Meaning & use
agricultural products
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Meanings
nounplural
Crops, animals, and related goods that are grown or raised on farms and sold for food or other uses.
Grammar: Always plural; use a plural verb, as in 'Agricultural products are exported.'
Patterns
- agricultural products from somewhere
- the export/import of agricultural products
- a market for agricultural products
The country earns most of its foreign money by selling agricultural products such as coffee and bananas.
New rules will affect how agricultural products are labeled and transported.
Local farmers bring their agricultural products to the market every Saturday.
nounpluraltechnical
Raw materials from farming that are processed into other goods, such as cotton for cloth or grain for flour.
Grammar: Same plural use, but here the focus is on products used as inputs in industry.
Patterns
- process agricultural products
- trade in agricultural products
- prices of agricultural products
Factories in the region turn agricultural products like cotton and sugarcane into finished goods.
The report tracks the price of key agricultural products used in manufacturing.
Tariffs on agricultural products can raise costs for food companies.
Common combinations
- export agricultural products
- The region exports agricultural products to neighboring countries.
- agricultural products market
- Prices in the agricultural products market have been rising.
- a range of agricultural products
- The store sells a wide range of agricultural products, from honey to rice.
- demand for agricultural products
- Demand for agricultural products grows as the population increases.
Synonyms and how they differ
- farm products
- More everyday and slightly less formal; it usually refers to goods directly from a farm.
- produce
- Often means fresh fruits and vegetables specifically, not all farm goods.
- crops
- Refers only to plants grown in fields, not to animals or animal products.
Word family
- agriculture noun
- The practice or science of farming.
- agricultural adjective
- Relating to farming or farmers.
- agriculturist noun
- A person who works in or studies agriculture.
Commonly confused: agricultural products or agricultural product?
agricultural products vs agricultural product
The singular form refers to one item; the plural form is used for the category as a whole.
Practice
Complete the sentence: The nation relies on _____ such as rice and rubber for income.
Choose one answer.
'Agricultural products' is the correct plural noun phrase because the sentence talks about more than one kind of goods. 'Agricultural product' is singular and would need 'a' or 'an' and a singular verb. 'Agricultural producing' is not a noun phrase used this way.
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