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

Japanese Retail Prices of Pork

           Domestic                                 |  Imported
Month       Normal                       | Bargain  |    Normal   Bargain
            Shoulder      Loin       Leg |     Loin |      Loin      Loin
May-08         609.46   1114.45    731.36|    866.31|     718.30    526.75
Jun-08         603.22   1087.49    722.16|    853.85|     722.16    514.01
Jul-08         603.13   1087.33    726.30|    862.22|     713.56    535.17
Aug-08         584.84   1065.99    713.43|    842.01|     688.54    468.70
Sep-08         597.92   1081.34    712.41|    852.35|     708.17    483.42
Oct-08         627.30   1132.76    758.18|    898.08|     731.10    500.94
Nov-08         649.63   1177.75    785.17|    934.72|     794.51    500.08
Dec-08         675.51   1241.74    829.48|    993.39|     834.45    536.43
Jan-09         697.41   1254.33    842.91|    988.41|     817.82    561.94
Feb-09         663.29   1228.31    810.68|    953.17|     810.68    545.37
Mar-09         631.48   1165.46    761.50|    891.51|     752.21    510.76
Apr-09         645.12   1176.40    777.94|    887.04|     768.46    488.59





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/

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