2007 NAICS Definitions

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 312210, Tobacco Stemming and Redrying;
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) it manages--are classified in U.S. Industry 115116, Farm Management Services.

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No change 2002 to 2007

No change 1997 to 2002

2007 NAICS	2002 NAICS	1997 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, post-harvest 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

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