commodity grain; commercial grain
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
grain produced for commercial sale; commodity grain
technicalUsed in agricultural economics and policy contexts to distinguish grain grown for market sale from grain produced for self-consumption (自给粮) or state quotas. Often appears in discussions of food security and agricultural base construction.
Dōng东
běi北
píng平
yuán原
shì是
wǒ我
guó国
zhòng重
yào要
de的
shāng商
pǐn品
liáng粮
jī基
dì地
。
The Northeast Plain is an important commodity grain base in China.
Zhè这
xiē些
nóng农
mín民
cóng从
zhòng种
zhí植
kǒu口
liáng粮
zhuǎn转
xiàng向
zhòng种
zhí植
shāng商
pǐn品
liáng粮
。
These farmers shifted from growing grain for consumption to growing commodity grain.
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Guó国
jiā家
shōu收
gòu购
le了
dà大
liàng量
shāng商
pǐn品
liáng粮
yǐ以
wěn稳
dìng定
shì市
chǎng场
。
The state purchased large quantities of commodity grain to stabilize the market.
Shāng商
pǐn品
liáng粮
de的
jià价
gé格
wán完
quán全
yóu由
shì市
chǎng场
gōng供
qiú求
guān关
xì系
jué决
dìng定
。
The price of commodity grain is entirely determined by market supply and demand.