terminal market

{{Short description|Type of trading place}}

A terminal market is a central site, often in a metropolitan area, that serves as an assembly

and trading place for commodities. Terminal markets for agricultural commodities are usually at or near major transportation hubs.{{CRS|article = Report for Congress: Agriculture: A Glossary of Terms, Programs, and Laws, 2005 Edition|url = http://ncseonline.org/nle/crsreports/05jun/97-905.pdf|author= Jasper Womach}} One of the models of a Terminal Market is a Hub-and-Spoke model wherein the Terminal Market is the hub which is to be linked to a number of collection centers - the spokes.{{cite web |url= http://agricoop.nic.in/sites/default/files/OpGdTM.pdf |title= Operational Guidelines for Setting Up of Terminal Market Complex |date= July 2009 |publisher= Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India }}

The term is also used for markets in other commodities such as metals and bullion.{{cite web |url= http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsPortalWebApp/channelsPortalWebApp.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=pageVAT_ShowContent&propertyType=document&id=HMCE_CL_000198#P201_23753 |title= HMRC Notice 701/9 Derivatives and terminal markets |date= March 2002}}

List of terminal markets (fresh produce)

= California =

  • Alemany Farmers' Market{{cite web|url=http://sfgsa.org/index.aspx?page=1058|title=Alemany Farmers' Market - Real Estate Division|publisher=|accessdate=25 December 2016}} – San Francisco, CA
  • Ferry Plaza Farmers Market & Ferry Building Marketplace{{Broken anchor|date=2025-04-07|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=San Francisco Ferry Building#Ferry Plaza Farmers' Market & Ferry Building Marketplace|reason= The anchor (Ferry Plaza Farmers' Market & Ferry Building Marketplace) has been deleted.|diff_id=871777893}} – San Francisco, CA

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  • City Market – Petersburg, VA. Built in 1878–79 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places

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