§ 78632 Tomato Producer Definition

• •A 'producer' or 'grower' is someone who makes or helps make a lot of tomatoes.
• •To be called a producer or grower, you must make at least 250,000 pounds of tomatoes in one season.
• •These tomatoes must be given to handlers (people who sell or process them) during the selling season.

A farmer grows 300,000 pounds of tomatoes and sells them to a grocery store chain.

This farmer is a 'producer' or 'grower' because they grew more than 250,000 pounds of tomatoes and sold them to a handler (the grocery store chain).