7.1.11.1Vertical

Corn & Soybean Farming Operations

Row crop operations specializing in corn and soybean production.

Market snapshot

These figures describe Row Crops & Grain Farming (7.1.11), the segment that Corn & Soybean Farming Operations sits within — not Corn & Soybean Farming Operations on its own.

FragmentationFragmentedEstimate

Crop production (NAICS 111) is covered by the USDA Census of Agriculture, not the Economic Census, so it is not sized here; U.S. crop cash receipts run on the order of ~$250B+ annually.

Business model & economics

Revenue model

Crop sales (food, feed, ethanol, and export)

Key economics

Recurring revenue
Low

annual, price- and weather-dependent harvests

EBITDA margin
Cyclical with crop prices and input costs
Capex intensity
High

Characteristics

  • Largest category of U.S. agricultural production.
  • Foundation of grain, feed, food, and biofuel chains.
  • Precision ag, farmland consolidation, and investment trends.

M&A deal context

Deal activityModerate

Who’s acquiring

  • Farmland investors & operators
  • Consolidating commercial farms
  • Vertically-integrating agribusinesses

What’s driving deals

  • Farmland consolidation and investment.
  • Precision-agriculture adoption.
  • Crop-price and input-cost cycles.

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