agricultural commodity storage
Bulk storage of plant or animal agricultural commodities, excluding biofuels, forestry products, chemicals, and fertilizers.
Agricultural commodity storage facilities are places where large amounts of unsorted, unpackaged, and relatively homogeneous products of agriculture are stored, usually at a transfer point in the distribution process. Commodities in this category include materials created through plant cultivation or animal raising, but do not include biofuels, forestry products, chemicals, or fertilizers.
The stored materials come from plant cultivation or animal raising and are held in bulk. Their origin distinguishes them from mineral and manufactured commodities.
The group excludes biofuels, forestry products, chemicals, and fertilizers. Being used on a farm does not by itself make a stored material an agricultural product.
More specific definitions
7 sub-definitions-
fiber storage
Space for bulk storage of raw plant fibers, especially for use in cloths and textiles. -
grain storage
Bulk storage of raw grains or seeds for food or fuel, excluding packaged products and seeds held for future cultivation. -
hay storage
Bulk storage of cut grasses, mainly for animal feed but also for stuffing, insulation, or thatching. -
milk storage
Bulk storage of unprocessed milk, excluding packaged milk and finished dairy products held in warehouses. -
plant oil storage
Bulk storage of unprocessed oils from plants, including crop oils, excluding packaged plant-oil products. -
seed storage
Bulk storage of plant seeds intended for sowing and cultivation, excluding harvested seeds held for consumption. -
sugar storage
Bulk storage of plant sugars, including granulated sugar, maple syrup, and molasses, excluding packaged sugar.
Related definitions
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forestry product storage
Bulk storage facilities for products of wood harvesting and wood product production. -
fuel storage
Bulk storage facilities for raw, refined, or synthetic substances which are consumed to produce energy. -
manufactured commodity storage
Bulk storage facilities for homogeneous products created through fabrication processes. -
natural commodity storage
Bulk storage facilities for raw non-agricultural products harvested or extracted from the earth. -
waste storage
Places for holding concentrations of discarded, unwanted, or overflow materials, including materials awaiting recycling.