7 CFR § 170.2 - Is the USDA Farmers Market a producer-only market?
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title: "7 CFR § 170.2 - Is the USDA Farmers Market a producer-only market?"
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "170.2"
section_name: "Is the USDA Farmers Market a producer-only market?"
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (STANDARDS, INSPECTIONS, MARKETING PRACTICES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
subchapter_number: "G"
subchapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS MARKETING PRACTICES UNDER THE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING ACT OF 1946"
part_number: "170"
part_name: "USDA FARMERS MARKET"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 7 U.S.C. 1621-1627."
regulatory_source: "70 FR 76131, Dec. 23, 2005, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "170"
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# 170.2 Is the USDA Farmers Market a producer-only market?
Yes. A producer-only market is one that does not offer agricultural products that are commercially made, created, or produced, and only allows agricultural products that are grown by a principal farmer. A producer-only market offers raw agricultural products such as fruits, vegetables, flowers, bedding plants, and potted plants. The USDA Farmers Market is a producer-only market since only farmers who may sell products that they grow or produce will be selected for participation. It also allows the sale of value-added products and other specialized non-produce items.