There has been a lot of talk about tariffs and market orders lately. My intention was to see how widespread it is. Based upon the numbers responding to the poll (look at the very top of this page), it appears that a strong majority would like an investigation into one or both.Originally Posted by blissville maples
Governments impose tariffs. A Market Order is essentially the industry itself writing the rules about what the order is, who participates, how much each producer/packer pays, and how the money is spent. The only governmental involvement is to set up the legal framework to make it happen. A board is set up (as defined by the order....which the industry writes up itself and decides the composition of the board), typically of volunteers (unpaid), and these folks make the decisions on the types of marketing efforts money is spent on.
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