Postharvest Crop Activities (except Cotton Ginning)
Description
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in performing services on crops, subsequent to their harvest, with the intent of preparing them for market or further processing. These establishments provide postharvest activities, such as crop cleaning, sun drying, shelling, fumigating, curing, sorting, grading, packing, and cooling.
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. |
| 115 | Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry 3-digit subsector | Industries in the Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry subsector provide support services that are an essential part of agricultural and forestry production. These support activities may be performed by the agriculture or forestry producing establishment or conducted independently as an alternative source of inputs required for the production process for a given crop, animal, or forestry industry. Establishments that primarily perform these activities independent of the agriculture or forestry producing establishment are in this subsector. |
| 1151 | Support Activities for Crop Production 4-digit industry group | Industries in the Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry subsector provide support services that are an essential part of agricultural and forestry production. These support activities may be performed by the agriculture or forestry producing establishment or conducted independently as an alternative source of inputs required for the production process for a given crop, animal, or forestry industry. Establishments that primarily perform these activities independent of the agriculture or forestry producing establishment are in this subsector. |
| 11511 | Support Activities for Crop Production 5-digit NAICS industry | This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing support activities for growing crops. Illustrative Examples: Aerial crop dusting or spraying (i.e., using specialized or dedicated aircraft) Farm management services Cotton ginning Planting crops Cultivating services Vineyard cultivation services |
| 115114 | Postharvest Crop Activities (except Cotton Ginning) 6-digit U.S. detail | This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in performing services on crops, subsequent to their harvest, with the intent of preparing them for market or further processing. These establishments provide postharvest activities, such as crop cleaning, sun drying, shelling, fumigating, curing, sorting, grading, packing, and cooling. |
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Classification References
- 01Ginning cotton--are classified in U.S. Industry 115111, Cotton Ginning;
- 02Custom grain grinding for animal feed--are classified in U.S. Industry 311119, Other Animal Food Manufacturing;
- 03Artificially drying and dehydrating fruits and vegetables--are classified in U.S. Industry 311423, Dried and Dehydrated Food Manufacturing;
- 04Stemming and redrying tobacco--are classified in Industry 312230, Tobacco Manufacturing;
- 05Buying farm products for resale to other wholesalers or retailers and preparing them for market or further processing--are classified in Industry 424480, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers; and
- 06Providing farm management services (i.e., on a contract or fee basis) and arranging or contracting postharvesting crop activities for the farm(s) they manage--are classified in U.S. Industry 115116, Farm Management Services.
Index Items
Almond hulling and shelling
Banana ripening
Bean cleaning
Corn drying
Corn shelling
Crop cleaning
Decorticating flax
Delinting cottonseed
Filbert hulling and shelling
Fruit precooling
Fruit sorting, grading, and packing
Fruit, sun drying
Fruit, vacuum cooling
Fumigating grain
Grain cleaning
Grain drying
Grain fumigation
Grain grinding (except custom grinding for animal feed)
Hulling and shelling of nuts
Irradiation of fruits and vegetables
Nut hulling and shelling
Packaging fresh or farm-dried fruits and vegetables
Packing fruits and vegetables
Peanut shelling
Pecan hulling and shelling
Potato curing
Retting flax
Rice drying
Seed cleaning
Seed processing, postharvest for propagation
Sorting, grading, cleaning, and packing of fruits and vegetables
Sun drying of dates, prunes, raisins, and olives
Sun drying of fruits and vegetables
Sun drying of tomatoes
Sweet potato curing
Tobacco grading
Vegetable precooling
Vegetable sorting, grading, and packing
Vegetable sun drying
Vegetable vacuum cooling
Walnut hulling and shelling
Waxing, fruits or vegetables
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External Resources
Census.gov NAICS Detail
Official US Census Bureau definition and scope for NAICS 115114.
International Potato Organization
A United Nations specialized agency focused on improving the production, postharvest handling, and marketing of potato and sweet potato crops.
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service
A government resource providing statistical data, market reports, and postharvest commodity analysis for US agricultural products.
National Canners and Processors Association
An industry trade association representing canners and processors who specialize in postharvest food processing technologies and regulations.
