Load
Comment used for video auction and direct reporting to segregate sales that are full semi load lots.
MPC
Milk protein concentrate.
Market
A term with several meanings:
A. A geographic location where a commodity is traded.
B. The price, or price level, at which a commodity is traded.
C. To sell a commodity.
Market Activity
The rate at which sales are being made. Often stated as: active, moderate, slow, or inactive.
Market Channels
There are five types of marketing channels: broker/trader, food service, industrial, jobber, retail, and wholesale. Search each term to view its definition.
Mercosur
An economic and commercial bloc of countries in South America composed of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Chile, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru are associate countries.
Metric Conversions
KG / KILOGRAM = 2.2046 pounds
MT / METRIC TON = 2,204.6 pounds
Mexican Origin
Used to identify cattle of Mexican origin on market reports.
Micro-fixing
A manufacturing procedure to convert cold storage bulk butter into print butter.
Moderate
When the volume of supplies is average for the market being reported. See related terms supply/offering, heavy, and light for those definitions.
