### Question
How is the "target price" defined?


### Answer
The term **target price** is defined in *7 U.S.C. § 8702* as follows -

> the price per bushel, pound, or hundredweight (or other appropriate unit) of a covered commodity used to determine the payment rate for counter-cyclical payments

#### Citation:
  - *7 U.S.C. § 8702*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 113-AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY SUPPORT PROGRAMS**

