### Question
How does GENERAL PROVISIONS define buyer in the ordinary course of business?


### Answer
Under *7 U.S.C. § 1631*, **buyer in the ordinary course of business** is defined as:

> a person who, in the ordinary course of business, buys farm products from a person engaged in farming operations who is in the business of selling farm products

#### Citation:
  - *7 U.S.C. § 1631*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 38-DISTRIBUTION AND MARKETING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS**

