farm commodity prices
1farm management — ▪ agriculture Introduction making (industrial engineering) and implementing of the decisions (agribusiness) involved in organizing and operating a farm for maximum production and profit. Farm management draws on agricultural economics for… …
2Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 — The Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 (CFMA) is United States federal legislation that officially ensured the deregulation of financial products known as over the counter derivatives. It was signed into law on December 21, 2000 by… …
3Commodity Credit Corporation — The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is a wholly owned government corporation created in 1933 to stabilize, support, and protect farm income and prices (federally chartered by the CCC Charter Act of 1948 (P.L. 80 806)). The CCC is authorized to …
4Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 — The Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, also known as the 2002 Farm Bill, is the most recent incarnation of U.S. government assistance to domestic farmers. The act includes ten titles, addressing a great variety of issues related to… …
5Commodity — A commodity is food, metal, or another physical substance that investors buy or sell, usually via futures contracts. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * commodity com‧mod‧i‧ty [kəˈmɒdti ǁ kəˈmɑː ] noun commodities PLURALFORM [countable]… …
6commodity — An article of commerce or a product that can be used for commerce. In a narrow sense, products traded on an authorized commodity exchange. The types of commodities include agricultural products, metals, petroleum, foreign currencies, and… …
7Commodity Credit Corporation — The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) was organized October 17, 1933, pursuant to Executive Order 6340 of October 16, 1933, under the laws of the State of Delaware, as an agency of the United States. From October 17, 1933, to July 1, 1939, the… …
8Commodity Credit Corporation — The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) was organized October 17, 1933, pursuant to Executive Order 6340 of October 16, 1933, under the laws of the State of Delaware, as an agency of the United States. From October 17, 1933, to July 1, 1939, the… …
9Commodity Credit Corporation — A federally owned and operated corporation within USDA. It was created to stabilize, support, and protect agricultural prices and farm income through loans, purchases, payments, and other operations …
10Issues in American Commodity Farming — Importance of Industrial Agriculture Industrial agriculture could easily be considered one of America’s greatest success stories. Without it, it would be much more difficult to provide the relatively inexpensive food that our nation relies on.… …
