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Washington, DC     Thu, Jun 19, 2008     USDA Market News

Japanese Monthly Slaughter



                                      Mar-08        Feb-08        Mar-07
                                                     Head

Cattle Slaughter Total                96,201        96,936        96,349
   Wagyu Total                        33,751        34,674        34,611
      Cows and Heifers                15,226        15,761        15,616
      Steers                          18,477        18,879        18,943
      Bulls                               48            34            52
   Dairy Total                        59,879        59,816        59,379
      Cows and Heifers                27,740        26,976        28,116
      Steers                          32,139        32,840        31,263


Hog Slaughter Total                1,290,900     1,342,501     1,383,788












Source:  ALIC
http://www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews/


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