Threshold Calculators

Produce Safety Rule — covered-farm sales test

This calculator compares an entered average annual sales value against the covered-farm threshold in the retained text of 21 CFR Part 112.

The formula being checked

Under 21 CFR § 112.4(a)(1), a farm or farm mixed-type facility with an average annual monetary value of produce (as defined in § 112.3) sold during the previous 3-year period of more than $25,000 (on a rolling basis), adjusted for inflation using 2011 as the baseline year for calculating the adjustment (21 CFR § 112.4(b)), is a “covered farm” subject to that part.

The retained 21 CFR Part 112 text (retrieved 2026-07-24) states the threshold as $25,000 “adjusted for inflation using 2011 as the baseline year” but does not state the current inflation-adjusted dollar value. The calculator compares against the statutory $25,000; the inflation-adjusted value is not confirmed from the retained source — confirm the current official value.

Governing source and check date

Source

21 CFR Part 112 — Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption

Citation

21 CFR § 112.4(a)(1)

Official source

Official eCFR source record ↗

Source date

2026-07-24

Assumptions

• The sales figure entered is the average annual monetary value of produce (as defined in 21 CFR § 112.3) sold during the previous 3-year period, on a rolling basis.
• You did not confirm that all produce sold was sold in the United States or Canada (the checkbox is recorded, not assumed).
• The comparison uses the statutory $25,000 figure because the retained text does not state the current inflation-adjusted dollar value; the current official value must be confirmed.
• No other exclusion, exemption, or adjustment is applied by this calculator.

Unresolved definitions to confirm

• “Farm” and “farm mixed-type facility” — defined in 21 CFR § 112.3; whether the definition fits the actual operation must be confirmed.
• “Qualified end-user” — defined in 21 CFR § 112.3; relevant to the qualified exemption in § 112.5, which this calculator does not evaluate.
• “Produce” and “covered produce” — defined in 21 CFR § 112.3; only the monetary value of produce as defined counts toward the test.
• The current inflation-adjusted threshold value under 21 CFR § 112.4(b), which is not stated in the retained text.

Confirm everything against the current official text of 21 CFR Part 112 and obtain qualified advice based on the actual facts before making any consequential decision.