A parameter is a characteristic that helps describe the value of the information that a dataset contains. In the case of Shipping Point, the parameters describe the terms under which a commodity was commercialized.
Variety: The subspecies that describes the commodity.
Market: The place where the pricing data was collected.
Origin: The country or region where the commodity was produced.
Package: The commercial format used to sell the commodity.
Size: The size of the commodity, usually listed as a gauge.
Type: The method of production, which is either organic or non-organic.
For additional information that could be relevant to this topic, please use the following links: What Data is Available Through the USDA Shipping Point - Prices
