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

Japanese Retail Prices of Pork

           Domestic                                 |  Imported
Month       Normal                       | Bargain  |    Normal   Bargain
            Shoulder      Loin       Leg |     Loin |      Loin      Loin
Aug-07         531.62    977.88    644.16|    764.45|     644.16    422.97
Sep-07         536.04    989.31    658.23|    796.18|     658.23    445.39
Oct-07         536.33    982.62    653.78|    755.56|     653.78    442.37
Nov-07         554.51   1023.40    676.83|    799.15|     684.98    456.66
Dec-07         548.71   1012.68    669.74|    806.92|     677.81    463.98
Jan-08         566.22   1048.56    696.25|    830.46|     696.25    465.56
Feb-08         575.14   1053.02    710.47|    841.57|     710.47    473.65
Mar-08         615.41   1127.50    763.64|    902.90|     777.12    512.09
Apr-08         606.48   1111.14    748.14|    885.37|     748.14    535.65
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





Exchange Rate: U.S. dollar equivalent to $106.79 yen
Prices are U.S. $ per CWT.
Source:  ALIC
http://www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews/


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