Agricultural commodity

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-000769",
  "term": "Agricultural commodity",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Used by U.S. EPA to mean plant (or animal) parts consumed by humans as food. When such items are raw or unprocessed, they are referred to as \"raw agricultural commodities.\"\n\n2. Any plant, or part thereof, or animal, or animal product, produced by a person (including farmers, ranchers, vineyardists, plant propagators, Christmas tree growers, aquaculturists, floriculturists, orchardists, foresters, or other comparable persons) primarily for sale, consumption, propagation, or other use by man or animals.\n\n3. An agricultural commodity is defined in Commission regulation 1.3(zz) as a commodity in one of four categories: (1) the enumerated commodities listed in section 1a of the Commodity Exchange Act, including such things as wheat, cotton, corn, the soybean complex, livestock, etc.; (2) a general operational definition that covers: “All other commodities that are, or once were, or are derived from, living organisms, including plant, animal and aquatic life, which are generally fungible, within their respective classes, and are used primarily for human food, shelter, animal feed, or natural fiber;” (3) a catch-all category for commodities that would generally be recognized as agricultural in nature, but which don’t fit within the general operational definition: “Tobacco, products of horticulture, and such other commodities used or consumed by animals or humans as the Commission may by rule, regulation, or order designate after notice and opportunity for hearing;” and (4) “Commodity-based indexes based wholly or principally on underlying agricultural commodities.”\n\n4. Any plant, fungus, or algae, or part thereof, or any animal or animal product, produced by a person (including, but not limited to, farmers, ranchers, vineyardists, plant propagators, Christmas tree growers, aquaculturists, floriculturists, orchardists, foresters, or other comparable persons) primarily for sale, consumption, propagation, or other use by man or animals. [40 CFR 171.2 (CFR 2017)]",
  "subject": "Health and safety",
  "references": [
    "Exposure Factors Handbook: Glossary; Exposure Factors Glossary",
    "40 CFR 171.2 (CFR 2013)",
    "U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Glossary",
    "40 CFR 171.3 (CFR 2018)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/agricultural-commodity/"
}