Market bulletin
Mississippi Market Bulletin: The Market Development Division publishes a ‘market bulletin’ under the authority of a Legislative Act of June 6, 1900 to disseminate market related information. The first market bulletin was published in the early twentieth century. The Mississippi market bulletin covers agriculture based news, thereby providing adequate information to farmers. Agriculture is considered to be the most important industry in Mississippi and it employs around 30% of the state’s workforce, either directly or indirectly. Mississippi market bulletin enables farmers to advertise their goods and avail of the latest information regarding the requirement of consumers.
Georgia Market Bulletin: The Georgia Market Bulletin serves as a mode of exchange for farmers and consumers in Georgia. Since 1917, this non-profit periodical publication was produced on a weekly basis, till the Georgia General Assembly reduced it to a bi-weekly in the 2003 session. The residents of Georgia can subscribe to the Georgia market bulletin free of charge, but outsiders need to pay per annum. This bulletin offers a variety of information related to agriculture and offers regular features such as recipes and gardening, thereby promoting the local products. Farmers and consumers can also advertise their goods in the Georgia market bulletin. It publishes several special editions through the year that helps the Georgia farmers in several ways. Some of them include the biannual Farmland Editions, published every March and September and the quarterly Equine Editions feature lists of equine boarding and breeding amenities located in the state. In addition, it also publishes monthly Handicraft Editions, featuring items made by the various advertisers. During the months of summer, the Georgia market bulletin contains many ‘Pick-your-own’ lists that provide consumers with farm locations to select the fresh produce at a cheaper rate.
Louisiana Market Bulletin: The Louisiana market bulletin enables a number of people to buy and sell farm, garden and home-based items through classified advertising. It also assists in marketing several goods and services, which are generally not available through the commercial channels. It helps in disseminating news and significant information to the agriculture based society. It has a circulation of nearly 18,000 biweekly publications, but can be availed only via a subscription that normally costs $ 10 for two years. Louisiana market bulletin acts as a public service to the residents of the state. All the ads published in the bulletin are required to be not more than 25 words and must include the name, address, telephone number and cost of the item. Louisiana market bulletin holds no responsibility for any notice that may appear in the bulletin or any transaction resulting from the published notices. However, advertisers are informed that misinterpretation of any product offered for sale in a public notice or advertisement carried in any publication delivered through the United States mail would be considered illegal.
South Carolina Market Bulletin- An aid to farmers: South Carolina market bulletin was started to help farmers list produce for sale and even consumers could send a list of items they wish to purchase. Later, it was run as a weekly column in several newspapers in Columbia, Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson and Charleston. The market bulletin is now available to thousands of farmers and non-farming families, who wish to buy or sell agriculture related goods and services.
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