Publication Date
8-2005
Series Number
05-WP 401
Abstract
We explore and investigate Japanese dairy markets. We first provide an overview of consumer demand and how it evolved after World War II. Using historical data and econometric estimates of Japanese dairy demand, we identify economic, cultural, and demographic forces that have been shaping consumption patterns. Then we summarize the characteristics of Japanese milk production and dairy processing and policies affecting them. We next describe the import regime and trade flows in dairy products. The analysis of the regulatory system of the dairy sector shows how its incentive structure affects the long-term prospects of various segments of the industry. The paper concludes with policy recommendations of how to reform the Japanese dairy sector.
Publication Information
This working paper was published as Campo, Isabelle Schluep and John C. Beghin,
"Dairy food consumption, supply, and policy in Japan," Food Policy 31 (2006): 228–237, doi:10.1016/j.foodpol.2006.02.009.
Recommended Citation
Campo, Isabelle Schluep and Beghin, John C., "Dairy Food Consumption, Production, and Policy in Japan" (2005). CARD Working Papers. 418.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/card_workingpapers/418
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