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Cattle: Annual and cumulative year-to-date U.S. trade (head)
Import/export, country code and name 1/
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Jan-Nov 07
Jan-Nov 08
Cattle imports, total
2010
Mexico
1,239,531
1,370,476
1,256,404
1,256,973
1,090,094
989,488
585,972
1220
Canada
512,353
135
559,134
1,031,870
1,404,871
1,261,005
1,490,594
 
Other countries
12
0
0
0
0
0
29
Total
1,751,896
1,370,611
1,815,538
2,288,843
2,494,965
2,250,493
2,076,595
Cattle imports,
400-700 pounds
2010
Mexico
474,126
606,224
542,919
516,103
521,109
471,023
283,841
1220
Canada
12,520
 
85,496
74,329
113,112
89,815
156,650
 
Other countries
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
486,646
606,224
628,415
590,432
634,221
560,838
440,491
Cattle imports,
over 700 pounds for slaughter
1220
Canada
354,044
 
319,199
703,894
849,315
774,755
831,881
2010
Mexico
8,284
3,242
4,543
3,379
2,162
2,083
2,144
 
Other countries
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
362,328
3,242
323,742
707,273
851,477
776,838
834,025
Cattle imports,
over 700 pounds total
1220
Canada
439,016
 
460,814
938,285
1,275,183
1,162,656
1,280,768
2010
Mexico
15,436
20,829
14,006
11,337
23,075
22,118
10,210
 
Other countries
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
454,452
20,829
474,820
949,622
1,298,258
1,184,774
1,290,978
Cattle exports
1220
Canada
68,394
14,246
19,406
36,918
44,098
39,957
34,900
2010
Mexico
22,437
1,365
1,003
727
13,779
6,495
48,821
5170
Saudi Arabia
531
  
3,537
4,159
4,157
5,108
5600
Indonesia
   
7,148
   
5490
Thailand
   
765
2,250
2,250
 
 
Other countries
7,456
110
1,198
583
2,097
2,083
11,634
Total
98,818
15,721
21,607
49,678
66,383
54,942
100,463
1/ Countries are ranked by the sum of their trade for all full years shown.
Source: ERS calculations using data from U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.
Date run: 1/13/2009 1:18:14 PM
For more information, contact: Michael McConnell

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Updated date: January 13, 2009