cash crop
any crop that is considered easily marketable, as wheat or cotton.
a crop for direct sale in a market, as distinguished from a crop for use as livestock feed or for other purposes.
Origin of cash crop
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How to use cash crop in a sentence
When Giuseppe arrived in the valley, apple orchards were the cash crop, not vines.
Napa’s Earthquake Is Not The Only Thing Shaking The Vineyards | Clive Irving | August 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIf drug-war crusaders would get out of the way, the harmless cannabis product could become an invaluable cash crop.
The qat growers—Yemen's national narcotic and biggest cash crop—want water that doesn't exist.
They say that the boll weevil has come to destroy their cotton—their sole cash crop.
How to Prosper in Boll Weevil Territory | G. H. AlfordThe cotton farmers, especially those in the boll weevil territory, cannot afford to depend entirely on cotton as a cash crop.
How to Prosper in Boll Weevil Territory | G. H. Alford
Although not a cash crop like potatoes and beets, corn has become increasingly valuable in North Dakota.
North Dakota | VariousLike maple sirup, wool is a spring cash crop, which is a great convenience.
The Library of Work and Play: Outdoor Work | Mary Rogers MillerThe ground should be fitted as well as it is for a cash crop, being made fine and smooth.
Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement | Alva Agee
British Dictionary definitions for cash crop
a crop grown for sale rather than for subsistence
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