Sugarcane Farming
Description
Establishments classified under sugarcane farming are dedicated to the cultivation, harvesting, and initial processing of sugar cane for food, feed, and industrial uses. These operations involve managing vast plantations where large quantities of the plant are grown under specific agronomic conditions to maximize yield and sugar content. Typical business activities include planting, tending, irrigating, and harvesting the crop, often followed by milling to extract sugar before distribution to refineries or food processors. Some entities may operate their own mills or contracts directly with larger industrial facilities for processing. The types of operators range from small family-owned farms in regions like Louisiana and Hawaii to massive corporate enterprises that manage thousands of acres across multiple states. These large-scale operations frequently utilize specialized machinery for automated harvesting and efficient field management. The scope of this industry extends beyond simple agriculture, as it serves as a critical upstream supplier for the sugar and ethanol production sectors. Economies in specific rural areas depend heavily on these sugarcane businesses, which provide employment and support related service industries such as transportation, equipment leasing, and chemical distribution. The industry contributes significantly to regional agriculture by balancing crop diversity while meeting consistent domestic and international demand for sweeteners and biofuels.
Hierarchy
| Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 2-digit sector | The Sector as a Whole The Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting sector comprises establishments primarily engaged in growing crops, raising animals, harvesting timber, and harvesting fish and other animals from a farm, ranch, or their natural habitats. The establishments in this sector are often described as farms, ranches, dairies, greenhouses, nurseries, orchards, or hatcheries. A farm may consist of a single tract of land or a number of separate tracts which may be held under different tenures. For example, one tract may be owned by the farm operator and another rented. It may be operated by the operator alone or with the assistance of members of the household or hired employees, or it may be operated by a partnership, corporation, or other type of organization. When a landowner has one or more tenants, renters, croppers, or managers, the land operated by each is considered a farm. The sector distinguishes two basic activities: agricultural production and agricultural support activities. Agricultural production includes establishments performing the complete farm or ranch operation, such as farm owner-operators and tenant farm operators. Agricultural support activities include establishments that perform one or more activities associated with farm operation, such as soil preparation, planting, harvesting, and management, on a contract or fee basis. Excluded from the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting sector are establishments primarily engaged in agricultural research (e.g., experimental farms) and government establishments primarily engaged in administering programs for regulating and conserving land, mineral, wildlife, and forest use. These establishments are classified in Industry 54171, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences; and Industry 92412, Administration of Conservation Programs, respectively. |
| 111 | Crop Production 3-digit subsector | Industries in the Crop Production subsector grow crops mainly for food and fiber. The subsector comprises establishments, such as farms, orchards, groves, greenhouses, and nurseries, primarily engaged in growing crops, plants, vines, or trees and their seeds. The industries in this subsector are grouped by similarity of production activity, including biological and physiological characteristics and economic requirements, the length of growing season, degree of crop rotation, extent of input specialization, labor requirements, and capital demands. The production process is typically completed when the raw product or commodity grown reaches the "farm gate" for market, that is, at the point of first sale or price determination. Establishments are classified in the Crop Production subsector when crop production (i.e., value of crops for market) accounts for one-half or more of the establishment's total agricultural production. Within the subsector, establishments are classified in a specific industry when a product or industry family of products (i.e., oilseed and grain farming, vegetable and melon farming, fruit and tree nut farming) account for one-half or more of the establishment's agricultural production. Establishments with one-half or more crop production with no one product or family of products of an industry accounting for one-half of the establishment's agricultural production are treated as general combination crop farming and are classified in Industry 11199, All Other Crop Farming. Industries in the Crop Production subsector include establishments that own, operate, and manage and those that operate and manage. Those that manage only are classified in Subsector 115, Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry. Establishments that raise aquatic plants in controlled or selected aquatic environments are classified in Subsector 112, Animal Production and Aquaculture. |
| 1119 | Other Crop Farming 4-digit industry group | This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) growing crops (except oilseed and/or grain; vegetable and/or melon; fruit and tree nut; and greenhouse, nursery, and/or floriculture products), such as tobacco, cotton, sugarcane, hay, sugar beets, peanuts, agave, herbs and spices, and hay and grass seeds, or (2) growing a combination of crops (except a combination of oilseed(s) and grain(s) and a combination of fruit(s) and tree nut(s)). |
| 11193 | Sugarcane Farming 5-digit NAICS industry | See industry description for 111930. |
| 111930 | Sugarcane Farming 6-digit U.S. detail | Establishments classified under sugarcane farming are dedicated to the cultivation, harvesting, and initial processing of sugar cane for food, feed, and industrial uses. These operations involve managing vast plantations where large quantities of the plant are grown under specific agronomic conditions to maximize yield and sugar content. Typical business activities include planting, tending, irrigating, and harvesting the crop, often followed by milling to extract sugar before distribution to refineries or food processors. Some entities may operate their own mills or contracts directly with larger industrial facilities for processing. The types of operators range from small family-owned farms in regions like Louisiana and Hawaii to massive corporate enterprises that manage thousands of acres across multiple states. These large-scale operations frequently utilize specialized machinery for automated harvesting and efficient field management. The scope of this industry extends beyond simple agriculture, as it serves as a critical upstream supplier for the sugar and ethanol production sectors. Economies in specific rural areas depend heavily on these sugarcane businesses, which provide employment and support related service industries such as transportation, equipment leasing, and chemical distribution. The industry contributes significantly to regional agriculture by balancing crop diversity while meeting consistent domestic and international demand for sweeteners and biofuels. |
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Index Items
Cane farming, sugar, field production
Sugarcane farming, field production
