New directions for the Alaska King crab industry

Joshua A. Greenberg, Mark Herrmann, Scott C. Matulich and Ron Mittelhammer ()
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Joshua A. Greenberg: Departments of Resources Management, and Economics, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Postal: Departments of Resources Management, and Economics, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Mark Herrmann: Departments of Resources Management, and Economics, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Postal: Departments of Resources Management, and Economics, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Scott C. Matulich: Department of Agricultural Economics, Washington State University, Pullman, Postal: Department of Agricultural Economics, Washington State University, Pullman

Agribusiness, 1994, vol. 10, issue 2, 167-178

Abstract: The Alaska king crab industry historically has been one of the most lucrative fishing industries in the United States. Low 1991 exvessel prices stunned the industry. An econometric model of Alaska king crab price formation is developed in this article to provide insight into potential causes of price movements. Wholesale price formation and allocation for the two largest markets, Japan and the United States, are explicitly modelled. Specific market conditions are shown to have resulted in an unusual market structure encompassing processors' price formation and product allocation. Recent events, including the deterioration of the US wholesale king crab market and economic liberalization in Russia, may have a profound impact on this industry. Model results are used in a discussion of potential ramifications of these events to industry participants.

Date: 1994
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DOI: 10.1002/1520-6297(199403/04)10:2<167::AID-AGR2720100206>3.0.CO;2-T

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