At-home meat consumption in China: an empirical study
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The remarkable economic changes occurring within China since 1978 have
resulted in a striking alteration in food consumption patterns, and one marked
change is the increasing consumption of meat. Given China’s large population, a
small percentage change in per capita meat consumption could lead to a dramatic
impact on the production and trade of agricultural products. Such changes have
major implications for policy makers and food marketers. This paper concentrates
on meat consumption patterns in the home in China. A censored linear approximate
almost ideal demand system model was employed in the study, and major
economic parameters were estimated for different meat items. Data used in this
study were collected from two separate consumer surveys – one urban and one
rural in 2005.