Agricultural programs & laws

Agricultural programs & laws

Of or pertaining to laws, political programs or schemes related to agriculture.

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delaney clause

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The Delaney Clause in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) states that no additive shall be deemed to be safe for human food if it is found to induce cancerin man or animals. It is an ...

delayed pricing

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A type of deferred pricing that provides for transfer of title before the price is determined and final settlement made. Contracts including this feature are sometimes called "price-later" contracts.

In settlement of a futures contract, the tender and receipt of the actual commodity, the cash value of the commodity, or of a delivery instrument covering the commodity (e.g., warehouse receipts or ...

delivery month

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The specified month within which a futures contract matures and can be settled by delivery. Also referred to as contract month.

delivery point

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A location where a commodity can be delivered to fulfill a futures contract.

demurrage

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The charge that a shipper may be required to pay for detaining a rail car (or water carrier) longer than necessary to load it. What length of time is considered reasonable, and the level of demurrage ...

deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A polymeric chromosomal constituent of living cell nuclei, composed of deoxyribose (a sugar), phosphoric acid, and four nitrogen bases: adenine, cytosine, guanine, and thymine. It contains the ...