The fish market in Finland has changed dramatically since the removal of trade barriers to the importation of fresh salmon in 1993. Imported salmon has rapidly captured markets from domestically produced salmon trout. Another clear trend has been increased concentration at the wholesale and retail level, which in turn has...
Finnish fish markets have traditionally been supplied by domestic wild fish species: Baltic herring, salmon and several freshwater species. Nowadays, farmed salmon and rainbow trout dominate the market and wild-caught species are moving to niche product segment. In this paper we examine the market integration of Finnish fish markets. We...
The study examines the economic prospects and trends of fishery enterprises in the years 2000-2004 in Finland. At the beginning of every year, the enterprises were asked to evaluate some of their economic parameters, such as financial standing, turnover and investments. The present situation was compared with the previous 12...
Catering establishments in Finland are very heterogeneous (restaurants, hotels, personnel canteens, hospitals, schools etc.). These kitchens annually prepare over 600 million meals with the total number of kitchens at over 20,000. The objective of this study was to estimate quantity and frequency of fish consumption within the Finnish catering market....
Fishery barometer is a follow up survey that measures and analyses simultaneously consumers' and producers' opinions about fish products, fisheries and production environments. The barometer also establishes a platform for a traditional business survey of the economic outlook for fishery enterprises. The fishery barometer aims to collect data that are...
In this paper, a new test for causality in demand on markets supplied by both farmed and captured fish is
presented. This method is applied on markets for trout and potential substitutes imported to Germany, to
identify market delineation and causality in demand. It is found that markets for small...
A general way to collect quantitative data on consumer's opinions is to conduct a survey. One basic qualification in a survey research is that the contents of the questions should have the same meaning to all the respondents. However, respondents different interpretations of the same meaning to all the respondents....
Compared to other EU-countries, the consumption of fish is relatively high in Finland at 15 kg per capita. On the contrary, the consumption of meat is low. The total consumption of meat is 66 kg per capita, of which 20 per cent is poultry. During the last decade there have...
The market for fish products in Finland has changed markedly since the removal of trade barriers after the country's accession to the EU in 1995. Further the transition from a producer to a consumer-oriented society has created numerous new demands for food products. New dietary trends, such as low fat...
Applied research is often motivated by the economic benefits it will give rise to. These benefits are due to either improved production techniques or new products. The realisation of these objectives depends much on the assessment of different research alternatives and allocation of resources between them. Also within aquaculture research...