Industry Description
Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of fresh fruits and vegetables.
Business Examples
Common types of business activities within US SIC 5148 - Fresh Fruits and Vegetables are:
- Banana ripening for the trade-wholesale
- Fruits fresh-wholesale
- Potatoes fresh-wholesale
- Vegetables fresh-wholesale
IBISWorld Industry Research Report
Fruit & Vegetable Wholesaling in the US (42448)
Revenue 2026
$121.6bn
Growth 2026
1.20%
Key Trends
A significant part of this industry relies on servicing food service providers
The widespread closure of restaurants amid the COVID-19 pandemic hindered revenue growth
Volatile weather conditions have made the cost of growing crops more expensive
Products and Services
US-SIC Hierarchy 5148 - Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
US-SIC Code 5148 - Fresh Fruits and Vegetables sits in the 2-digit Fresh Fruits and Vegetables 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: F
Division Title: Wholesale Trade
2 Digits 3 Digits 4 Digits
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501 Motor Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies
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502 Furniture and Home Furnishings
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503 Lumber and Other Construction Materials
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504 Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies
- 5043 Photographic Equipment and Supplies
- 5044 Office Equipment
- 5045 Computers and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software
- 5046 Commercial Equipment, Not Elsewhere Classified
- 5047 Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies
- 5048 Ophthalmic Goods
- 5049 Professional Equipment and Supplies, Not Elsewhere Classified
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505 Metals and Minerals, Except Petroleum
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506 Electrical Goods
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507 Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment
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508 Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies
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509 Miscellaneous Durable Goods
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511 Paper and Paper Products
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512 Drugs, Drug Proprietaries, and Druggists' Sundries
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513 Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions
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514 Groceries and Related Products
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515 Farm-product Raw Materials
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516 Chemicals and Allied Products
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517 Petroleum and Petroleum Products
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518 Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverages
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519 Miscellaneous Non-durable Goods
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Extended US-SIC Hierarchy for 5148 - Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
For business marketing and targeting, US SIC Codes have been extended to provide more specific classifications within US-SIC 5148 - Fresh Fruits and Vegetables. Extended US SIC Codes are being continuously updated to reflect the current business environment.
6 Digit SIC Codes
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514801 Fruits & vegetables-wholesale
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514802 Potatoes-wholesale
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514803 Produce-brokers
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514804 Fruits & vegetables-brokers
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514805 Fruits & vegetables-growers & shippers
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514806 Citrus buyers
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514807 Citrus fruits (wholesale)
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514808 Bananas-wholesale
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514809 Citrus fruit products-wholesale
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514810 Fruit baskets-gift-wholesale
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514811 Apple brokers
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514812 Tomatoes-wholesale
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514814 Cherries-maraschino (wholesale)
8 Digit SIC Codes
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51480000 Fresh fruits and vegetables
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51480100 Fruits
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51480101 Banana ripening
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51480102 Fruits, fresh
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51480200 Vegetables
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51480201 Potatoes, fresh
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51480202 Vegetables, fresh
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