value-added agricultural product
Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.
The term "value-added agricultural product" means any agricultural commodity or product that—
(A) (i) has undergone a change in physical state;
(ii) was produced in a manner that enhances the value of the agricultural commodity or product, as demonstrated through a business plan that shows the enhanced value, as determined by the Secretary;
(iii) is physically segregated in a manner that results in the enhancement of the value of the agricultural commodity or product;
(iv) is a source of farm- or ranch-based renewable energy, including E–85 fuel; or
(v) is aggregated and marketed as a locally produced agricultural food product; and
(B) as a result of the change in physical state or the manner in which the agricultural commodity or product was produced, marketed, or segregated—
(i) the customer base for the agricultural commodity or product is expanded; and
(ii) a greater portion of the revenue derived from the marketing, processing, or physical segregation of the agricultural commodity or product is available to the producer of the commodity or product.
Source
- 2018–present7 U.S.C. § 1627cAgriculture · Local agriculture market program · in this section