WA_LS681 Washington, DC Fri, Sep 12, 2008 USDA Market News Japanese Retail Prices of Beef Month Wagyu Bargain |Other Bargain Chuck Brisket Sirloin Round | Chuck Brisket Sirloin Round Aug-07 2103.21 2153.65 3977.47 1967.39| 1253.39 1575.47 2273.95 1241.75 Sep-07 2179.64 2144.17 4055.79 1970.74| 1265.22 1576.60 2388.54 1288.87 Oct-07 2145.32 2207.96 3969.63 2004.39| 1264.49 1534.61 2270.60 1311.47 Nov-07 2226.20 2226.20 4199.61 2103.88| 1284.35 1634.99 2291.44 1333.27 Dec-07 2251.31 2190.79 4074.95 2130.27| 1295.11 1521.04 2457.07 1311.25 Jan-08 2378.14 2294.26 4269.75 2193.59| 1363.13 1606.40 2457.83 1400.88 Feb-08 2359.78 2325.94 4224.76 2245.59| 1382.88 1725.43 2554.31 1399.80 Mar-08 2524.51 2573.92 4532.44 2376.28| 1468.89 1792.31 2744.62 1473.38 Apr-08 2421.50 2563.16 4497.70 2328.53| 1456.44 1801.73 2651.69 1447.59 May-08 2359.49 2590.22 4436.02 2320.31| 1458.36 1924.16 2642.46 1432.24 Jun-08 2327.91 2476.59 4273.51 2217.47| 1431.58 1890.37 2548.81 1435.83 Jul-08 2327.56 2522.94 4328.07 2255.35| 1231.74 1605.51 2072.72 1206.25 Australian Bargain |U.S. Bargain Chuck Roll Brisket Sirloin Round |Chuck Roll Brisket Sirloin Round Aug-07 648.04 756.69 1202.94 527.74| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Sep-07 709.47 871.07 1202.15 528.16| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Oct-07 681.18 837.77 1150.96 501.10| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Nov-07 737.99 795.07 1162.03 542.28| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Dec-07 742.37 831.13 1194.24 516.43| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Jan-08 801.10 868.21 1241.50 608.17| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Feb-08 820.42 850.03 1365.96 587.83| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Mar-08 871.45 840.01 1401.51 660.33| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Apr-08 810.12 858.81 1443.16 677.31| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 May-08 818.42 805.36 1144.92 570.28| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Jun-08 709.42 734.91 1108.73 569.23| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Jul-08 709.31 862.22 1214.75 785.76| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Wagyu Normal |Other Normal Chuck Brisket Sirloin Round | Chuck Brisket Sirloin Round Aug-07 2514.54 2627.07 4753.56 2526.18| 1606.51 1835.46 2890.94 1641.43 Sep-07 2613.21 2652.62 4832.26 2530.44| 1663.31 1852.50 2987.65 1667.25 Oct-07 2583.78 2564.21 4815.23 2470.25| 1644.23 1839.97 2940.03 1648.14 Nov-07 2691.01 2686.93 5019.15 2621.70| 1700.23 1887.79 3094.66 1732.85 Dec-07 2691.08 2755.63 5002.90 2582.14| 1670.32 1847.85 3094.54 1710.67 Jan-08 2789.18 2877.26 5137.96 2701.10| 1778.36 1904.19 3200.22 1782.56 Feb-08 2774.22 2867.25 5104.39 2719.24| 1924.19 1805.78 3226.72 1425.17 Mar-08 2955.75 3059.06 5453.31 2919.81| 1900.12 2120.23 3382.49 1931.57 Apr-08 2912.88 3050.11 5356.51 2886.32| 1810.59 2138.18 3342.28 1890.27 May-08 2929.78 3047.32 5276.21 2881.89| 1898.04 2189.71 3317.22 1884.98 Jun-08 2824.93 2918.39 5131.61 2786.70| 1809.66 2107.02 3270.97 1835.14 Jul-08 2811.76 2968.91 5275.24 2773.53| 1529.05 1732.93 2735.31 1580.02 Australian Normal |U.S. Normal Chuck Roll Brisket Sirloin Round |Chuck Roll Brisket Sirloin Round Aug-07 904.15 1036.08 1505.62 807.14| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Sep-07 1009.02 1036.61 1521.41 815.89| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Oct-07 998.28 1068.75 1515.04 786.88| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Nov-07 1023.40 1092.71 1594.22 835.84| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Dec-07 1040.93 1057.07 1508.94 843.23| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Jan-08 1061.15 1157.61 1551.87 872.40| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Feb-08 1086.85 1137.60 1607.02 879.63| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Mar-08 1140.97 1203.86 1702.47 992.74| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Apr-08 1089.01 1199.68 1673.36 916.36| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 May-08 1070.91 1175.39 1549.78 870.66| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Jun-08 1019.52 1206.44 1554.77 845.36| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Jul-08 1015.12 1202.01 1516.31 853.72| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Exchange Rate: U.S. dollar equivalent to $106.79 yen Prices are U.S. $ per CWT. Source: ALIC http://www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews/ .