WA_LS682
Des Moines, IA     Thu, Nov 05, 2009     USDA Market News

Japanese Pork Supply and Demand

            Estimated
            Beginning
Month       Stocks         Production     Imports        Exports
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
Apr-09      194,136        77,428         62,355         5
May-09      197,228        71,050         61,904         6
Jun-09      204,068        73,403         61,452         6
Jul-09      206,850        73,220         61,981         10
Aug-09      200,940        68,566         52,551         8

            Estimated
            Ending
Month       Stocks         Imported       Domestic
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
Apr-09      197,228        166,479        30,749
May-09      204,068        173,076        30,992
Jun-09      206,850        177,403        29,447
Jul-09      200,940        172,141        28,799
Aug-09      191,515        162,969        28,546

            Estimated
Month       Marketings     Imported       Domestic
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
Apr-09      136,686        62,156         74,530
May-09      126,108        55,307         70,800
Jun-09      132,068        57,125         74,943
Jul-09      141,101        67,243         73,859
Aug-09      130,533        61,723         68,811





Data in Metric Tons

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

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