As used in this article, the term:

(1) "Grower" means any producer of pecans who does not engage in the business of a processor, as defined in paragraph (2) of this Code section, and who does not sell any pecans at wholesale other than those grown by him.

(2) "Processor" means any person, firm, partnership, or corporation engaged in the business of cracking, shelling, and grading pecan meats for sale or of cleaning, grading, storing, bagging, or selling in-shell pecans, but this term does not include persons engaged solely in retail sales to the consumer.

(3) "Wholesaler" means any person, firm, partnership, or corporation, other than a grower as defined in paragraph (1) of this Code section, who sells pecans to others for the purpose of resale. This term does not apply to anyone who sells pecans only direct to the consumer, unless he is also a processor, as defined in paragraph (2) of this Code section.