APPENDIX 1. CONSUMERS' SURVEY
Survey sites and number of consumers by provinces
|
Province |
No. of consumers |
Northern |
Chiang Mai |
44 |
Phetchabum |
44 |
|
Northeastern |
Khon Kaen |
48 |
Nakhon Ratchasima |
51 |
|
Central plain |
Pathum Thani |
55 |
Eastern |
Chachoensao |
47 |
Western |
Suphanburi |
55 |
Urban |
Bangkok |
120 |
Total |
|
456 |
APPENDIX 2. MARKETING SURVEY AND OBSERVATION SITES
Province |
No. of respondents |
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Fish farmers |
Fish collectors |
Fish agents |
Wholesalers |
Retailers |
Processors |
||
Bangkok |
(3) |
- |
(3) |
1 |
5 |
- |
|
Central |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Angthong |
- |
5+(4) |
- |
4 |
5 |
5 |
Singburee |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(2) |
|
Pathumthanee |
- |
- |
(5) |
(2) |
(5) |
- |
|
West |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nakhonpathom |
2 |
- |
6+(2) |
5+(3) |
- |
(1) |
East |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Samutprakarn |
(2) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(2) |
North |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chiengmai |
- |
- |
- |
(4) |
- |
- |
Petchaboon |
(3) |
- |
- |
(1) |
- |
(1) |
|
South |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Songkhla |
(2) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Total:formal interviews - 38 (with questionnaire)
informal interviews - 45 ( no. of respondents shown in brackets)
APPENDIX 3. RESULT OF DEMAND REGRESSION AND DATA USED IN DEMAND FUNCTION
Estimating 1979-1996
A. Result
|
Constant |
Own-price |
Chicken-price |
Disposable income |
Co-efficient |
142700 |
-7.91 |
2.86 |
2.75 |
Standard error |
107140 |
5.35 |
1.10 |
2.26 |
t-ratio |
1.33* |
-1.49* |
2.62** |
1.43* |
Adj. R2 |
0.91 |
|
|
|
** significant level at 0.05 level ( one tailed test)B: Price (Baht/kg)
* significant level at 0.10 level ( one tailed test)
Retail Price
Pork |
Beef |
Chicken |
Striped Snakehead |
Walking Catfish |
Indo-Pacific Mackerel |
37.49 |
32.89 |
26.84 |
28.67 |
20.08 |
15.55 |
42.35 |
48.49 |
28.55 |
64.79 |
34.40 |
20.52 |
48.76 |
55.67 |
30.29 |
36.01 |
32.60 |
21.93 |
47.77 |
56.72 |
30.20 |
41.87 |
39.13 |
25.82 |
52.18 |
56.44 |
33.20 |
45.78 |
37.05 |
28.43 |
51.42 |
56.70 |
33.08 |
44.84 |
34.48 |
30.09 |
42.53 |
56.70 |
24.99 |
46.51 |
35.69 |
26.46 |
43.94 |
56.30 |
26.36 |
42.80 |
33.78 |
26.40 |
48.99 |
55.96 |
27.39 |
46.20 |
30.38 |
24.71 |
53.39 |
57.47 |
25.72 |
47.50 |
32.14 |
28.66 |
58.52 |
63.57 |
29.55 |
54.75 |
38.68 |
27.76 |
59.12 |
66.15 |
32.14 |
58.83 |
36.41 |
31.41 |
64.49 |
67.92 |
37.63 |
59.19 |
37.98 |
39.04 |
70.82 |
70.12 |
36.41 |
69.70 |
40.79 |
34.26 |
63.88 |
70.98 |
37.26 |
67.47 |
32.81 |
38.94 |
59.80 |
71.35 |
41.46 |
70.50 |
33.07 |
42.23 |
72.45 |
72.07 |
47.18 |
71.37 |
33.58 |
38.14 |
77.90 |
72.42 |
51.70 |
68.14 |
32.70 |
47.52 |
Year |
Quantity Demand of Freshwater |
Average Price |
1980 |
33 923.98 |
16.22 |
1981 |
47 104.66 |
18.37 |
1982 |
45 226.45 |
17.93 |
1983 |
45 129.72 |
18.09 |
1984 |
46 423.21 |
17.67 |
1985 |
71 090.52 |
16.97 |
1986 |
83 030.90 |
16.93 |
1987 |
76 676.77 |
17.89 |
1988 |
88 686.42 |
17.39 |
1989 |
88 052.51 |
18.07 |
1990 |
95 413.59 |
19.90 |
1991 |
113 406.52 |
20.16 |
1992 |
129 306.37 |
19.49 |
1993 |
148 318.43 |
21.15 |
1994 |
157 691.65 |
23.32 |
1995 |
185 834.58 |
23.63 |
1996 |
220 713.17 |
27.80 |
Year |
Disposable Income (Baht/Head) |
Wholesale Price Index (WPI)* |
1979 |
9 364 |
68.5 |
1980 |
10 981 |
75.6 |
1981 |
12 164 |
77.7 |
1982 |
13 416 |
97.4 |
1983 |
14 134 |
101.5 |
1984 |
14 678 |
91.7 |
1985 |
15 357 |
100 |
1986 |
15 987 |
111.5 |
1987 |
17 826 |
109.5 |
1988 |
20 422 |
115.9 |
1989 |
23 816 |
138.1 |
1990 |
26 339 |
142.6 |
1991 |
29 414 |
157.3 |
1992 |
32 435 |
172.3 |
1993 |
35 313 |
179.4 |
1994 |
38 794 |
203.4 |
1995 |
43 863 |
213.2 |
1996 |
47 346 |
242.3 |
* Index for fish and other freshwater fish only