Presentation: "Introduction to World Crab Markets"
Author: John Sackton

Table of Contents

• Introduction to World Crab Markets
• Description of U.S. Crab Market
• Crab Products in U.S.
• U.S. Buyers
• Sources of Crab for U.S. Market
• Breakdown of CA Exports in 2002
• U.S. Largest user of Canadian Crab
• Canadian Crab Exports to US continue to increase in volume and value
• Greenland crab a small factor in U.S.market
• Market Structure
• CA Market Share Stable in terms of world production for 2002
• US inventories and Prices
• Price History
• Price history 1994-2002
• World Supply in Recent Years
• Japanese Crab Market
• Japanese Crab Products
• Japanese Buyers
• Market Structure
• Shipments to Japan recovered in 2002
• Japan: Snow Crab Supply Trends
• End of Year Inventory in U.S. and Japan
• Japanese Inventory Problems
• Japan: Origin of Supply
• Japan Supply and Price Trend
• Japanese Crab Supply is Declining
• Trend will continue due to Currency and Economy
• World Production of Snow Crab
• Landings by country in recent years
• World Supply in Recent Years
• Alaska Fishery
• Canada
• Greenland
• Closer review of price history
• price history 1994-2002
• U.S. and Japan Competition
• Seasonality of Price movements
• Newfoundland Experience
• Managing Market Declines
• 1999 to 2001 Experience Better than 1995 to 1998
• New Problems Emerge
• Price Premiums and market formula
• Outlook for 2003
• Price Factors in 2003
• Conclusions

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