Post-harvest crop services

CPC v2.1 Code: 86111

About post-harvest crop services

cpc code 86111 covers post-harvest crop services, which are a critical component of the agricultural industry. These services play a vital role in ensuring the efficient and effective handling, storage, and distribution of agricultural products after they have been harvested. This industry is essential for maintaining the quality, freshness, and availability of food and other agricultural commodities, ultimately supporting the broader economy and food security.

Production process

The main production techniques used in post-harvest crop services include cleaning, sorting, grading, packaging, and storage. Crops are carefully cleaned to remove any debris or contaminants, then sorted and graded based on factors such as size, color, and quality. Appropriate packaging is used to protect the products during transportation and storage, while specialized storage facilities, such as temperature-controlled warehouses, are employed to maintain the optimal conditions for preserving the crops.

Production inputs

The key inputs required for post-harvest crop services include the harvested agricultural products, such as fruits, vegetables, grains, and other crops. Additionally, this industry relies on specialized equipment and machinery for cleaning, sorting, and packaging the products, as well as storage facilities, transportation services, and a skilled workforce to carry out the various tasks.

Production outputs

The main outputs of the post-harvest crop services industry are the cleaned, sorted, graded, and packaged agricultural products that are ready for distribution and consumption. These outputs are then consumed by a variety of other industries, such as 46111 Wholesale trade of agricultural raw materials and live animals, 47111 Retail sale in non-specialized stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating, and 10000 Manufacture of food products.

Family tree for post-harvest crop services

    graph LR
    A["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/8'>8: Business and production services</a>"]
A --> B["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/86'>86: Support and operation services to agriculture, hunting, forestry, fishing, mining and utilities</a>"]
B --> C["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/861'>861: Support and operation services to agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing</a>"]
C --> D["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/8611'>8611: Support and operation services to crop production</a>"]
D --> E["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/86111'>86111: Post-harvest crop services</a>"]

    D --> F["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/86112'>86112: Seed processing services</a>"]
D --> G["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/86113'>86113: Crop production services on inputs owned by others</a>"]
D --> H["<a href='/classifications/cpc/v2-1/86119'>86119: Other support services to crop production</a>"]

    

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