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Washington, DC     Fri, Sep 12, 2008     USDA Market News

Japanese Monthly Slaughter



                                      Jun-08        May-08        Jun-07
                                                     Head

Cattle Slaughter Total                93,421        95,809        92,248
   Wagyu Total                        34,423        34,834        33,499
      Cows and Heifers                15,943        16,169        15,220
      Steers                          18,429        18,615        18,232
      Bulls                               51            50            47
   Dairy Total                        56,204        58,190        56,153
      Cows and Heifers                24,171        25,404        24,615
      Steers                          32,033        32,786        31,538


Hog Slaughter Total                1,228,372     1,292,515     1,250,836












Source:  ALIC
http://www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews/


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