3114

Analysis

NAICS 3114 is the 2022 industry group for fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturing, part of 311 (Food Manufacturing). Census lists 116 example activities under it in the official index.

County Business Patterns counts 1,981 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 166,936 people at an average annual payroll of $58,383 per employee (30th percentile of national industries). 28% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.

Across its national industries Census lists 116 index entries; typical ones are blast freezing on a contract basis, chop suey, frozen, manufacturing, artichokes, canned, manufacturing and baby foods (including meats) canning.

Its goods appear in 408 statistical lines of the US tariff schedule, mostly under headings 2008 (fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise…), 2005 (other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by…) and 2009 (fruit or nut juices (including grape must and coconut…). That link is how import data is matched to domestic producers, for example in trade-remedy cases.

It splits into 2 more detailed codes. The largest by establishments is 31142 (Fruit and Vegetable Canning, Pickling, and Drying) with 1,188.

Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 3% and employment rose 5%. The 2018 count used NAICS 2017, so part of a large move can come from codes being redefined rather than from businesses opening or closing.