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Port: The left side of the ship when facing forward (and also, of course, a harbor or port-of-call).

Import Safeguards: A trade policy tool available to temporarily increase border protection for designated commodities and products. Its purpose is to allow a producing sector to adjust to changed market condit . . . View Full Definition

Shippers Export Declaration (SED): A form required by the government for the compilation of official export statistics and for export control purposes. It is necessary on practically every commercial shipment leaving the Unit . . . View Full Definition

Short Term Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-102): One of CCC’s export credit guarantee programs. See GSM-102.

Import Quotas: A quantitative limit placed on the importation of specific commodities. The protection afforded by quotas is more certain than can be obtained by imposing import duties as the effect of the . . . View Full Definition

Peanut Price Support Program: The federal program that supports the farm price of peanuts by offering price support loans to peanut growers and by placing limits on the amount of peanuts allowed to be sold for domestic f . . . View Full Definition

Portan: Derived from a Grenache x Blauer Portuguiser cross. Developed for use in the Mediterranean climate of the south of France where it will ripen even in the cooler regions. Reported to have sim . . . View Full Definition

Noncompetitive Imports: A term used by the Economic Research Service in its reporting of agricultural trade statistics to refer to imports of commodities not produced in the United States. Commodities such as tea, . . . View Full Definition

Surface Transportation Board (STB): The federal body regulating railroads created by Congress when it eliminated the Interstate Commerce Commission. Agricultural interests closely follow STB deliberations proceedings on railro . . . View Full Definition

Sugar Price Support Program: The federal program that maintains a minimum price for sugar. The new program covers the 1996-2002 crops of sugar beets and sugarcane. Under the FAIR Act of 1996, sugar processors benefit fr . . . View Full Definition