surplus commodity
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsurplusandcommodity
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surplus
noun[C or U]
adjective
uk/ˈsɜː.pləs/us/ˈsɝː.pləs/
(an amount that is) more than ...
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commodity
noun[C]
uk/kəˈmɒd.ə.ti/us/kəˈmɑː.də.t̬i/
a substance or product that can be traded, bought, ...
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(Definition ofsurplusandcommodityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Any further co-responsibility levy must apply only to those countries which increase theirsurpluscommodityproduction.
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To-day we have reached conditions which have not prevailed before—that we have to manage the currency in conditions ofsurpluscommoditysupply and surplus conversion capacity.
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Rather, such surplus commodities are simply transferred to another population.
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There are, in addition, schemes to make surplus commodities available to certain groups of consumers.
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The costs of intervention and disposal for surplus commodities have reached levels far beyond those that can be justified to the taxpayer.
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However, the burden on taxpayers in financing the disposal of surplus commodities has become completely unacceptable.
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For the first time, production in three commodities has exceeded home requirements, and we are now subsidising the export of surplus commodities from this country.
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These surplus commodities are to be paid for in local currency.
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Will it lead to a cut in the production of surplus commodities and, if so, by what percentage?
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Many surplus commodities held in stock, including cereals such as barley are, however, not generally suitable for use as emergency food aid.
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Over the period since we took office, average support prices for the three main surplus commodities, milk, cereals and sugar, have fallen in real terms.
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We believe that price increases should not take place—certainly not substantial price increases—in respect of surplus commodities.
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What we need is a three-to-four-year structural plan for reform, particularly as it affects surplus commodities—milk products, wine, and a number of other things.
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With regard to our own resources, it is our view that expenditure on agricultural support needs to be reduced, especially in relation to surplus commodities, rather than increased.
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We must make further progress this year, particularly with cereals and beef, in limiting the production of surplus commodities and the burden that they place on the budget.
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I realise that we cannot prevent some surpluses, but the size of some of the surpluses and the increasing price of surplus commodities arc extremely hard to justify.
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They believe that the case has to be made out—and we do not think it has been made out so far—for any substantial price increases on surplus commodities.
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My party has made a range of suggestions including disincentives for the production of surplus commodities and incentives for the production of things that we need more of, especially timber.
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It is curious that so many people think in watertight compartments and there are few who seem to understand that surplus commodities and poverty are closely related.
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There have been advantages in having interventions, but what is wrong is when we get substantial surpluses year after year and then price increases on the existing surplus commodities.
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