cash crop

cash crop
A crop that is sold for money as opposed to one that is consumed by the producer (a subsistence crop). In tropical and subtropical areas, cocoa, coffee, sugar and bananas are common cash crops. In cooler areas cash crops include grain and some vegetables.

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