marginal producer
noun[C]
ukusECONOMICS
acompany,country, etc. thatproducesasmallamountof aproductorcropwith highproductioncostsand little or noprofit:
Politicaluncertaintyin some of the world'slargestenergy-exportingstatesgives newimportanceto theso-calledmarginalproducers.
Intheory,pricesincompetitivemarketswill be set by themarginalcostsofproductionof themarginalproducers.