The Price Development in Finnish Fisheries
Vesa Karttunen
Federation of Finnish Fisheries Associations
EAFE Workshop
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Outline of presentation
• Finnish fisheries today
• Development of fish prices
• Effecting factors
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kg / pers. fillet weight
Consumption of fish in Finland
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Imported
Domestic
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Effecting factors on fish prices, FGFRI results:
- Imported farmed Norwegian salmon, domestic farmed
rainbow trout and wild Baltic salmon are close substitutes. As
well, whitefish, perch and pike-perch are substitutes.
- The price of imported salmon determines the price of wild
salmon and farmed rainbow trout.
-Prices of wild caught species are affected by farmed rainbow
trout
-The markets of Baltic salmon, pikeperch, whitefish and perch
are partially integrated in Sweden and Finland
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The additional affecting factors in the
prices of wild caught species
-The organisational structure of fishermen and fish market
- No producer organisations,
- long distances – no auction system, often only one buyer
-Dependence on fur industry (pelagic species)
- Importance of recreational fishery – willingness to pay
- During last few years: demand >> supply => increase of
prices
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Thank you!
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