2017 NAICS Definition

T = Canadian, Mexican, and United States industries are comparable.

115114 Postharvest Crop Activities (except Cotton Ginning)

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.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--
  • Ginning cotton--are classified in U.S. Industry 115111, Cotton Ginning;
  • Custom grain grinding for animal feed--are classified in U.S. Industry 311119, Other Animal Food Manufacturing;
  • Artificially drying and dehydrating fruits and vegetables--are classified in U.S. Industry 311423, Dried and Dehydrated Food Manufacturing;
  • Stemming and redrying tobacco--are classified in Industry 312230, Tobacco Manufacturing;
  • Buying 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
  • Providing 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.
2007
NAICS		   2012
NAICS		   2017
NAICS		   Corresponding Index
Entries
115114   115114   115114   Almond hulling and shelling
115114   115114   115114   Banana ripening
115114   115114   115114   Bean cleaning
115114   115114   115114   Corn drying
115114   115114   115114   Corn shelling
115114   115114   115114   Crop cleaning
115114   115114   115114   Decorticating flax
115114   115114   115114   Delinting cottonseed
115114   115114   115114   Filbert hulling and shelling
115114   115114   115114   Fruit precooling
115114   115114   115114   Fruit sorting, grading, and packing
115114   115114   115114   Fruit, sun drying
115114   115114   115114   Fruit, vacuum cooling
115114   115114   115114   Fumigating grain
115114   115114   115114   Grain cleaning
115114   115114   115114   Grain drying
115114   115114   115114   Grain fumigation
115114   115114   115114   Grain grinding (except custom grinding for animal feed)
115114   115114   115114   Hulling and shelling of nuts
115114   115114   115114   Irradiation of fruits and vegetables
115114   115114   115114   Nut hulling and shelling
115114   115114   115114   Packaging fresh or farm-dried fruits and vegetables
115114   115114   115114   Packing fruits and vegetables
115114   115114   115114   Peanut shelling
115114   115114   115114   Pecan hulling and shelling
115114   115114   115114   Potato curing
115114   115114   115114   Retting flax
115114   115114   115114   Rice drying
115114   115114   115114   Seed cleaning
115114   115114   115114   Seed processing, postharvest for propagation
115114   115114   115114   Sorting, grading, cleaning, and packing of fruits and vegetables
115114   115114   115114   Sun drying of dates, prunes, raisins, and olives
115114   115114   115114   Sun drying of fruits and vegetables
115114   115114   115114   Sun drying of tomatoes
115114   115114   115114   Sweet potato curing
115114   115114   115114   Tobacco grading
115114   115114   115114   Vegetable precooling
115114   115114   115114   Vegetable sorting, grading, and packing
115114   115114   115114   Vegetable sun drying
115114   115114   115114   Vegetable vacuum cooling
115114   115114   115114   Walnut hulling and shelling
115114   115114   115114   Waxing, fruits or vegetables