Ultimate beneficiary eligibility
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Centers must provide Producer Services only to Agricultural Producers. The Agricultural Producers may purchase or intend to purchase up to 49 percent of the primary Agricultural Commodity needed for the Value-Added Agricultural Product that is being developed and/or marketed. Note that the primary Agricultural Commodity is considered the commodity for which the greatest volume is required to produce the Value-Added Agricultural Product. The Agricultural Producers must maintain ownership of the primary Agricultural Commodity from production through the sale of the Value-Added Agricultural Product. See § 4284.1003 for the definitions of Agricultural Commodity, Agricultural Producer, and Value-Added Agricultural Product.
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