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Meat and fish consumption patterns in Saudi Arabia

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  • Saroja Selvanathan
  • E.A. Selvanathan
  • Saad Albalawi
  • Moazzem Hossain

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This study analyses the demand for meat (beef, chicken and lamb) and fish in Saudi Arabia in a system-wide framework using data for the period 1985-2010. A preliminary data analysis reveals that, in Saudi Arabia, the relative consumption of beef, chicken and fish has a positive growth, while lamb has a negative growth. The average relative price growth rates of beef, chicken and fish are negative, while that of lamb is positive. The expenditure shares of beef, chicken and fish have increased while that of lamb has fallen. The estimation results of the demand system reveal that there is an autonomous trend out of lamb into beef, chicken and fish. The implied income elasticities indicate that beef, lamb and fish are considered to be luxuries, while chicken is a necessity. The demand for all meat products and fish are price inelastic. These elasticities are key inputs for policy analysts in terms of devising policies in relation to meat production, meat imports, taxation and food security issues in Saudi Arabia. The usefulness of the implied elasticities is demonstrated by simulating the consumption of beef, chicken, lamb and fish under various policy scenarios.

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  • Saroja Selvanathan & E.A. Selvanathan & Saad Albalawi & Moazzem Hossain, 2016. "Meat and fish consumption patterns in Saudi Arabia," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 48(5), pages 446-460, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:applec:v:48:y:2016:i:5:p:446-460
    DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2015.1083081
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    1. Shashika D. Rathnayaka & Saroja Selvanathan & E. A. Selvanathan, 2021. "Demand for animal‐derived food in selected Asian countries: A system‐wide analysis," Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists, vol. 52(1), pages 97-122, January.
    2. Selvanathan, Saroja & Selvanathan, E.A. & Jayasinghe, Maneka, 2021. "A new approach to analyse conditional demand: An application to Australian energy consumption," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 93(C).

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