What factors are important in determining the length of the imitation lag and the length of the demand lag? Explain.

在决定模仿滞后和需求滞后的长度时，哪些要素起着重要的作用？请解释。

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The unpredictability of global demand and the lag time it takes to add more cows to a herd to meet demand can result in events like the recent cheese surplus.

全球需求的不可预测性，以及为了满足需求而增加更多奶牛所需的滞后时间，可能会导致像近期奶酪过剩等事件的发生。

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The unpredictability of global demand and the lag-time it takes to add more cows to a herd to meet demand can result in events like the recent cheese surplus.

全球需求的不可预测性，以及为了满足需求而扩大牛群规模所花费的滞后时间，可能会导致最近的奶酪过剩等问题。

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All in all, supply will lag demand, growing only 2.2% annually on average through 2014, and peaking in 2017-2018 at about 250 million popunds, after which it will begin to fall.

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