The country is heavily dependent on its exports of agricultural commodities. 这个国家很大程度上依靠农产品的出口。
The goods were inspected by the China Commodity Inspection Bureau before shipment. 这批货在装船前由中国商品检验局进行过检验。
May be the season for this commodity on our market. 五月份是这种商品在我方市场上销售的季节。
commodity
[ noun ] articles of commerce <noun.artifact>
Commodity \Com*mod"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Commodities}. [F. commodit['e], fr. L. commoditas. See {Commode}.] 1. Convenience; accommodation; profit; benefit; advantage; interest; commodiousness. [Obs.]
Drawn by the commodity of a footpath. --B. Jonson.
Men may seek their own commodity, yet if this were done with injury to others, it was not to be suffered. --Hooker.
2. That which affords convenience, advantage, or profit, especially in commerce, including everything movable that is bought and sold (except animals), -- goods, wares, merchandise, produce of land and manufactures, etc.
3. A parcel or quantity of goods. [Obs.]
A commodity of brown paper and old ginger. --Shak.
Another reason bond and stock traders should watch commodity prices is because the Federal Reserve does, says Mr. Murphy.
The 1986 figure was restated to include commodity transactions on a gross profit basis.
It is not an entirely fungible commodity, since there are various types and grades of oil, but the types and grades are widely dispersed.
Among them: less worry about inflation because of recent declines in commodity prices, and indications that the inventory build-up in the fourth quarter might not have been as big as originally estimated.
Mr. Greenspan also rejected the suggestion that this year's weakness in commodity prices, and strength in bond prices and the dollar, signaled that Fed policy is too tight.
He also postponed from May to September a planned venture into commodity futures trading.
To a degree, Quantum represents the new times that have arrived for producers of the so-called commodity plastics that pervade modern life.
Repayment would be based on, perhaps, commodity prices or a general economic growth target.
Hunt Taylor, managing director at Duich Investment Co., a San Francisco commodity trading adviser, had personally traded the dollar-index contract even before the exchange went to round-the-clock trading.
Given stable commodity prices, he suggests, it may be a good idea to tighten credit so that "monetary policy grows at the midpoint" of the target ranges.
In judging its monetary policy, the Fed has indicated it is monitoring the value of the dollar, commodity prices and the difference between short- and long-term interest rates in addition to the two broader money supply measures.
London's commodity markets appeared to be heading for an up-beat end to the week yesterday morning with aluminium, coffee and cocoa prices registering significant gains.
The soybean market opened with a burst of buying linked partly to new export sales of the commodity and partly to lingering bullishness from the previous session.
Undersecretary Richard T. Crowder, who directly oversees international and commodity programs in the Agriculture Department, said EEP programs are "in place for all the major targeted customers and markets" of American farmers.
The commodity has been in a long-term decline since it peaked at $5,467 a metric ton in 1977, the study says.
In other commodity markets: ENERGY: Crude oil futures prices settled lower in a day of lackluster activity.
In other commodity markets yesterday: ENERGY: Prices tumbled as prospects dimmed for new, meaningful production restraint by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.
But commodity prices fell, leaving Fluor with $1 billion in high-interest debt on an asset that was losing value.
The Cuban program appears to be assisted by Marc Rich & Co., a Swiss commodity trading firm.
Stocks at producers and the exchange are only sufficient to supply the needs of consumers for six weeks, says Robin Bhar, metals analyst in London for Rudolf Wolff & Co., commodity brokers.
GEIS was introduced five years ago as part of a programme to wean South Africa from its overdependence on primary commodity exports by offering a wide range of subsidies for the export of manufactured goods.
In other commodity markets yesterday: ENERGY: U.S. crude-oil futures rallied late yesterday on a slice of bullish news from the big Vienna meeting between Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries members and several non-OPEC producers.
Farm subsidy payments were down $2.3 billion thanks to higher commodity prices triggered by the summer drought.
On other commodity markets, silver also rose; petroleum futures were mixed; grains and soybeans advanced; and livestock and meat futures rose.
On other commodity markets, soybean futures surged; grains were higher; copper futures fell; pork bellies rose sharply while livestock futures were mixed; and energy futures were mixed.
Batteries are a major commodity, for only half of Kabul gets power on any given day.
Since April, as drought cut into this year's harvest prospects, farm commodity prices overall have climbed 10.8 percent, according to the latest figures.
Bob Denman, a National Farmers Union spokesman in Washington, said no one had suggested that commodity spending be boosted to $26 billion a year over the five years of the law.
Agriculture Secretary Clayton Yeutter told Congress on Wednesday that farm commodity prices are expected to be "relatively favorable" in 1990 because of strong demand and declining inventories of most crops.
However, Harris will not be allowed to trade commodity futures and options for its own account, trade the physical commodities or offer commodities advice.