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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > economics > trade > bulk commodities
Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry > economics > trade > bulk commodities
Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry > products and commodities > agricultural products > bulk commodities
Preferred Term:

bulk commodities

Definition:
Generally, high volume, low value unprocessed agricultural commodities, which are treated as though they are homogeneous (fungible) in nature prior to processing. Grains, oilseeds, and cotton are considered bulk commodities. Contrasting categories are high value commodities, semiprocessed and processed commodities, and consumer ready commodities.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
agricultural products, trade
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/5444
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RDF/XMLCreated 2006-01-19, last modified 2019-12-16