Influential Factors to the Export of Thai Chilled and Frozen Fresh Shrimps to the U.S.A.

Authors

  • Rattanaporn Chattiwong Department of Hotel and Tourism Studies, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Siam University
  • Pichit Eamsopana Faculty of Business Administration, Siam University

Keywords:

Shrimp Export, Chilled and Frozen Fresh Shrimps

Abstract

This study aims at examining export of Thai chilled and frozen fresh shrimps to the U.S.A. by focusing on current situation and influential factors of the export. Quarterly secondary data in time series from the first quarter of 1999 to the fourth quarter of 2010, the total of 48 quarters, are used in the multiple regression model for descriptive and quantitative analyses. Independent variables tested are export prices of Thai chilled and frozen shrimps (PRI), production of Thai chilled and frozen shrimps (PRO), baht per U.S. dollar exchange rate (EXC), the U.S. consumer price index (CPI), and the U.S. national income (NI).

The result of the study shows that the U.S.A. is the number 1 export market for Thai shrimps, as Thailand possesses 45 percent of the U.S.A. shrimp product market. The second most important markets are Japan and the European Union. For the analysis of influential factors to the export of Thai chilled and frozen fresh shrimps to the U.S.A., the following equation is obtained:

Export = 6230.837 - 0.008PRI + 0.175PRO + 22.090EXC - 19.924CPI + 0.105NI

The equation suggests that export prices of Thai chilled and frozen shrimps (PRI) and the U.S. consumer price index (CPI) have negative relationship with quantity of the export (Export), i.e., if PRI and CPI increase, Export will decline. However, other three variables give the opposite result. Production of Thai chilled and frozen shrimps (PRO), baht per U.S. dollar exchange rate (EXC), and the U.S. national income (NI) have positive relationship with quantity of the export (Export), i.e., if PRO, EXC, and NI increase, Export will also increase. However, this study finds that only the variable PRO has a statistically significant impact on the export of Thai chilled and frozen shrimps to the U.S.A.

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Published

2022-03-29

How to Cite

Chattiwong, R., & Eamsopana, P. (2022). Influential Factors to the Export of Thai Chilled and Frozen Fresh Shrimps to the U.S.A. Siam University Journal of Business Administration, 16(27), 37–46. retrieved from https://so07.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/sujba/article/view/897