### Question
How is the term association defined?


### Answer
The term **association** is defined in *7 U.S.C. § 1445* as the following:

> a producer-owned cooperative marketing association which has entered into a loan agreement with the Corporation to make price support available to producers

#### Citation:
  - *7 U.S.C. § 1445*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 34-SUGAR PRODUCTION AND CONTROL > SUBCHAPTER II-BASIC AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES**

