---
entity_slug: market_for_surplus_produce
entity_type: Element
vsm_system: S2
type_rationale: The Market for Surplus Produce is a persistent commercial exchange
  mechanism that exists as a structural component linking rural and urban economies,
  rather than being the exchange activity itself.
vsm_rationale: This market serves as a coordination mechanism that transmits price
  signals between rural producers and urban consumers, facilitating the anti-oscillatory
  balance between agricultural surplus and manufactured goods demand.
classified_at: '2026-02-23T11:13:08.609522'
---

# Classification: Market For Surplus Produce

## Entity Type

Element

## VSM System

S2

## Type Rationale

The Market for Surplus Produce is a persistent commercial exchange mechanism that exists as a structural component linking rural and urban economies, rather than being the exchange activity itself.

## VSM Rationale

This market serves as a coordination mechanism that transmits price signals between rural producers and urban consumers, facilitating the anti-oscillatory balance between agricultural surplus and manufactured goods demand.
