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Des Moines, Iowa     Mon, Oct 16, 2017    USDA Market News

NATIONAL WEEKLY DIRECT SWINE NON-CARCASS MERIT PREMIUM

FOR WEEK ENDING  Saturday, October 14, 2017

                               Value Range*          Average*
VOLUME                         0.00 - 0.00             0.00
TRANSPORTATION                 0.45 - 3.00             1.39
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             0.94
OTHER **                       0.32 - 15.00            5.67

*  Prices reported per hundred pounds carcass basis
** OTHER category includes: Animal Welfare, Antibiotic Free, Diet/Feed,
   Genetics, Meat Quality, Process Verified Program, Sow Housing


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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