水産物産地卸売市場における買受人数の減少が価格形成に及ぼす影響

抄録

In recent years, the number of buyers involved in the formation of fair price for marine products through auctions etc. at local wholesale markets has been decreasing.　Under this circumstance, how is the price formation function of local wholesale market being maintained?　This study conducts a survey of wholesale markets in production areas where the number of buyers is decreasing and aims to clarify the actual situation of primary price formation for marine products, especially the measures taken by FCA to maintain their function, as well as their effectiveness and limitations.　The results of the survey on the Eguchi FCA in Kagoshima Prefecture showed that the price formation method has changed from auctions to negotiated transaction.　It was also confirmed that the share of purchases by a buyer has increased, and it makes difficult to maintain a fair price formation.　Under these situations, FCA’s direct sales facility makes inroads as buyer and maintains a competitive environment in price formation.　In addition, the facility retails, and wholesales local marine products to customers.　However, the total volume of marine products that can be handled in the local wholesale markets has shrunk, the FCA has been forced to respond by production adjustment.

This study has revealed that it has become extremely difficult to maintain the fair price formation function in local wholesale market where the number of buyers has been decreasing.　In addition, the importance of replacing the various buyer’s distribution functions by FCA to maintain the price formation function was also clarified.