Search results for: “buffer stock”

  • Buffer Stock

    Summary of Buffer Stock A commodity stockpile controlled by one or more nations for the purpose of stabilizing world prices of that particular commodity. The commodity is released into the market as world prices increase and is purchased for the stockpile as prices decline. The […]

  • Buffer Stocks

    Buffer Stocks and International Trade Economy In relation to international trade economy, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of Buffer Stocks: Commodity stocks managed by countries or international organizations to moderate market price fluctuations. When prices rise […]

  • Strategic Stockpile

    The store of critical metals and other industrial commodities maintained by the U.S. government as a buffer against disruptions of supply in times of war or national emergency. The maintenance of such stockpiles is authorized by the Strategic and Critical Materials Stockpiling Act of 1946….

  • Prices

    Floor prices and International Trade Resources See Also buffer stocks

  • Prices

    Floor prices and International Trade Resources See Also buffer stocks

  • Commodity Price

    Hierarchical Display of Commodity price Finance > Prices > PricesTrade > Trade policy > Market > Commodities marketTrade > International trade > International trade > Primary productTrade > International trade > Trade relations > Commodity agreement > Buffer stock Commodity price […]

  • Commodity Price

    Hierarchical Display of Commodity price Finance > Prices > PricesTrade > Trade policy > Market > Commodities marketTrade > International trade > International trade > Primary productTrade > International trade > Trade relations > Commodity agreement > Buffer stock Commodity price […]

  • International Commodity Organization

    An organization of the producing nations of a particular commodity. The principal motive for the organization is to foster price collaboration among the producers; the organization may establish buffer stocks to prevent wide swings in the market price of the commodity. The principal […]

  • Strategic Petroleum Reserve

    A program established under authority of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 that directs the U.S. Department of Energy to build a buffer stock of petroleum to insulate the United States against an interruption of foreign supplies. The act mandates a reserve of 750 million barrels by the…

  • Strategic Petroleum Reserve

    A program established under authority of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 that directs the U.S. Department of Energy to build a buffer stock of petroleum to insulate the United States against an interruption of foreign supplies. The act mandates a reserve of 750 million barrels by the…

  • Certificate of Origin

    A document presented to customs authorities at the time of importation to authenticate the national origin of merchandise. The certificate is customarily issued by a recognized chamber of commerce or governmental authority in the country of origin….

  • Certificate of Origin

    A document presented to customs authorities at the time of importation to authenticate the national origin of merchandise. The certificate is customarily issued by a recognized chamber of commerce or governmental authority in the country of origin….

  • International Agreement

    International Agreement in International Trade Meaning of International Agreement, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): A broad term for legally binding arrangements covered by international law between or among countries. Such arrangements are variously […]

  • Raw Material

    Resources See Also Industrial Production Industrial Property Regulation

  • Price Stability

    Hierarchical Display of Price stability Finance > Prices > Prices policyTrade > International trade > Trade relations > Commodity agreementEconomics > Economic policy > Economic policy > Economic convergence > Convergence criteriaTrade > Trade policy > Trade policy > Market […]