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Des Moines, IA     Fri, Jun 05, 2009     USDA Market News

Japanese Pork Supply and Demand

            Estimated
            Beginning
Month       Stocks         Production     Imports        Exports
Apr-08      170,547        72,498         72,811         6
May-08      183,457        70,256         75,993         11
Jun-08      192,717        66,626         69,169         8
Jul-08      186,749        68,648         72,167         6
Aug-08      180,227        63,177         68,876         174
Sep-08      185,300        71,538         66,152         11
Oct-08      185,159        82,991         76,040         31
Nov-08      185,286        76,158         63,116         10
Dec-08      178,952        83,821         68,175         11
Jan-09      182,598        77,429         61,317         6
Feb-09      186,298        72,444         56,845         4
Mar-09      190,724        76,606         64,403         3

            Estimated
            Ending
Month       Stocks         Imported       Domestic
Apr-08      183,457        165,408        18,049
May-08      192,717        170,481        22,236
Jun-08      186,749        163,994        22,755
Jul-08      180,227        157,988        22,239
Aug-08      185,300        162,586        22,714
Sep-08      185,159        162,529        22,630
Oct-08      185,286        159,852        25,434
Nov-08      178,952        153,568        25,384
Dec-08      182,598        156,023        26,575
Jan-09      186,298        158,724        27,574
Feb-09      190,724        161,637        29,087
Mar-09      194,136        166,280        27,856

            Estimated
Month       Marketings     Imported       Domestic
Apr-08      130,306        65,956         66,437
May-08      136,978        70,920         66,058
Jun-08      141,755        75,656         66,099
Jul-08      147,331        78,173         69,158
Aug-08      126,806        64,278         62,529
Sep-08      137,820        66,209         71,611
Oct-08      158,873        78,717         80,156
Nov-08      145,597        69,400         76,198
Dec-08      148,339        65,720         82,619
Jan-09      135,040        58,616         76,424
Feb-09      124,859        53,932         70,927
Mar-09      137,594        59,760         77,834





Data in Metric Tons

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

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