In reference to developing a report in MARS, "canned" means that the report is already created and ready for the user. On the other hand, a user would retrieve the data they wanted and would create a custom report. 

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The color reporting specifications for 40 pound blocks of cheddar cheese is “within the color range of 6-8 on the National Cheese Institute color chart.” The individual in the plant responsible for plant production (i.e. cheese maker) should be consulted to determine if the color of the product being produced meets the reporting specification for color described in the final rule and on the weekly DPMRP web forms.

Records maintenance is an individual company decision.

For some transactions, products are shipped to the buyer, or under the buyer’s direction, directly from the plant. For other transactions, products are shipped to the buyer, or under the buyer’s direction, from a storage facility that is separate from the plant. In both cases, transportation costs associated with shipping the product to the buyer, or under the buyer’s direction, should not be added to the reported price.

• My Market News is the public-facing side of MARS. It is a program that serves to disseminate the information that Agricultural Marketing Service market reporters collect, record, and report.

• MARS is a standardized information management system that allows Market News to collect and distribute information from remote locations by combining all reporting functions into a single, user-managed platform.  MARS will facilitate the flow of data from the data provider to agency analysts and to the public, and allow users to create unique content.