Analysis
NAICS 11121 is the 2022 NAICS industry for vegetable and melon farming, part of 1112 (Vegetable and Melon Farming). Census lists 72 example activities under it in the official index.
Census lists 6 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 11199, 11141, 11113 and 11115. Businesses that do several things are classified by their primary activity, the one that generates the most value, so check those boundaries before settling on this code.
Across its national industries Census lists 72 index entries; typical ones are potato farming, field and seed potato production and acorn squash farming, field, bedding plant and seed….
Its goods appear in 146 statistical lines of the US tariff schedule, mostly under headings 0709 (other vegetables, fresh or chilled), 1209 (seeds, fruits and spores of a kind used for sowing) and 0702 (). That link is how import data is matched to domestic producers, for example in trade-remedy cases.
For example, growing sugar beets are classified in 11199 (All Other Crop Farming) instead.
County Business Patterns does not cover crop and animal production, so there is no establishment count for it; farms are counted by the Census of Agriculture instead.
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) growing vegetable and/or melon crops; (2) producing vegetable and/or melon seeds; and (3) growing vegetable and/or melon bedding plants. The crops included in this industry have an annual growth cycle and are grown in open fields. Climate and cultural practices limit producing areas but often permit the growing of a combination of crops in a year.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Growing sugar beets | 11199 All Other Crop Farming |
| Growing vegetables and melons under glass or protective cover | 11141 Food Crops Grown Under Cover |
| Growing dry peas and beans | 11113 Dry Pea and Bean Farming |
| Growing corn (except sweet corn) | 11115 Corn Farming |
| Canning, pickling, and/or drying (artificially) vegetables | 31142 Fruit and Vegetable Canning, Pickling, and Drying |
| Growing fruit on trees and other fruit-bearing plants (except melons) | 1113 Fruit and Tree Nut Farming |
Index entries (72)
- Potato farming, field and seed potato production
- Acorn squash farming, field, bedding plant and seed production