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Agricultural programs & laws
Of or pertaining to laws, political programs or schemes related to agriculture.
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quota peanuts
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
Are the only peanuts produced in the United States that are eligible for domestic edible use. Quota peanuts are not in excess of the effective farm poundage quota and are protected by a minimum ...
quota
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
A limit imposed by governments on the quantity of goods produced or purchased. Import quotas can be used to restrict the purchase of goods from foreign suppliers, while export quotas have been used ...
quantitative restrictions of trade
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
Quantitative restrictions are limitations on the quantity or value of a product that may be permitted to enter a country. They are probably the most familiar of the nontariff barriers and include ...
quarantine
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
A restraint on importation of certain animals or plants from areas where pests or contagious diseases are endemic — or isolation of animals or plants suspected of carrying pests or diseases — to ...
Qualified Through Verification
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
An AMS pilot program (since 1996) for the fresh-cut produce industry, enabling them to gain official certification of the wholesomeness of their products to improve marketing opportunities. Under ...
put option
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
An option contract to sell a futures contract at an agreed price and time at any time until the expiration of the option. A put option is purchased to protect against a fall in price. The buyer pays ...
purchaser road credits
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
Credits granted to purchasers of timber in the national forests in exchange for the construction of permanent roads specified in the timber sale contract. The amount of the credits is the Forest ...
