Technological Change In Japan's Beef Industry

by James R Simpson, Tadashi Yoshida, Akira Miyazaki, Ryohei Kada

Overview

The Japanese Cattle industry has been undergoing major changes for the past three decades. During the 1950's and 1960's mechanized power rapidly. The process of beef industry structure change accelerated in the 1970's as medium scale feedlots came into being, regional packing plants were established, and the beef marketing system matured. Economic forces, both within and external to the industry. A major objective of this book is to test the authors’ hypothesis that beef production by Japan's cattle industry could become competitive with imported beef.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367305048
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/31/2021
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	5.69(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

James R. Simpson, Tadashi Yoshida, Akira Miyazaki, Ryohei Kada

Table of Contents

Part I. Industry Structure and Dietary Patterns: Introduction to Complex Interrelationships, Introduction to Japan's Agricultural Economy, Dietary Patterns and Beef Consumption, Part II. Cattle Production in Japan: Historical Perspective and Current Situation, Livestock Industry Structure Cattle Feeds and Feedstuffs, Cattle Prices and Grades, Production Costs and Returns Part III. Technological Change in Japan: Scenarios to 2010, Technological Change: Today and the Future, Impact of Technological Change Supply and Demand Side Scenarios Ramifications and Policy Implications of New Technologies