Japanese agricultural policy appears to revolve around two main goals; the achievement of self sufficiency in food and the provision of adequate income to farmers. In order to achieve these goals, and recognising that full ...

This report to the New Zealand Goat Council (Meat Section) seeks to identify possible countries in which to market New Zealand goat meat. The report is divided into two sections, the first an analysis by development state, ...

This paper reviews the sheepmeat markets in three importing regions (North America, Japan and the Middle East) over the period 1960-80. These regions form so called 'development' markets for N.Z. sheepmeat exports as ...

Sheep farming is an important enterprise in the U.S.S.R., Mongolia and some of the Eastern European countries. The U.S.S.R., in fact, has the largest number of sheep in the world, though production is considerably lower ...

This paper reports the development of an econometric model of the world sheepmeat market. Sheepmeats are only of minor importance in the world meat trade, but New Zealand plays a major role within this market. Since the ...

The majority of the world's sheepmeat exports come from the Southern Hemisphere, where production is based on extensive grazing systems. The three main exporters are Australia, N.Z. and Argentina. Australia's sheep ...

The pattern of production, consumption and trade in sheepmeats has distinct characteristics. Whilst most countries have a domestic sheep industry, very few are actively involved in international trade. The trade has ...

The New Zealand meat industry has been undergoing significant changes during the past decade. These changes have prompted the carrying out of research on the New Zealand meat industry and the likely development of new ...

The New Zealand meat export industry is characterised by the predominance of exports of carcass meat (sheep and lambs) and bulk packs of manufacturing grade beef. Over the decade from 1970, there has been some movement ...

Patterns of production, consumption and trade in the EEC vary widely among the ten members. The U. K. and France are major consumers of sheepmeat, followed by Ireland, Italy, Germany and Greece. In the other States ...