Demand and Price Structure for Shrimp

This study attempts to describe and quantitatively measure the forces determining the level of consumption of shrimp and the price level of shrimp in the United States. This is the first study concerned primarily with the nature of aggregate demand for shrimp. Professor John P. Doll of the Uftiversity of Missouri is developing a quarterly model of the U. S. shrimp market focusing on the ex-vessel and wholesale markets. Further work is needed in more detailed studLes of all aspects of the world market for shrimp and prawns