# specialty crop

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/specialty-crop
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

Any of various crops cultivated for, or managed and gathered for, human use (in food, personal hygiene, medicine, or decoration) rather than as animal feed, fodder, or forage.

## Examples

- Farmers in this region grow many types of specialty crop.
- The local market focuses on selling specialty crop varieties that you cannot find in standard grocery stores.
- Agricultural experts argue that diversifying into a high-value specialty crop can provide small-scale farmers with a more stable income than traditional commodity farming.

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