Market opportunities for Florida farmed oysters
The oyster aquaculture industry has grown quickly in recent years. New farming techniques target specific attributes that increase oysters' value and allow them to be sold in the high-value, half-shell market. A lack of economic data makes it difficult for growers to determine which specific a...
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The oyster aquaculture industry has grown quickly in recent years. New farming techniques target specific attributes that increase oysters' value and allow them to be sold in the high-value, half-shell market. A lack of economic data makes it difficult for growers to determine which specific attributes increase oyster value, however. This publication summarizes findings from a recent study that examined restaurant menus to obtain economic data on raw, half-shell oysters. Major findings indicate that brand is an oyster attribute that provides value, and that marketing oysters with information on two or more attributes can also result in higher prices. Additionally, locally sourced oysters are often sold at cheaper prices, providing an opportunity for growers from outside regions to enter new markets. The findings will be useful to Florida oyster growers as attempts to expand Florida’s oyster aquaculture industry continue.
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| spelling | doaj-art-47f608a0dad248b9a24ed5c6921e14e32025-02-08T05:40:39ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092023-10-0120235Market opportunities for Florida farmed oystersRobert Botta0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3776-308XTaryn Garlock1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3534-7816Edward V. Camp2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1563-8296Andrew Ropicki3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9275-1463Frank Asche4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1540-9728University of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of Florida The oyster aquaculture industry has grown quickly in recent years. New farming techniques target specific attributes that increase oysters' value and allow them to be sold in the high-value, half-shell market. A lack of economic data makes it difficult for growers to determine which specific attributes increase oyster value, however. This publication summarizes findings from a recent study that examined restaurant menus to obtain economic data on raw, half-shell oysters. Major findings indicate that brand is an oyster attribute that provides value, and that marketing oysters with information on two or more attributes can also result in higher prices. Additionally, locally sourced oysters are often sold at cheaper prices, providing an opportunity for growers from outside regions to enter new markets. The findings will be useful to Florida oyster growers as attempts to expand Florida’s oyster aquaculture industry continue. https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/132056shellfish |
| spellingShingle | Robert Botta Taryn Garlock Edward V. Camp Andrew Ropicki Frank Asche Market opportunities for Florida farmed oysters EDIS shellfish |
| title | Market opportunities for Florida farmed oysters |
| title_full | Market opportunities for Florida farmed oysters |
| title_fullStr | Market opportunities for Florida farmed oysters |
| title_full_unstemmed | Market opportunities for Florida farmed oysters |
| title_short | Market opportunities for Florida farmed oysters |
| title_sort | market opportunities for florida farmed oysters |
| topic | shellfish |
| url | https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/132056 |
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