Price Dynamics and Cointegration in the Major Markets of Aquaculture Species in the Philippines

Yolanda T. Garcia () and Nerissa D. Salayo ()
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Yolanda T. Garcia: College of Economics and Management, University of the Philippines Los Banos
Nerissa D. Salayo: Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Philippines

Asian Journal of Agriculture and Development, 2009, vol. 6, issue 1, 49-81

Abstract: This study explores the interdependencies of aquaculture markets in the Philippines by establishing the price cointegration between the wholesale and retail prices of three major species commonly farmed in the country, i.e., milkfish, tilapia, and shrimp. The co-movements of wholesale prices between and among key markets for each species are also investigated. Moreover, exogeneity in prices is established using the Granger-causation model to determine the existence of price leaders among these markets. These information are crucial because they may provide a better understanding of the efficiency in price formation across production and consumption centers. Thus, aquaculture producers and traders may use these information as basis for more efficient farm management and marketing decisions. Appropriate policies for the development of markets for the three aquaculture species are also identified in this study. Such policies are expected to contribute towards more efficient pricing and distribution of benefits among market players and stakeholders. These benefits are expected to manifest through the system of grading standards for fish traded in local markets, and the choice of cost-effective technologies in grow-out and post-production practices.

Keywords: Philippines (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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