Industry Description
Establishments primarily engaged in growing trees for purposes of reforestation or in gathering forest products. The concentration or distillation of these products, when carried on in the forest, is included in this industry.
Business Examples
Common types of business activities within US SIC 0831 - Forest Nurseries and Gathering of Forest Products are:
- Balsam needles, gathering of
- Distillation of gums if carried on at the gum farm
- Distillation of turpentine and rosin if carried on at the gum farm
- Forest nurseries
- Gathering of forest products: (e.g., gums, barks, seeds)
- Ginseng, gathering of
- Huckleberry greens, gathering of
- Lac production
- Maple sap, gathering of
- Moss, gathering of
- Pine gum, extraction of
- Rubber plantations
- Spanish moss, gathering of
- Sphagnum moss, gathering of
- Teaberries, gathering of
- Tree seed gathering, extracting, and selling
IBISWorld Industry Research Report
Hay & Crop Farming in the US (11199)
Revenue 2025
$41.4bn
Growth 2025
-0.93%
Key Trends
The industry exhibited a slight decline in revenue and profitability as a result of the pandemic
Hay farmers have increased their presence in the industry
Demand for price-premium organic hay from downstream industries is an opportunity
Products and Services
US-SIC Hierarchy 0831 - Forest Nurseries and Gathering of Forest Products
US-SIC Code 0831 - Forest Nurseries and Gathering of Forest Products sits in the 2-digit Forest Nurseries and Gathering of Forest Products sector. US SIC codes can be 2 to 8 digits and the further along the hierarchy, the more detailed and specific the category will be.
Division: A
Division Title: Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing
2 Digits 3 Digits 4 Digits
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011 Cash Grains
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013 Field Crops, Except Cash Grains
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016 Vegetables and Melons
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017 Fruits and Tree Nuts
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018 Horticultural Specialties
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019 General Farms, Primarily Crop
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021 Livestock, Except Dairy and Poultry
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024 Dairy Farms
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025 Poultry and Eggs
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027 Animal Specialties
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029 General Farms, Primarily Livestock and Animal
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071 Soil Preparation Services
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072 Crop Services
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074 Veterinary Services
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075 Animal Services, Except Veterinary
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076 Farm Labor and Management Services
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078 Landscape and Horticultural Services
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081 Timber Tracts
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083 Forest Nurseries and Gathering of Forest
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085 Forestry Services
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091 Commercial Fishing
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092 Fish Hatcheries and Preserves
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097 Hunting and Trapping, and Game Propagation
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Extended US-SIC Hierarchy for 0831 - Forest Nurseries and Gathering of Forest Products
For business marketing and targeting, US SIC Codes have been extended to provide more specific classifications within US-SIC 0831 - Forest Nurseries and Gathering of Forest Products. Extended US SIC Codes are being continuously updated to reflect the current business environment.
8 Digit SIC Codes
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08310000 Forest products
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08310100 Gathering of forest products
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08310101 Balsam needles gathering
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08310102 Bark gathering
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08310103 Ginseng gathering
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08310104 Gum gathering
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08310105 Huckleberry greens gathering
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08310106 Maple sap gathering
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08310107 Moss gathering
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08310108 Teaberries gathering
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08310109 Tree seeds gathering
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08310200 Gum and resin extraction and distillation
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08310201 Gum distillation (in forest, farm)
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08310202 Gum extraction
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08310203 Lac production
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08310204 Turpentine and rosin distillation (in forest, on farm)
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08319900 Forest products, nec
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08319901 Forest nurseries
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08319902 Rubber plantations
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08319903 Tree seeds extracting
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