Agricultural programs & laws

Agricultural programs & laws

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

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formula funds

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Federal dollars distributed to the land grant colleges of agriculture through formulas found in the Hatch Act, the Smith-Lever Act, the McIntire-Stennis Act, and the Evans-Allen Act for (1) ...

An arrangement where a buyer and seller agree in advance on the price to be paid for a product delivered in the future, based upon a pre-determined calculation. For example, a packer might agree to ...

formula-based tariff reductions

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A method of negotiating tariff reductions using an agreed-upon formula applied to tariff rates (with limited exceptions being granted for very sensitive items) by all contracting parties.

forward contract

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A cash transaction common in many industries, including agricultural commodity merchandising, in which a commercial buyer and seller agree upon delivery of a specified quality and quantity of goods ...

forward market

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

This refers to informal (non-exchange) trading of commodities to be delivered at a future date. Contracts for forward delivery are "personalized" (i.e., delivery time and amount are determined ...

forward selling

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Forward contracting in which the price is fixed at the time the contract is entered.

four-firm ratio

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

It is common to express the degree of concentration within an industry, including agriculture (that is, the degree to which a few firms dominate sales or production) as a ratio, by stating the share ...