Agricultural programs & laws

Agricultural programs & laws

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

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marketing spread

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The difference between the retail price of a product and the farm value of the ingredients in the product. This farm-retail spread includes charges for assembling, storing, processing, transporting, ...

marketing quota

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Under certain agricultural programs; that quantity of a commodity that will provide adequate and normal market supplies. When marketing quotas are in effect (only after approval by two-thirds or more ...

marketing loan repayment provisions

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A loan settlement provision, first authorized by the Food Security Act of 1985, that allows producers to repay nonrecourse loans at less than the announced loan rates whenever the world price or loan ...

marketing loan

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Authorizes producers to repay their commodity loan at a lower "market" level.

marketing contract

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Prices (or pricing mechanisms) are established for a commodity before harvest or before the commodity is ready for marketing. Most management decisions remain with the grower, who retains ownership ...

marketing certificate

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A certificate that may be redeemed for a specified amount of CCC-owned commodities. The certificates may be generic or for a specific commodity.

marketing assistance loans

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Nonrecourse loans made available to producers of wheat, feed grains, upland and ELS cotton, rice, soybeans, and minor oilseeds under the Agricultural Market Transition Act provisions in the FAIR Act ...