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Des Moines, IA     Fri, Feb 05, 2010     USDA Market News

Japanese Beef Supply and Demand

            Estimated
            Beginning
Month       Stocks         Production     Imports        Exports
Dec-08      85,725         36,766         37,330         64
Jan-09      82,953         26,944         36,645         23
Feb-09      81,703         26,902         38,867         29
Mar-09      82,238         28,871         35,222         27
Apr-09      79,254         31,553         39,935         28
May-09      72,261         27,368         32,301         34
Jun-09      72,466         29,072         47,642         38
Jul-09      77,577         32,309         49,701         66
Aug-09      84,201         27,425         38,887         71
Sep-09      86,232         28,662         36,372         50
Oct-09      87,371         31,789         49,207         64
Nov-09      87,466         34,367         34,090         63

            Estimated
            Ending
Month       Stocks         Imported       Domestic
Dec-08      82,953         68,745         14,208
Jan-09      81,703         68,429         13,274
Feb-09      82,238         69,021         13,217
Mar-09      79,254         66,553         12,701
Apr-09      72,261         60,172         12,089
May-09      72,466         60,999         11,467
Jun-09      77,577         66,263         11,314
Jul-09      84,201         71,128         13,073
Aug-09      86,232         73,382         12,850
Sep-09      87,371         74,836         12,535
Oct-09      87,466         75,472         11,994
Nov-09      88,867         76,760         12,107

            Estimated
Month       Marketings     Imported       Domestic
Dec-08      76,805         39,888         36,917
Jan-09      64,816         36,961         27,856
Feb-09      65,206         38,275         26,931
Mar-09      67,049         37,690         29,359
Apr-09      78,453         46,316         32,137
May-09      59,430         31,474         27,956
Jun-09      71,565         42,378         29,187
Jul-09      75,320         44,836         30,483
Aug-09      64,210         36,633         27,577
Sep-09      63,845         34,918         28,927
Oct-09      80,838         48,571         32,267
Nov-09      66,993         32,802         34,191




Data in Metric Tons

Source:     Agriculture & Livestock Industries Corporation
            515-284-4460
            http://www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews/

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