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national industry 311615

Poultry Processing

Overview

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) slaughtering poultry and small game and/or (2) preparing processed poultry and small game meat and meat byproducts.

The immediate parent of national industry 311615 is international industry 31161: Animal Slaughtering and Processing

2017 NAICS Edition Cross References

  • Slaughtering animals (except poultry and small game) and/or preparing meats--are classified in U.S. Industry 311611, Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering;
  • Preparing meat and meat byproducts (except poultry and small game) from purchased meats--are classified in U.S. Industry 311612, Meat Processed from Carcasses;
  • Rendering animal fats and oils, bones, and meat scraps--are classified in U.S. Industry 311613, Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing;
  • Canning poultry and small game for baby food--are classified in U.S. Industry 311422, Specialty Canning;
  • Producing poultry-based animal feeds from carcasses--are classified in Industry 31111, Animal Food Manufacturing;
  • Manufacturing frozen meat and poultry products, such as nationality foods (e.g., enchiladas, egg rolls, pizza) and frozen dinners--are classified in U.S. Industry 311412, Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing; and
  • Drying, freezing, and breaking eggs--are classified in U.S. Industry 311999, All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing.

Sub-Descriptions

  1. 311615 - Canning poultry (except baby and pet food)
  2. 311615 - Chickens, processing, fresh, frozen, canned, or cooked (except baby and pet food)
  3. 311615 - Chickens, slaughtering and dressing
  4. 311615 - Dressing small game
  5. 311615 - Ducks, processing, fresh, frozen, canned, or cooked
  6. 311615 - Ducks, slaughtering and dressing
  7. 311615 - Geese, processing, fresh, frozen, canned, or cooked
  8. 311615 - Geese, slaughtering and dressing
  9. 311615 - Hams, poultry, manufacturing
  10. 311615 - Hot dogs, poultry, manufacturing
  11. 311615 - Luncheon meat, poultry, manufacturing
  12. 311615 - Meat canning, poultry (except baby and pet food), manufacturing
  13. 311615 - Meat products (e.g., hot dogs, luncheon meats, sausages) made from a combination of poultry and other meats
  14. 311615 - Poultry (e.g., canned, cooked, fresh, frozen) manufacturing
  15. 311615 - Poultry (e.g., canned, cooked, fresh, frozen) processing
  16. 311615 - Poultry canning (except baby, pet food)
  17. 311615 - Poultry slaughtering, dressing, and packing
  18. 311615 - Processed poultry manufacturing
  19. 311615 - Rabbits processing (i.e., canned, cooked, fresh, frozen)
  20. 311615 - Rabbits slaughtering and dressing
  21. 311615 - Small game, processing, fresh, frozen, canned or cooked
  22. 311615 - Small game, slaughtering, dressing and packing
  23. 311615 - Turkeys, processing, fresh, frozen, canned, or cooked
  24. 311615 - Turkeys, slaughtering and dressing

History

The NAICS editions in which this code was present are indicated below. In the event that a code was changed from the prior edition the equivalent value in that edition is provided for reference.

Edition Existed Equivalent Value
2002 311615
2007 311615
2012 311615
2017 311615
2022 311615

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Mappings

  1. 2015 - Poultry Slaughtering and Processing

Insurance Industry Mappings

The US Property and Casualty Insurance Industry may use the following classification descriptions which might encompass national industry 311615, Poultry Processing:

  1. abattoir no stockyard
  2. abattoir with stockyard
  3. animal slaughtering and processing
  4. butchering
  5. canning and preserving meat fish seafood
  6. employment contractor temporary food product manufacturing not otherwise classified staff de pa
  7. food manufacturing
  8. food product manufacturing
  9. food product manufacturing not otherwise classified
  10. food product manufacturing not otherwise classified frozen
  11. food product manufacturing or processing not otherwise classified
  12. frozen food product manufacturing
  13. luncheon meat manufacturing
  14. manufacturing
  15. meat fish poultry or seafood curing
  16. meat fish poultry or seafood manufacturing not in airtight container
  17. meat fish poultry or seafood processing in airtight container
  18. meat fish poultry or seafood processing not in airtight container
  19. meat prepared product in airtight packaging manufacturing
  20. meat product manufacturing
  21. meat product manufacturing not otherwise classified including canning
  22. poultry
  23. poultry processing
  24. poultry raising egg production and hatchery
  25. poultry slaughtering and processing
  26. sausage or sausage casing manufacturing
  27. slaughtering
  28. slaughtering plant

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