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farmgate

farmgate adjective: describing the price of goods if they were purchased directly from a farm, without markup added by retailers; or this point in time, with regard to processes taking place earlier (such as fertilization) or later (such as packing and freezing).

Adjective

farmgate (not comparable)

  1. Describing the price of goods if they were purchased directly from a farm, without markup added by retailers; or this point in time, with regard to processes taking place earlier (such as fertilization) or later (such as packing and freezing).
    • It is important to note that the farmgate price can be quoted either in terms of seed cotton or lint.1995, Fred E. M. Gillham, Cotton production prospects for the next decade: Volumes 23-287, page 195
    • From a farmgate price of nearly 150 pounds sterling in 1955-57, the Cocoa Board steadily reduced the price[…]1999, William Ascher, Why governments waste natural resources, page 228

Origin of farmgate

From farm + gate.

Questions about farmgate

What does farmgate mean?
Farmgate means describing the price of goods if they were purchased directly from a farm, without markup added by retailers; or this point in time, with regard to processes taking place earlier (such as fertilization) or later (such as packing and freezing).
What part of speech is farmgate?
Farmgate is an adjective.

Words near farmgate in the dictionary

  1. farmeth
  2. farmette
  3. farmettes
  4. farmfield
  5. farmfields
  6. farmgate
  7. farmgirl
  8. farmgirls
  9. farmhand
  10. farmhands
  11. farmhold

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