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Des Moines, Iowa     Mon, Oct 02, 2017    USDA Market News

NATIONAL WEEKLY DIRECT SWINE NON-CARCASS MERIT PREMIUM

FOR WEEK ENDING  Saturday, September 30, 2017

                               Value Range*          Average*
VOLUME                         0.00 - 0.00             0.00
TRANSPORTATION                 0.35 - 3.00             1.09
DELIVERY TIME                  0.25 - 3.15             0.82
BREED                          0.00 - 0.00             0.00
PORK QUALITY ASSURANCE         0.00 - 0.00             0.00
BETA AGONIST FREE              0.30 - 2.00             1.03
OTHER**                        0.27 - 15.00            5.73

*Prices reported per hundred pounds carcass basis

** OTHER Category includes: ANIMAL WELFARE, ANTIBIOTIC FREE, DIET/FEED, GENETICS,
MEAT QUALITY, PROCESS VERIFIED PROGRAM, SOW HOUSING

*Prices reported per hundred pounds carcass basis

Source:    USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News Division, Des Moines, IA
           515-284-4460    email:  desm.lpgmn@ams.usda.gov
           24 Hour recorded market information 515-284-4830
           www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/livestock-poultry-grain
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