WA_LS681 Des Moines, IA Fri, Jun 05, 2009 USDA Market News Japanese Retail Prices of Beef Month Wagyu Bargain |Other Bargain Chuck Brisket Sirloin Round | Chuck Brisket Sirloin Round May-08 2359.49 2590.22 4436.02 2320.31| 1458.36 1924.16 2642.46 1432.24 Jun-08 2327.91 2476.59 4273.51 2217.47| 1431.58 1890.37 2548.81 1435.83 Jul-08 2327.56 2522.94 4328.07 2255.35| 1231.74 1605.51 2072.72 1206.25 Aug-08 2264.71 2430.62 4106.34 2177.61| 1157.24 1513.96 2007.55 1173.83 Sep-08 2255.97 2501.93 4299.92 2230.53| 1111.02 1552.04 1933.69 1204.32 Oct-08 2414.44 2531.78 4607.75 2369.31| 1191.43 1687.85 2148.18 1213.99 Nov-08 2509.73 2631.24 4739.04 2397.56| 1285.24 1668.48 2187.25 1271.22 Dec-08 2741.76 2786.46 5125.89 2577.85| 1554.66 1832.80 2334.47 1341.08 Jan-09 2674.22 2839.80 5202.95 2543.77| 1540.31 1821.28 2383.22 1364.71 Feb-09 2559.80 2761.24 4957.46 2540.14| 1385.53 1680.33 2333.79 1292.18 Mar-09 2419.14 2697.74 4685.06 2395.93| 1267.61 1522.99 2233.41 1290.83 Apr-09 2390.75 2594.72 4691.38 2352.80| 1233.32 1612.81 2205.75 1375.63 Australian Bargain |U.S. Bargain Chuck Roll Brisket Sirloin Round |Chuck Roll Brisket Sirloin Round May-08 818.42 805.36 1144.92 570.28| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Jun-08 709.42 734.91 1108.73 569.23| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Jul-08 709.31 862.22 1214.75 785.76| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Aug-08 730.02 837.86 1236.05 692.69| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Sep-08 805.70 937.16 1272.17 517.35| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Oct-08 830.39 1024.45 1520.87 573.15| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Nov-08 808.53 911.35 1677.83 668.33| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Dec-08 839.41 953.65 1380.81 774.84| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Jan-09 822.84 968.34 1324.57 762.63| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Feb-09 776.29 918.78 1159.52 727.16| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Mar-09 752.21 1021.52 1054.02 645.41| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Apr-09 820.63 796.92 1114.74 559.74| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Wagyu Normal |Other Normal Chuck Brisket Sirloin Round | Chuck Brisket Sirloin Round May-08 2929.78 3047.32 5276.21 2881.89| 1898.04 2189.71 3317.22 1884.98 Jun-08 2824.93 2918.39 5131.61 2786.70| 1809.66 2107.02 3270.97 1835.14 Jul-08 2811.76 2968.91 5275.24 2773.53| 1529.05 1732.93 2735.31 1580.02 Aug-08 2799.78 2957.40 5155.74 2716.82| 1497.36 1746.23 2658.75 1542.99 Sep-08 2845.41 2942.94 5296.45 2747.88| 1496.91 1768.31 2663.07 1564.76 Oct-08 3037.23 3132.01 5546.45 2910.87| 1579.54 1827.76 2825.12 1651.75 Nov-08 3126.65 3257.51 5776.58 3023.83| 1640.44 1855.42 2958.40 1715.22 Dec-08 3332.82 3427.20 6079.55 3188.78| 1758.30 1927.18 3188.78 1753.33 Jan-09 3396.72 3482.01 6166.27 3180.97| 1826.30 2142.39 3206.06 1806.23 Feb-09 3306.61 3463.83 6107.16 3159.21| 1744.20 1945.64 3124.82 1758.94 Mar-09 3101.71 3217.79 5697.29 2967.05| 1643.72 1731.94 2948.48 1625.14 Apr-09 3107.03 3235.10 5863.03 3064.34| 1636.53 1826.27 3031.13 1726.65 Australian Normal |U.S. Normal Chuck Roll Brisket Sirloin Round |Chuck Roll Brisket Sirloin Round May-08 1070.91 1175.39 1549.78 870.66| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Jun-08 1019.52 1206.44 1554.77 845.36| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Jul-08 1015.12 1202.01 1516.31 853.72| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Aug-08 962.29 1132.36 1476.62 916.67| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Sep-08 1060.14 1229.76 1429.07 814.19| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Oct-08 1096.65 1317.79 1629.18 843.93| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Nov-08 1145.03 1313.28 1757.28 962.76| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Dec-08 1192.07 1385.78 1748.37 1038.09| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Jan-09 1174.05 1414.88 1766.09 1083.74| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Feb-09 1154.61 1365.88 1709.81 1085.83| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Mar-09 1086.53 1309.40 1518.35 1035.45| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Apr-09 1166.91 1133.71 1574.86 882.30| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Exchange Rate: U.S. dollar equivalent to $95.62 yen Prices are U.S. $ per CWT. Source:Agriculture & Livestock Industries Corporation 515-284-4460 http://www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews/ 11:04 adr .