NALT

Preferred term

bulk commodities

Product

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.

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

6131

Spanish

mercancía a granel

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/5444

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Created 1/19/06, last modified 12/16/19