### Question
How is the term eligible orchardist defined?


### Answer
The term **eligible orchardist** is defined in *19 U.S.C. § 2497* as the following:

> a person that produces annual crops from trees for commercial purposes

#### Citation:
  - *19 U.S.C. § 2497*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 12-TRADE ACT OF 1974 > SUBCHAPTER VIII-SUPPLEMENTAL AGRICULTURAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE**

