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Agricultural programs & laws
Of or pertaining to laws, political programs or schemes related to agriculture.
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market loss payments
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
Term used in the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Appropriations Act, FY1999 (P.L. 105-277, October 21, 1998), to describe the one-time $3.1 billion in emergency income support payments authorized ...
market allocation
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
A quantity provision in a fruit or vegetable marketing order specifying the maximum amount of the regulated commodity that can be sold for a given use or market (such as the domestic fresh market).
market basket
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
Average quantities of consumables, including U.S. farm foods, purchased per household for a given base period, used to compute an index of retail prices.
Market Access Program (MAP)
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
MAP, previously called the Market Promotion Program, is administered by the Foreign Agricultural Service and uses funds from the Commodity Credit Corporation. It helps producers, exporters, private ...
market access
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
The extent to which a country permits imports. A variety of tariff and nontariff trade barriers can be used to limit the entry of foreign products.
mariculture
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
The form of aquaculture where fish, shellfish, or aquatic plants are cultured in a salt water environment.
margin call
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
(1) A request from a brokerage firm to a customer to bring margin deposits up to initial levels; (2) a request by the clearinghouse to a clearing member to make a deposit of original margin, or a ...
