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Cereal

Meaning in agriculture, with examples

/ˈsɪriəl/nounCore term

In agriculture, cereal means: A grass grown for its edible grain, such as wheat, barley, maize, rice, oats or rye; also the grain itself.

In Turkish: tahıl, hububat

How it is used

Used in statistics, trade and agronomy: cereal crops, cereal production, cereal prices. People often say 'grain' for the harvested product and 'cereals' or 'small grains' for the crops in the field.

Example sentences

  1. Cereals cover more than half of the country's arable land.

  2. Wheat and barley are the main winter cereals in this region.

Common collocations

  • cereal crops
  • cereal production
  • winter cereals
  • spring cereals
  • cereal prices
  • cropA plant grown on a large scale for food, feed, fiber or income, such as wheat, cotton or tomatoes; also the amount of it gathered in one season.
  • commodityA basic product such as wheat, maize, soybeans, sugar or cotton that is bought and sold in large amounts and where one producer's goods are much like another's.
  • siloA tall tower, bin or pit used to store grain in bulk, or to store chopped green crops as silage.
  • combine harvesterA large self-propelled machine that cuts a grain crop, separates the grain from the straw and chaff, and collects the clean grain in a tank.
  • moisture contentThe amount of water in grain, hay, soil or another material, usually given as a percentage of its weight.

More terms: Crop Production

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