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."]