### Question
How does MUSHROOM PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND CONSUMER INFORMATION define producer?


### Answer
Under *7 U.S.C. § 6102*, **producer** is defined as:

> 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**

