---
entity_slug: agricultural_price_floors
entity_type: Institution
vsm_system: S5
type_rationale: Agricultural price floors are a socially constructed rule system established
  by government to govern market behavior through minimum pricing requirements.
vsm_rationale: Price floors represent policy-level decisions about the fundamental
  purpose and identity of economic intervention, reflecting ultimate governmental
  authority over market structures.
classified_at: '2026-02-23T10:41:43.377347'
---

# Classification: Agricultural Price Floors

## Entity Type

Institution

## VSM System

S5

## Type Rationale

Agricultural price floors are a socially constructed rule system established by government to govern market behavior through minimum pricing requirements.

## VSM Rationale

Price floors represent policy-level decisions about the fundamental purpose and identity of economic intervention, reflecting ultimate governmental authority over market structures.
