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Des Moines, IA          Wed, Aug 27, 2008            USDA Market News

IMPORT BEEF TRADE

Compared to Last Week:  Import beef trading activity remains very light.
Therefore, prices for imported lean boneless beef are lower. End users
continue to watch the domestic market and look for direction for purchasing
imported lean beef. With domestic harvest levels at or near capacity and
higher imported beef prices, end users have opted to purchase the more
economically priced domestic beef while purchase imported beef on an
as needed basis.

AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND - FOB AND TIS
                                   0-15 Days
BULL MEAT:         East Coast                  West Coast
     95%         184.00- 185.00                       187.00
COW MEAT:
     95%         183.00- 185.00
     90%         175.00- 178.00               177.00- 178.00
CFM Fores 85%
Shank 85-90%
Chuck 85%
Beef Trim 85%
Beef Trim 80%
Beef Trim 75%
Beef Trim 70%
Beef Trim 65%
100 % LEAN:
 Top Rounds
 Flats & Eyes
 S.P.B.
                                   16-45 Days
BULL MEAT:         East Coast                  West Coast
     95%         183.00- 187.00               185.00- 186.00
COW MEAT:
     95%         184.00- 186.00
     90%         176.00- 178.00                       176.00
CFM Fores 85%
Shank 85-90%
Chuck 85%
Beef Trim 85%    168.00- 169.00
Beef Trim 80%
Beef Trim 75%
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URUGUAY - FOB AND TIS
BULL MEAT:         0-15 Days                    16-45 Days
     95%
COW MEAT:
     95%
     90%
CFM Fores 85%
Beef Trim 85%
Beef Trim 80%
Beef Trim 75%

Source:          USDA Market News, Des Moines, IA
                 Phone: 515-284-4460   email: desm.lgmn@usda.gov
                 24 Hour recorded market information 515-284-4830
                 www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews
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