2022 NAICS industry in sector 11 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
11511 Support Activities for Crop Production
NAICS 11511 is the US industry code for support activities for crop production. It covers establishments primarily engaged in providing support activities for growing crops.
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing support activities for growing crops.
Examples Census gives
- Aerial crop dusting or spraying (i.e., using specialized or dedicated aircraft)
- Farm management services
- Cotton ginning
- Planting crops
- Cultivating services
- Vineyard cultivation services
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
- Performing crop production that are generally known as farms, orchards, groves, or vineyards (including tenant farms) are classified in the appropriate crop industry within Subsector 111, Crop Production.
- Providing support activities for forestry are classified in Industry 11531, Support Activities for Forestry.
- Landscaping services, such as lawn and maintenance care and ornamental tree and shrub services are classified in Industry 56173, Landscaping Services.
- Land clearing, land leveling, and earth moving for terracing, ponds, and irrigation are classified in Industry 23891, Site Preparation Contractors.
- Artificially drying and dehydrating fruits and vegetables are classified in Industry 31142, Fruit and Vegetable Canning, Pickling, and Drying.
- Stemming and redrying tobacco are classified in Industry 31223, Tobacco Manufacturing.
- Providing water for irrigation are classified in Industry 22131, Water Supply and Irrigation Systems.
- Buying farm products, such as fruits or vegetables, for resale to other wholesalers or retailers, and preparing them for market or further processing are classified in Industry 42448, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers.
Codes in 11511
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