Profitability, Marketing, and Price Behavior of Aquaculture Fish Fry and Feed Inputs in Bangladesh

摘要

This study examines the production, marketing, and price behavior of fish fry and feed using primary and secondary data. Eighty-four respondents were interviewed from Mymensingh, Gazipur, and Khulna districts. It is revealed that fish feed producers earned satisfactory profit of Tk 28 by investing Tk 100. On the other hand, fish feed dealers and subdealers seem to be obtained more than normal profit of Tk 140 and 118, respectively, by investing Tk 100 per annum. Fish fry traders' profit was seemingly excessive as their annual rate of return ranged from 267 to 829% and this return was much higher in lean period compared with peak period. Sharp seasonal price variation of fish fry existed because of variation in competition and size of fry. Finally, fry markets were highly integrated, although less integration existed between fry and fish markets.