This paper studies the price volatility transmission between the different markets along the value chain of fresh anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) in Spain. For this purpose, the prices at the ex-vessel market, the wholesale market and the retail market are considered. As a methodology, a Vector Autoregressive Model (VAR) and an...
There has been significant growth in the catches of bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean and especially in the
Mediterranean Sea for the last decade due to the expansion of fattening farms which export their production to
Japan. There has been an increase in catches due to strong demand and,...
Over the past century, the tuna canning industry has been dominated by a few big companies, some of
them having changed of ownership or merged: these oligopolistic firms are the “big three” in the USA,
Van Camp, Star Kist, and Bumble Bee, the French Saupiquet, the Italian Trinity Alimentari and...
