North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Canada 2012

3112 - Grain and oilseed milling

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in milling grains and oilseeds; refining and blending fats and oils; and making breakfast cereal products.

• Exclusion(s)

  • milling grain to make animal feed (See 3111 Animal food manufacturing)

31121 - Flour milling and malt manufacturing

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in grinding grains or vegetables; milling, cleaning and polishing rice; or manufacturing malt. Integrated mills, which grind grain and further process the milling products into such products as prepared flour mixes or doughs, are included.

• Exclusion(s)

  • milling grain to make animal feed (See 31111 Animal food manufacturing)
  • crushing oilseeds or wet-milling corn (See 31122 Starch and vegetable fat and oil manufacturing)
  • milling grain to make breakfast cereals (See 31123 Breakfast cereal manufacturing)
  • manufacturing prepared flour mixes or doughs from purchased flour (See 31182 Cookie, cracker and pasta manufacturing)
  • mixing purchased rice with other dried ingredients (See 311990 All other food manufacturing)
  • brewing malt beverages (See 312120 Breweries)

31122 - Starch and vegetable fat and oil manufacturing

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in wet-milling corn and vegetables; crushing oilseeds and tree nuts and extracting oils; or processing or blending purchased fats and oils.

• Exclusion(s)

  • grinding flour and edible meal from grains and vegetables (See 31121 Flour milling and malt manufacturing)
  • manufacturing butter (See 311515 Butter, cheese, and dry and condensed dairy product manufacturing)
  • manufacturing lard (See 31161 Animal slaughtering and processing)
  • processing marine fats and oils (See 311710 Seafood product preparation and packaging)
  • manufacturing table syrups from corn syrup, and starch-based dessert powders (See 311990 All other food manufacturing)
  • manufacturing ethyl alcohol by the wet-mill process (See 325190 Other basic organic chemical manufacturing)

31123 - Breakfast cereal manufacturing

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing breakfast cereal foods.