### Question
Can you define what agricultural commodity means?


### Answer
**Agricultural commodity** is defined as the following in *7 U.S.C. § 5901*:

> a plant or animal species (including a species propagated or raised in a controlled environment or a tree species) and the products derived from that species

#### Citation:
  - *7 U.S.C. § 5901*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 88-RESEARCH > SUBCHAPTER VI-ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND COMMERCIALIZATION**

