摘要：This study identifies variables which increase Japan’s imports of canola (soybeans)
at the expense of soybeans (canola), and quantifies their impacts by estimating an
import demand model. A key finding is that lower Japanese meat production tends
to increase rapeseed imports while lowering soybean imports. Thus, Canada benefited
from U.S. and Australian efforts to open Japan’s market for imported beef,
since the vast majority of Japan’s canola imports are from Canada.
