cash crop

Example Sentences

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Canadian officials traveled to China last year to persuade Beijing to remove hefty tariffs on Canadian canola, or rapeseed, which is a major cash crop for farmers in western Canada.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

"As cardamom is the queen of spices and a cash crop lot of people have started get in to cultivation," she says.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025

Today, the Salinas Valley’s biggest cash crop is strawberries, accounting for more than 20% of Monterey County’s $4.9-billion annual production value from agriculture.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

Elmore seeds cover crops by plane before harvesting his cash crop, but cover crop growth has been spotty, not worth the $40-per-acre cost.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 2, 2023

If he declined Trip’s offer, Frank figured he would offend the guy and end up as sorghum or wheat or some other cash crop.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan