Are farmed European seabass (<i>Dicentrarchus labrax</i>) prices in European Union markets affected by Turkish exports of farmed European seabass?

Often, increases in farmed seabass and seabream production surpluses from Turkey and Greece have been blamed to lead to price declines and aquaculture sector crises. In this study, we investigate whether Turkish exports of farmed European seabass affect prices of European Union (EU) farmed European seabass. This is done by examining the existence of market integration between the prices of Turkish exports of farmed European seabass into the EU and the prices of farmed European seabass commercialized in wholesale markets in Barcelona, Madrid and Paris. Market integration and competition studies in fisheries and aquaculture products have generally focused on analyzing substitutability between species and between wild and farmed conspecifics. Few studies have focused on analyzing market integration between different geographic areas. Market integration analyses between different geographic areas have proven useful in anti-dumping investigations. Results show the lack of market integration between EU imports of Turkish farmed European seabass and main EU wholesale markets; in other words, farmed European seabass prices in EU markets do not seem to be affected by export prices of Turkish farmed seabass.土耳其与希腊养殖海鲈和真鲷的产量盈余增长，常被归咎为引发价格下跌与水产养殖行业危机的诱因。本研究旨在探究土耳其出口的养殖欧洲海鲈是否会对欧盟（European Union, EU）境内养殖欧洲海鲈的价格产生影响。具体而言，本研究通过检验土耳其向欧盟出口的养殖欧洲海鲈价格，与巴塞罗那、马德里及巴黎批发市场流通的养殖欧洲海鲈价格之间的市场整合（market integration）程度，展开上述分析。渔业与水产养殖产品领域的市场整合及竞争研究，通常聚焦于分析不同物种间，以及野生与养殖同种个体间的替代性关系；鲜有研究关注不同地理区域间的市场整合分析。现有研究已证实，不同地理区域间的市场整合分析可应用于反倾销调查。本研究结果显示，欧盟进口的土耳其养殖欧洲海鲈价格，与欧盟主要批发市场价格之间不存在市场整合关系；换言之，欧盟市场内的养殖欧洲海鲈价格似乎并未受到土耳其养殖海鲈出口价格的影响。