2022 Edition

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

2022 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;
  • Manufacturing poultry-based animal feeds from purchased 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 and 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 processing meat fish poultry or seafood curing
  9. food processing meat fish poultry or seafood in airtight container
  10. food processing meat fish poultry or seafood not in airtight container
  11. food processing poultry slaughtering and processing
  12. food product manufacturing
  13. food product manufacturing not otherwise classified
  14. food product manufacturing not otherwise classified frozen
  15. food product manufacturing or processing not otherwise classified
  16. frozen food product
  17. frozen food product manufacturing
  18. luncheon meat manufacturing
  19. manufacturing
  20. meat fish and poultry manufacturer
  21. meat fish poultry or seafood curing
  22. meat fish poultry or seafood manufacturing not in airtight container
  23. meat fish poultry or seafood processing in airtight container
  24. meat fish poultry or seafood processing not in airtight container
  25. meat prepared product in airtight packaging manufacturing
  26. meat product manufacturing
  27. meat product manufacturing not otherwise classified including canning
  28. poultry
  29. poultry processing
  30. poultry raising egg production and hatchery
  31. poultry slaughtering and processing
  32. sausage or sausage casing manufacturing
  33. slaughtering
  34. slaughtering plant

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