commodity quota
1commodity trade — ▪ economics Introduction the international trade in primary goods. Such goods are raw or partly refined materials whose value mainly reflects the costs of finding, gathering, or harvesting them; they are traded for processing or… …
2quota — /kwoh teuh/, n. 1. the share or proportional part of a total that is required from, or is due or belongs to, a particular district, state, person, group, etc. 2. a proportional part or share of a fixed total amount or quantity. 3. the number or… …
3quota — A fixed amount, for example a quota under the Taft Inter American Coffee Agreement fixing the amount of coffee to be imported into the United States from coffee producing countries of the Western Hemisphere. 21 Am J2d Cust D § 11. A particular… …
4Commodity Agreement — An agreement between producer nations to regulate the output and price of a particular commodity. Producers may agree to limit exports through a quota arrangement, stockpile production or reduce output or plantings. Sometimes action is… …
5quota — /ˈkwoʊtə / (say kwohtuh) noun 1. the proportional part or share of a total which is due from, or is due or belongs to, a particular district, area, person, etc. 2. a proportional part or share of a fixed total amount or quantity. 3. the number of …
6Poundage quota — A poundage quota, also called a marketing quota, is a quantitative limit on the amount of a commodity that can be marketed under the provisions of a permanent law. Once a common feature of price support programs, this supply control mechanism… …
7Export Quota — A quota set under an international commodity agreement whereby exporting countries of a particular commodity accept limits on their exports. It is also a bilateral or multilateral agreement between countries governing exports of industrial or… …
8Individual fishing quota — Individual fishing quotas (popularly abbreviated to IFQ ) are one kind of catch share, a means by which many governments have tried to regulate fishing. Due to the widely recognized decimation of wild fish populations, governments set a species… …
9Agriculture and Food Supplies — ▪ 2007 Introduction Bird flu reached Europe and Africa, and concerns over BSE continued to disrupt trade in beef. An international vault for seeds was under construction on an Arctic island. Stocks of important food fish species were reported… …
10Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …
