The Cost-Benefit Analysis of Beef Cattle in Taiwan—A Case Study of Yun-Chang Ranch

• Main Authors: Chih-Ming Chang, 張志名
• Other Authors: Shih-Hsun Hsu
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/529m9d

碩士 === 國立臺灣大學 === 農業經濟學研究所 === 103 === Taiwan is facing a raising demand of meat protein as well as economic growth and the impact of foreign diet culture. Taiwan used to have a 97.7% food self-sufficiency rate before 1971, and imported beef has appeared in Taiwan market since 1966. In 1975, Taiwan government allowed beef-importing to stabilize market price due to the skyrocketing beef price during 1971 to 1974. Taiwan beef cattle industry was seriously damaged and leaded to only 5.5% of market share of domestic beef. This study will use Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) on Yun-Chang Ranch to re-examine Taiwan beef cattle industry, and analyze this industry’s positive and negative impacts on Taiwan agriculture, as well as assessing the possibility of raising domestic beef’s market share. Eventually raising food self-sufficiency rate by replacing imported beef product with domestic product.