Wheat demand in Japanese flour milling industry: a production theory approach

A production approach based on the translog cost function is used to analyz e import demand for wheat differentiated by class and country of origin in the Japanese wheat flour milling industry. Results indicate that US wheat f aces strong competition in the Japanese wheat market, but its multiple clas ses and end-use characteristics enable the US to preserve the largest marke t share in Japan. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.