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Small Business Size Standards for Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) size standards described in this section apply to all SBA programs unless otherwise specified in this Part. The size standards themselves are expressed either in number of employees or annual receipts in millions of dollars, unless otherwise specified. The number of employees or annual receipts indicates the maximum allowed for a concern and its affiliates to be considered small.

Small Business Size Standards by NAICS Industry
NAICS code NAICS U.S. Industry Title Size Standards in millions of dollars Size Standards in number of employees
111 Crop Production:
111110 Soybean Farming $0.75  
111120 Oilseed (except Soybean) Farming $0.75  
111130 Dry Pea and Bean Farming $0.75  
111140 Wheat Farming $0.75  
111150 Corn Farming $0.75  
111160 Rice Farming $0.75  
111191 Oilseed and Grain Combination Farming $0.75  
111199 All Other Grain Farming $0.75  
111211 Potato Farming $0.75  
111219 Other Vegetable (except Potato) and Melon Farming $0.75  
111310 Orange Groves $0.75  
111320 Citrus (except Orange) Groves $0.75  
111331 Apple Orchards $0.75  
111332 Grape Vineyards $0.75  
111333 Strawberry Farming $0.75  
111334 Berry (except Strawberry) Farming $0.75  
111335 Tree Nut Farming $0.75  
111336 Fruit and Tree Nut Combination Farming $0.75  
111339 Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming $0.75  
111411 Mushroom Production $0.75  
111419 Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover $0.75  
111421 Nursery and Tree Production $0.75  
111422 Floriculture Production $0.75  
111910 Tobacco Farming $0.75  
111920 Cotton Farming $0.75  
111930 Sugarcane Farming $0.75  
111940 Hay Farming $0.75  
111991 Sugar Beet Farming $0.75  
111992 Peanut Farming $0.75  
111998 All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming $0.75  
112 Animal Production:
112111 Beef Cattle Ranching and Farming $0.75  
112112 Cattle Feedlots $2.00  
112120 Dairy Cattle and Milk Production $0.75  
112210 Hog and Pig Farming $0.75  
112310 Chicken Egg Production $12.50  
112320 Broilers and Other Meat Type Chicken Production $0.75  
112330 Turkey Production $0.75  
112340 Poultry Hatcheries $0.75  
112390 Other Poultry Production $0.75  
112410 Sheep Farming $0.75  
112420 Goat Farming $0.75  
112511 Finfish Farming and Fish Hatcheries $0.75  
112512 Shellfish Farming $0.75  
112519 Other Aquaculture $0.75  
112910 Apiculture $0.75  
112920 Horse and Other Equine Production $0.75  
112930 Fur-Bearing Animal and Rabbit Production $0.75  
112990 All Other Animal Production $0.75  
113 Forestry and Logging:
113110 Timber Tract Operations $7.00  
113210 Forest Nurseries and Gathering of Forest Products $7.00  
113310 Logging   500
114 Fishing, Hunting and Trapping:
114111 Finfish Fishing $4.00  
114112 Shellfish Fishing $4.00  
114119 Other Marine Fishing $4.00  
114211 Hunting and Trapping $4.00  
115 Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry:
115111 Cotton Ginning $7.00  
115112 Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating $7.00  
115113 Crop Harvesting, Primarily by Machine $7.00  
115114 Postharvest Crop Activities (except Cotton Ginning) $7.00  
115115 Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders $7.00  
115116 Farm Management Services $7.00  
115210 Support Activities for Animal Production $7.00  
115310 Support Activities for Forestry $7.00  
Except, Forest Fire Suppression* $17.5  
Except, Fuels Management Services* $17.5  

* Forest Fire Suppression and Fuels Management Services are two components of Support Activities for Forestry. Forest Fire Suppression includes establishments which provide services to fight forest fires. These firms usually have fire-fighting crews and equipment. Fuels Management Services firms provide services to clear land of hazardous materials that would fuel forest fires. The treatments used by these firms may include prescribed fire, mechanical removal, establishing fuel breaks, thinning, pruning, and piling.

Read more about Small Business Size Regulations for Other Industries.

 

Source: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 13, Part 121 - Small Business Size Regulations

 

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