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.
[1] 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.
[2] The term is also used for markets in other commodities such as metals and bullion.
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