price support
noun
: artificial maintenance of prices (as of a raw material) at some predetermined level usually through government action
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The earnings miss pushed BTI down about 13% to its 50-day moving average, which once again held as key price support.
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David Keller, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2025
Then, in 1981 and 1982, coinciding with substantial increases to corn subsidies, Reagan signed proclamations that raised the price supports and heightened import tariff rate quotas on foreign sugar.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 10 Jan. 2025
The maneuvering worked: Dole and Carter lent their influence to a 1977 price support bill for domestic sugar growers, giving the farmers more stability for their crop prices.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 10 Jan. 2025
The first was the launch of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1995, which helped remove trade barriers such as price supports and tariffs, leading governments to steadily reduce their national food reserves.
—science.org, 26 Nov. 2024
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David Keller, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2025
Then, in 1981 and 1982, coinciding with substantial increases to corn subsidies, Reagan signed proclamations that raised the price supports and heightened import tariff rate quotas on foreign sugar.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 10 Jan. 2025
The maneuvering worked: Dole and Carter lent their influence to a 1977 price support bill for domestic sugar growers, giving the farmers more stability for their crop prices.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 10 Jan. 2025
The first was the launch of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1995, which helped remove trade barriers such as price supports and tariffs, leading governments to steadily reduce their national food reserves.
—science.org, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Price support.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/price%20support. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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