---
entity_slug: inland_corn_dealer
entity_type: Element
vsm_system: S2
type_rationale: The inland corn dealer is a persistent economic agent (merchant) who
  exists as an independent actor in the market system, rather than being a process,
  relationship, or abstract principle.
vsm_rationale: The inland corn dealer's primary function is coordinating the distribution
  of grain from surplus to scarcity areas through market mechanisms, serving as a
  key component in the price signaling and coordination system that prevents oscillations
  between oversupply and shortage.
classified_at: '2026-02-23T11:09:48.228132'
---

# Classification: Inland Corn Dealer

## Entity Type

Element

## VSM System

S2

## Type Rationale

The inland corn dealer is a persistent economic agent (merchant) who exists as an independent actor in the market system, rather than being a process, relationship, or abstract principle.

## VSM Rationale

The inland corn dealer's primary function is coordinating the distribution of grain from surplus to scarcity areas through market mechanisms, serving as a key component in the price signaling and coordination system that prevents oscillations between oversupply and shortage.
