Analysis
NAICS 112 is the 2022 subsector for animal production and aquaculture, part of 11 (Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting). Census lists 136 example activities under it in the official index.
Across its national industries Census lists 136 index entries; typical ones are backgrounding, cattle, beef cattle feedlots (except stockyards for transportation), dairy cattle farming and farrow-to-finish operations.
Its goods appear in 110 statistical lines of the US tariff schedule, mostly under headings 0106 (other live animals), 4301 (raw furskins (including heads, tails, paws and other pieces…) and 0301 (live fish). That link is how import data is matched to domestic producers, for example in trade-remedy cases.
Its more detailed codes are 1121 Cattle Ranching and Farming, 1122 Hog and Pig Farming, 1123 Poultry and Egg Production, 1124 Sheep and Goat Farming, 1125 Aquaculture and 1129 Other Animal Production.
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
Industries in the Animal Production and Aquaculture subsector raise or fatten animals for the sale of animals or animal products and/or raise aquatic plants and animals in controlled or selected aquatic environments for the sale of aquatic plants, animals, or their products. The subsector includes establishments, such as ranches, farms, and feedlots, primarily engaged in keeping, grazing, breeding, or feeding animals. These animals are kept for the products they produce or for eventual sale. The animals are generally raised in various environments, from total confinement or captivity to feeding on an open range pasture.
The industries in this subsector are grouped by important factors, such as suitable grazing or pasture land, specialized buildings, type of equipment, and the amount and types of labor required. Establishments are classified in the Animal Production and Aquaculture subsector when animal production (i.e., value of animals for market) accounts for one-half or more of the establishment's total agricultural production. Establishments with one-half or more animal production with no one animal product or family of animal products of an industry accounting for one-half of the establishment's agricultural production are treated as combination animal farming classified in Industry 11299, All Other Animal Production.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Index entries (136)
- Backgrounding, cattle
- Beef cattle feedlots (except stockyards for transportation)
- Dairy cattle farming
- Farrow-to-finish operations
- Chicken egg production
- Broiler chicken production
- Egg production, turkey
- Chicken hatcheries
- Chukar partridge production
- Dairy sheep farming
- Angora goat farming
- Baitfish production, farm raising
- Clam production, farm raising
- Algae farming
- Bee pollen collection
- Burro production
- Chinchilla production
- Alpaca production