499. _______ markets include a wide variety of profit and non-profit organizations, such as hospitals, government agencies, and schools, which provide goods and services for the benefit of society.

✅ The correct answer is option D.
Institutional markets include a wide variety of profit and non-profit organizations, such as hospitals, government agencies, and schools, which provide goods and services for the benefit of society. Institutional markets are entities such as cafeterias in state and local government buildings, schools, universities, prisons, hospitals, or similar organizations. These institutions are becoming more interested in buying local food, which provides a new marketing opportunity for a medium to large-scale farm.