Flour Milling and Malt Manufacturing

Official definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) milling flour or meal from grains or vegetables; (2) preparing flour mixes or doughs from flour milled in the same establishment; (3) milling, cleaning, and polishing rice; and (4) manufacturing malt from barley, rye, or other grains.

Excluded or separately classified activities

Official Census cross-references identify activities that belong under another North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code.

• Brewing malt beverages--are classified in Industry 31212, Breweries;

  Breweries31212

• Crushing soybeans or wet milling corn and vegetables--are classified in Industry 31122, Starch and Vegetable Fats and Oils Manufacturing;

  Starch and Vegetable Fats and Oils Manufacturing31122

• Drying and/or dehydrating ingredients and packaging them with purchased rice--are classified in Industry 31142, Fruit and Vegetable Canning, Pickling, and Drying; and

  Fruit and Vegetable Canning, Pickling, and Drying31142

• Manufacturing malt extract and syrups--are classified in Industry 31194, Seasoning and Dressing Manufacturing.

  Seasoning and Dressing Manufacturing31194

• Manufacturing prepared flour mixes or doughs from flour ground elsewhere--are classified in Industry 31182, Cookie, Cracker, and Pasta Manufacturing;

  Cookie, Cracker, and Pasta Manufacturing31182

• Mixing purchased dried and dehydrated ingredients with purchased rice--are classified in Industry 31199, All Other Food Manufacturing;

  All Other Food Manufacturing31199

• Preparing breakfast cereals from flour milled in the same establishment--are classified in Industry 31123, Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing;

  Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing31123