### Question
How is the term producer defined?


### Answer
The term **producer** is defined in *7 U.S.C. § 6102* as the following:

> any person engaged in the production of mushrooms who owns or who shares the ownership and risk of loss of such mushrooms and who produces, on average, over 500,000 pounds of mushrooms per year

#### Citation:
  - *7 U.S.C. § 6102*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 90-MUSHROOM PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND CONSUMER INFORMATION**

