### Question
How is the "producer" defined?


### Answer
The term **producer** is defined in *7 U.S.C. § 7412* as follows -

> any person who is engaged in the production and sale of an agricultural commodity in the United States and who owns, or shares the ownership and risk of loss of, the agricultural commodity

#### Citation:
  - *7 U.S.C. § 7412*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 101-AGRICULTURAL PROMOTION > SUBCHAPTER II-ISSUANCE OF ORDERS FOR PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND INFORMATION ACTIVITIES REGARDING AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES**

