A farm is eligible for a qualified exemption and associated modified requirements in a calendar year if:
During the previous 3-year period preceding the applicable calendar year, the average annual monetary value of the food (as defined in § 112.3(c)) the farm sold directly to qualified end-users (as defined in § 112.3(c)) during such period exceeded the average annual monetary value of the food the farm sold to all other buyers during that period; and
The average annual monetary value of all food (as defined in § 112.3(c)) the farm sold during the 3-year period preceding the applicable calendar year was less than $500,000, adjusted for inflation.
For the purpose of determining whether the average annual monetary value of all food sold during the 3-year period preceding the applicable calendar year was less than $500,000, adjusted for inflation, the baseline year for calculating the adjustment for inflation is 2011.