Nearly all of today's bids were above the floor price.

Agreeing on a floor price is not going to be an easy matter, analysts said.

"They are going to have to negotiate with us, and our floor price is at least $100 million."

And the unexpectedly low floor price has turned the auction into a volatile election issue.

When the agreement was renewed last year, the floor prices were abolished.

They want a floor price so they can compete on equal terms.

The result is an official floor price that guarantees a profit for Florida growers.

The subsidy program in effect eliminated the floor price.

If the price drops too low, the government will effectively buy it at a floor price.

"I feel sure I could give you a floor price by Friday."

But the effect was to create a floor price, assuring huge margins for the chip makers.

Depending on this, a floor price (lower price) for the next seat to be sold is set.

Under that formula, the current floor price is 48.24 Canadian dollars ($30).

It also guarantees a minimum floor price for pork if the hog market crashes.

Player trading floor prices continuously change based on the buying and selling behavior of team managers.

The farmers, who are guaranteed a minimum floor price regardless of their geographical location.

The krone was also at its floor price.

These purchases are often stored for future distribution when there is a shortfall of supply at the floor price.

The new pact will not establish floor prices on certain Japanese chips, a provision contained in the old agreement.

This tends to create a floor price for convertibles, while stock prices can sink to zero.

When there is excess supply at the floor price, however, the government must stand ready to purchase the excess.

A floor price is set, and the publishers bid up from that amount, the high bid being the winner.

Knight Ridder had set a floor price of $65 on any potential deal.

But now, prices are so high that the floor prices called for in the agreement are moot.

The supply side algorithms are focused on optimizing yield by manipulating floor prices.