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1551-8663

Journal of Aquaculture Economics & Management

Journal of Aquaculture Economics & Management

Comparative Advantages of the U.S. Farm-Raised Catfish Industry: A Cross-Regional Analysis

Terry Hanson, Giap Nguyen and Curtis Majela Jolly

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catfish, comparative advantage, domestic resource cost

Nguyễn Văn Giáp

Giáp Nguyễn

Tóm tắt

Policy analysis matrices are developed and used to derive domestic resource cost coefficients for different catfish farm production regions in the United States. The results show that U.S. catfish producers were losing their comparative advantage positions during the study period considered. An import tariff improves the industry's comparative advantage position, but may not increase its market profitability. Higher efficiency in feed usage, and higher market prices paid to producers through promotional efforts are essential to the U.S. catfish industry.

Terry Hanson, Giap Nguyen and Curtis Majela Jolly (2013), "Comparative Advantages of the U.S. Farm-Raised Catfish Industry: A Cross-Regional Analysis", Journal of Aquaculture Economics & Management, 17, (1), pp. 87-101, DOI: 10.1080/13657305.2013.747228

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