商しょう品ひん作さく物もつ

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noun

cash crop

agriculture

Agricultural term for crops grown primarily for sale rather than for subsistence. Often contrasted with 自給作物 (subsistence crops).

換かん金きん作さく物もつ
Synonym also meaning 'cash crop'; 換金作物 emphasizes the conversion into money, while 商品作物 is a more general term for market-oriented crops.
自じ給きゅう作さく物もつ
Subsistence crop grown for the farmer's own consumption, as opposed to a cash crop.

Compound of 商品 (commodity) and 作物 (crop). The term is a modern coinage reflecting agricultural economics.