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 establishment of such a stockpile is normally the product of an International Commodity Agreement (read this legal term for further details), with administration of the stockpile performed by a secretariat established for that purpose.

(Main Author: William J. Miller)

Buffer Stock

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Further Reading

• Information related to buffer stock in the Max Planck Encyclopedia of International Law(MPEPIL), Germany, United Kingdom

Hierarchical Display of Buffer stock

Trade > International trade > Trade relations > Commodity agreement
Finance > Prices > Prices > Commodity price

Buffer stock

Concept of Buffer stock

See the dictionary definition of Buffer stock.

Characteristics of Buffer stock

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Translation of Buffer stock

• Spanish: Stock regulador
• French: Stock régulateur
• German: Ausgleichsvorrat
• Italian: Scorta regolatrice
• Portuguese: Reservas de estabilização
• Polish: Zapas buforowy

Thesaurus of Buffer stock

Trade > International trade > Trade relations > Commodity agreement > Buffer stock
Finance > Prices > Prices > Commodity price > Buffer stock

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• Commodity price