cash crop
agriculture
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A cash crop, also known as a money crop, is a plant or plant product grown and harvested primarily for market and profit. These crops are readily salable and can be categorized based on their use, such as food crops (wheat, potatoes), feed crops (oats, alfalfa), fiber crops (cotton, hemp), oil crops (cottonseed, corn), ornamental crops (dogwood, azalea), and industrial crops (rubber, tobacco). The term "cash crop" was first used in 1868.123
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