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

Japanese Beef Supply and Demand

            Estimated
            Beginning
Month       Stocks         Production     Imports        Exports
Jul-07      80,359         30,890         36,612         17
Aug-07      80,943         28,541         35,944         9
Sep-07      81,345         27,581         44,111         27
Oct-07      80,334         31,749         36,169         33
Nov-07      77,618         35,987         35,149         54
Dec-07      76,130         35,487         46,700         49
Jan-08      79,029         27,021         26,624         37
Feb-08      72,736         28,740         32,593         34
Mar-08      71,567         28,361         40,502         38
Apr-08      72,813         31,584         38,643         44
May-08      70,473         28,348         38,290         38
Jun-08      73,960         27,482         47,077         30

            Estimated
            Ending
Month       Stocks         Imported       Domestic
Jul-07      80,943         70,208         10,735
Aug-07      81,345         69,784         11,561
Sep-07      80,334         69,898         10,436
Oct-07      77,618         67,271         10,347
Nov-07      76,130         66,260         9,870
Dec-07      79,029         68,188         10,841
Jan-08      72,736         62,335         10,401
Feb-08      71,567         61,380         10,187
Mar-08      72,813         62,722         10,091
Apr-08      70,473         60,733         9,740
May-08      73,960         62,644         11,316
Jun-08      74,773         63,360         11,413

            Estimated
Month       Marketings     Imported       Domestic
Jul-07      66,901         35,802         31,099
Aug-07      64,074         36,368         27,706
Sep-07      72,677         43,997         28,679
Oct-07      70,600         38,796         31,805
Nov-07      72,570         36,160         36,410
Dec-07      79,240         44,772         34,468
Jan-08      59,900         32,477         27,423
Feb-08      62,468         33,548         28,920
Mar-08      67,579         39,160         28,419
Apr-08      72,523         40,632         31,891
May-08      63,113         36,379         26,734
Jun-08      73,716         46,361         27,355





Data in Metric Tons
Source:  ALIC
http://www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews/


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