Seafood and aquaculture marketing handbook / Carole R. Engle, Kwamena K. Quagrainie, Madan M. Dey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Engle, Carole Ruth, 1952- author.

Quagrainie, Kwamena K., author.

Dey, Madan M., author.

Standardized Title:

Aquaculture marketing handbook

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aquaculture industry.

Seafood industry.

Aquaculture--Marketing.

Aquaculture.

Seafood--Marketing.

Seafood.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (468 p.)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

West Sussex, England : Wiley Blackwell, 2017.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

SEAFOOD AND AQUACULTURE MARKETING HANDBOOK Aquaculture, the farming of aquatic animals and plants, and other seafood business continue to grow rapidly around the world. However, many of these businesses fail due to the lack of sufficient attention to marketing. The Seafood and Aquaculture Marketing Handbook provides the reader with a comprehensive yet user-friendly presentation of key concepts and tools necessary for aquaculture and seafood businesses to evaluate and adapt to changing market conditions. Markets for aquaculture and seafood products are diverse, dynamic, and complex. The Seafood and Aquaculture Marketing Handbook presents fundamental principles of marketing with specific discussion of aquaculture and seafood market channels and supply chains from around the world, and builds towards a step-by-step approach to strategic market planning for successful aquaculture and seafood businesses. This book is an essential reference for all aquaculture seafood business as well as students of aquaculture. The volume contains a series of synopses of specific markets, an extensive annotated bibliography, and webliography for additional sources of information. Written by authors with vast experience in international marketing for aquaculture and seafood products, this volume is a valuable source of guidance for those seeking to identify profitable markets for their aquaculture and seafood products.

Contents:

Title Page; Table of Contents; About the authors; Chapter 1: Seafood and aquaculture markets; Global trends in seafood and aquaculture markets; Are aquaculture products different from agriculture products?; Aquaculture market synopsis: tilapia; Summary; Study and discussion questions; References; Chapter 2: Demand and supply: basic economic premises; What is economics?; Demand; Supply; Price determination; Elasticity; Market structures and implications for competition and pricing; Special demand and supply conditions; Aquaculture market synopsis: salmon; Summary

Study and discussion questionsReferences; Chapter 3: Seafood and aquaculture marketing concepts; What is marketing?; Marketing plan; Market products; Supply chain and value chain; Processors; Market or distribution channels; Transportation; Wholesaling; Brokers; Retailing; Direct sales; Profit margins; Economies of scale in marketing; Supply chain management; Pricing systems; Price behavior, trends, and fluctuations; Geographic markets; Product storage; Market power; Advertising and promotion; Product grades, quality, and marketing implications; International trade

Aquaculture market synopsis: shrimp and prawnsSummary; Study and discussion questions; References; Chapter 4: Market trends; The role of imports in U.S. seafood markets; U.S. seafood consumption; Food consumption away from home; Convenience in food preparation and consumption; Demand for healthy and wholesome foods; Sustainability and seafood; Traceability and labeling of seafood products; Seafood and the "local food" movement in the U.S.; Organic seafood; Wholesale-retailer integration in the food system; Electronic Data Interchange (EDI); The Efficient Consumer Response (ECR)

The Efficient Food service Response (EFR)E-commerce; Aquaculture market synopsis: Pangasius spp. (swai, basa, and tra); Summary; Study and discussion questions; References; Chapter 5: Seafood market channels; Market channels for primary seafood products; Price discovery for primary commodities; Participation in food market channels; Channel ownership and control for secondary products; Consolidation and channel control; Channel coordination and leadership for secondary products; Channel agreements; Channel conflict; Aquaculture market synopsis: trout; Summary; Study and discussion questions

ReferencesChapter 6: Seafood and aquaculture product processing; Processing; Structure of the seafood and aquaculture product processing industry; Plant location; Law of market areas; Capacity utilization; Innovation and branding; Challenges in aquaculture product processing; Aquaculture market synopsis: U.S. channel catfish; Summary; Study and discussion questions; References; Chapter 7: The international market for seafood and aquaculture products; The basis for trade; Dimensions of the international market; Trade policy tools; Trade policy in seafood and aquaculture; U.S. Antidumping

Byrd Amendment, Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000

Notes:

Earlier edition published as: Aquaculture marketing handbook.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781787851047

1787851044

9781118859278

1118859278

9781118859247

1118859243

9781118859223

1118859227

OCLC:

954283784