868 hogs and 42,222 sheep.

Cattle imports included 19,078 feeders, 43,356 slaughter steers and heifers and 15,169 slaughter cows and bulls.

Hog imports were 149,557 feeder pigs and 90,311 barrows and gilts.

Sheep imports included 36,999 lambs and 5223 ewes.

The week ended May 1 saw 16,568 feeder cattle imported from Mexico, bringing the year to date total to 332,980 head, up 22 percent from the same period a year ago.

Livestock exports to Mexico through Texas ports as of May 3 totaled 271,967 head including 20,928 beef cattle, 6591 dairy cattle, 124,584 hogs, 100,569 sheep and 17,620 goats.

Total exports from Mexico are up 27 percent; beef cattle are down 42 percent, hogs are three times as many as a year ago, sheep up 12 percent, dairy cattle down 56 percent, and goats off 45 percent.