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

Japanese Retail Prices of Pork

           Domestic                                 |  Imported
Month       Normal                       | Bargain  |    Normal   Bargain
            Shoulder      Loin       Leg |     Loin |      Loin      Loin
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
May-09         642.42   1172.29    764.34|    886.25|     778.40    464.23
Jun-09         637.73   1181.67    754.96|    876.88|     745.58    473.61
Jul-09         667.26   1185.71    768.07|    902.48|     763.27    484.84
Aug-09         653.95   1193.33    773.28|    902.16|     758.96    477.33
Sep-09         679.23   1239.47    798.22|    917.21|     788.30    490.83
Oct-09         682.56   1244.67    813.05|    938.52|     792.98    486.83
Nov-09         691.12   1260.28    823.25|    929.97|     813.09    498.01
Dec-09         686.04   1260.28    828.33|    924.88|     808.00    498.01





Exchange Rate: U.S. dollar equivalent to $89.26 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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