Economic Study on Fish Production and Consumption in Egypt

Document Type : Original Research

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1 Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriclture, New Vally University, New Vally. Egypt

2 Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt.

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     The study aimed to examine fish consumption indicators in Egypt and to provide an econometric estimation of some factors influencing fish consumption in the country. The findings revealed that the average total domestic consumption, per capita consumption, self-sufficiency ratio, and fish supply gap in Egypt during the period (2005–2022) exhibited a statistically significant increasing trend, except for the self-sufficiency ratio, which was not statistically significant.
     Analyzing daily domestic consumption showed a statistically significant increasing trend. The coverage periods of domestic production and imports for daily fish consumption in Egypt during the same period indicated that the coverage period of domestic production followed a statistically insignificant trend, whereas the coverage period of imports showed a statistically insignificant decreasing trend.
     The econometric estimation of the impact of certain individual factors on fish consumption in Egypt showed that population size, retail prices of red meat, poultry, and fish, as well as import quantity, export quantity, and per capita income during the period (2005–2022), aligned with economic logic, as there was a positive relationship between fish consumption and each of these factors. However, the estimated parameters for fish retail prices and export quantities did not align with economic logic. Additionally, the estimated model for the impact of import quantity on fish consumption was not statistically significant.
     When estimating the key factors influencing fish consumption at current prices in Egypt during (2005–2022), it was found that the most influential factor was the average retail price of fish.

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