### Question
What does temperate japonica rice mean?


### Answer
**Temperate japonica rice** has the following meaning in *7 U.S.C. § 9011*:

> rice that is grown in high altitudes or temperate regions of high latitudes with cooler climate conditions, in the Western United States, as determined by the Secretary, for the purpose of—


(A) the reallocation of base acres under section 9012 of this title

#### Citation:
  - *7 U.S.C. § 9011*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 115-AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY POLICY AND PROGRAMS > SUBCHAPTER I-COMMODITY POLICY**

