No Price Agreement in Oregon-Supervised Crab Negotiations
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Seafood News] by Susan Chambers - January 10, 2018
For the first time in years, Oregon fishermen and processors could not agree on an opening price for the Dungeness crab season, slated to start Jan. 15 north of Cape Blanco, Oregon, near Port Orford, to the Canadian border.
In Oregon, both fishermen's marketing groups and processor representatives can negotiate prices under supervision from the Oregon Department of Agriculture. The idea was first put forth several years ago as a way to get the season started in an orderly fashion. Without it, fishermen must deal directly with the processor they sell to in order to agree on ...
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