
Technological Change In Japan's Beef Industry
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 industr...
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 industr...