Agricultural programs & laws

Agricultural programs & laws

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

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cash in lieu of commodities

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Refers to cash provided to food program operators (e.g., elderly nutrition programs, child care food programs, and some school food programs) in lieu of mandated commodity assistance. Recipients may ...

cash market

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The market for the cash commodity (as contrasted to a futures contract), taking the form of — (1) an organized, self-regulated central market (e.g., a commodity exchange); (2) a decentralized ...

cash price

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The price in the marketplace for actual cash or spot commodities to be delivered via customary market channels.

cash settlement

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A method of settling certain futures contracts or option contracts whereby the seller (or short position) pays the buyer (or long position) the cash value of the commodity traded according to a ...

Catastrophic crop insurance (CAT)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A component of the federal crop insurance program, authorized by the Federal Crop Insurance Reform Act of 1994, that compensates farmers for crop yield losses exceeding 50% of their average ...

cattle cycle

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The approximately 10-year period in which the number of U.S. beef cattle is alternatively expanded and reduced over several consecutive years in response to perceived changes in profitability by ...

Census of Agriculture

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A comprehensive set of quantitative information on the agricultural sector of the U.S. economy, broken down to the state and county levels (i.e., number of farms, land in farms, crop acreage and ...