### Question
How does the law define processing?


### Answer
Under *7 U.S.C. § 609*, **processing** is defined as:

> the cleaning shelling, milling (including custom milling for toll as well as commercial milling), grinding, rolling, or other processing (except grinding or cracking by or for the producer thereof for feed for his own livestock, cleaning by or directly for a producer for seed purposes, and drying) of rough rice

#### Citation:
  - *7 U.S.C. § 609*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 26-AGRICULTURAL ADJUSTMENT > SUBCHAPTER III-COMMODITY BENEFITS**

