2002 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;
• 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., 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 1997 to 2002

2002 NAICS to 1987 SIC

2002 NAICS	1997 NAICS	1987 SIC	Corresponding Index Entries
115114	115114	0723	Almond hulling and shelling
115114	115114	0723	Banana ripening
115114	115114	0723	Bean cleaning
115114	115114	0723	Corn drying
115114	115114	0723	Corn shelling
115114	115114	0723	Crop cleaning
115114	115114	0723	Decorticating flax
115114	115114	0723	Delinting cottonseed
115114	115114	0723	Filbert hulling and shelling
115114	115114	0723	Fruit precooling
115114	115114	0723	Fruit sorting, grading, and packing
115114	115114	0723	Fruit, sun drying
115114	115114	0723	Fruit, vacuum cooling
115114	115114	0723	Fumigating grain
115114	115114	0723	Grain cleaning
115114	115114	0723	Grain drying
115114	115114	0723	Grain fumigation
115114	115114	0723	Grain grinding (except custom grinding for animal feed)
115114	115114	0723	Hulling and shelling of nuts
115114	115114	0723	Irradiation of fruits and vegetables
115114	115114	0723	Nut hulling and shelling
115114	115114	0723	Packaging fresh or farm-dried fruits and vegetables
115114	115114	0723	Packing fruits and vegetables
115114	115114	0723	Peanut shelling
115114	115114	0723	Pecan hulling and shelling
115114	115114	0723	Potato curing
115114	115114	0723	Retting flax
115114	115114	0723	Rice drying
115114	115114	0723	Seed cleaning
115114	115114	0723	Sorting, grading, cleaning, and packing of fruits and vegetables
115114	115114	0723	Sun drying of dates, prunes, raisins, and olives
115114	115114	0723	Sun drying of fruits and vegetables
115114	115114	0723	Sun drying of tomatoes
115114	115114	0723	Sweet potato curing
115114	115114	0723	Tobacco grading
115114	115114	0723	Vegetable precooling
115114	115114	0723	Vegetable sorting, grading, and packing
115114	115114	0723	Vegetable sun drying
115114	115114	0723	Vegetable vacuum cooling
115114	115114	0723	Walnut hulling and shelling
115114	115114	0723	Waxing, fruits or vegetables

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