WA_LS682
Washington, DC     Thu, Jun 19, 2008     USDA Market News

Japanese Pork Supply and Demand

            Estimated
            Beginning
Month       Stocks         Production     Imports        Exports
Apr-07      185,084        71,603         58,696         10
May-07      182,189        73,999         71,569         6
Jun-07      193,265        67,345         60,937         10
Jul-07      188,364        68,744         63,173         6
Aug-07      186,412        69,498         70,325         5
Sep-07      187,794        65,261         54,329         9
Oct-07      178,821        78,280         63,491         7
Nov-07      174,100        80,197         63,737         14
Dec-07      162,798        79,097         63,716         16
Jan-08      159,848        75,717         59,090         5
Feb-08      165,546        72,924         58,494         10
Mar-08      164,150        69,673         67,035         6

            Estimated
            Ending
Month       Stocks         Imported       Domestic
Apr-07      182,189        164,453        17,736
May-07      193,265        174,887        18,378
Jun-07      188,364        170,060        18,304
Jul-07      186,412        168,891        17,521
Aug-07      187,794        169,490        18,304
Sep-07      178,821        162,545        16,276
Oct-07      174,100        159,212        14,888
Nov-07      162,798        149,421        13,377
Dec-07      159,848        146,349        13,499
Jan-08      165,546        153,119        12,427
Feb-08      164,150        151,759        12,391
Mar-08      170,547        158,553        11,994

            Estimated
Month       Marketings     Imported       Domestic
Apr-07      133,185        62,094         71,090
May-07      134,486        61,135         73,351
Jun-07      133,173        65,764         67,409
Jul-07      133,863        64,342         69,521
Aug-07      138,436        69,726         68,710
Sep-07      128,554        61,274         67,280
Oct-07      146,486        66,824         79,662
Nov-07      155,223        73,528         81,694
Dec-07      145,748        66,788         78,959
Jan-08      129,104        52,320         76,784
Feb-08      132,805        59,854         72,951
Mar-08      130,306        60,241         70,064





Data in Metric Tons
Source:  ALIC
http://www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews/


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