Japan's feed-livestock economy : prospects for the 1980's

Japanese consumption of livestock products through 1990 will grow at a slower pace than in 1960-80.Expansion of Japan's livestock industry will depend heavily on imported feedstuffs, mainly from the United States.By 1990, U.S. exports of grains and soybeans to Japan may rise by a third over current levels to about 20 million metric tons of grain and 6 million metric tons of soybeans.The Japanese market for imported beef will grow but that for imported dairy products, pork, or poultry will show little or no growth.