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Size of the US Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers industry

NAICS 4245, Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers. Every figure on this page was published by a federal statistical agency and carries its source and period. Palanor does not estimate: a period the agency didn’t publish shows as missing, and a figure it withheld shows as withheld.

Key figures

Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)
$310 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
70,587
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
7,162
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
3,487
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$4.5 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 70,587 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 67,4852019-Q2: 69,7592019-Q3: 68,6262019-Q4: 69,6292020-Q1: 66,5902020-Q2: 68,3352020-Q3: 68,2512020-Q4: 68,2352021-Q1: 66,7302021-Q2: 67,7702021-Q3: 67,8242021-Q4: 68,2712022-Q1: 68,6002022-Q2: 70,4112022-Q3: 70,0912022-Q4: 69,9112023-Q1: 68,8002023-Q2: 71,1772023-Q3: 71,4422023-Q4: 71,3772024-Q1: 71,0042024-Q2: 72,5772024-Q3: 72,7962024-Q4: 72,4842025-Q1: 71,4342025-Q2: 73,2092025-Q3: 73,1482025-Q4: 72,9642026-Q1: 70,587NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q170,5872022
2025-Q472,9642022
2025-Q373,1482022
2025-Q273,2092022
2025-Q171,4342022
2024-Q472,4842022
2024-Q372,7962022
2024-Q272,5772022
2024-Q171,0042022
2023-Q471,3772022
2023-Q371,4422022
2023-Q271,1772022
2023-Q168,8002022
2022-Q469,9112022
2022-Q370,0912022
2022-Q270,4112022
2022-Q168,6002022
2021-Q468,2712017
2021-Q367,8242017
2021-Q267,7702017
2021-Q166,7302017
2020-Q468,2352017
2020-Q368,2512017
2020-Q268,3352017
2020-Q166,5902017
2019-Q469,6292017
2019-Q368,6262017
2019-Q269,7592017
2019-Q167,4852017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter

Employment · County Business PatternsLatest 60,156 · 2023
2017: 64,8732018: 60,8952019: 62,6552020: 61,4982021: 61,8842022: 65,5512023: 60,156
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PeriodValue
202360,156
202265,551
202161,884
202061,498
201962,655
201860,895
201764,873

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns · Paid employees in the pay period including March 12

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 7,162 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 6,4722019-Q2: 6,5062019-Q3: 6,5822019-Q4: 6,5832020-Q1: 6,5772020-Q2: 6,5872020-Q3: 6,6322020-Q4: 6,6542021-Q1: 6,6592021-Q2: 6,7012021-Q3: 6,7652021-Q4: 6,7782022-Q1: 6,8962022-Q2: 6,9432022-Q3: 7,0232022-Q4: 7,0572023-Q1: 7,1192023-Q2: 7,1232023-Q3: 7,1732023-Q4: 7,1972024-Q1: 7,1472024-Q2: 7,1582024-Q3: 7,2172024-Q4: 7,1952025-Q1: 7,1412025-Q2: 7,1802025-Q3: 7,1922025-Q4: 7,2032026-Q1: 7,162NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q17,1622022
2025-Q47,2032022
2025-Q37,1922022
2025-Q27,1802022
2025-Q17,1412022
2024-Q47,1952022
2024-Q37,2172022
2024-Q27,1582022
2024-Q17,1472022
2023-Q47,1972022
2023-Q37,1732022
2023-Q27,1232022
2023-Q17,1192022
2022-Q47,0572022
2022-Q37,0232022
2022-Q26,9432022
2022-Q16,8962022
2021-Q46,7782017
2021-Q36,7652017
2021-Q26,7012017
2021-Q16,6592017
2020-Q46,6542017
2020-Q36,6322017
2020-Q26,5872017
2020-Q16,5772017
2019-Q46,5832017
2019-Q36,5822017
2019-Q26,5062017
2019-Q16,4722017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 6,100 · 2023
2017: 6,2692018: 6,1572019: 6,1672020: 6,1292021: 6,1222022: 6,2122023: 6,100
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PeriodValue
20236,100
20226,212
20216,122
20206,129
20196,167
20186,157
20176,269

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $1.1 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $840.5 million2019-Q2: $850.5 million2019-Q3: $866.9 million2019-Q4: $974.8 million2020-Q1: $839.1 million2020-Q2: $864.3 million2020-Q3: $881.1 million2020-Q4: $1.0 billion2021-Q1: $851.7 million2021-Q2: $917.1 million2021-Q3: $954.0 million2021-Q4: $1.1 billion2022-Q1: $933.1 million2022-Q2: $999.2 million2022-Q3: $1.1 billion2022-Q4: $1.2 billion2023-Q1: $1.0 billion2023-Q2: $1.0 billion2023-Q3: $1.1 billion2023-Q4: $1.2 billion2024-Q1: $1.1 billion2024-Q2: $1.1 billion2024-Q3: $1.1 billion2024-Q4: $1.3 billion2025-Q1: $1.2 billion2025-Q2: $1.1 billion2025-Q3: $1.2 billion2025-Q4: $1.3 billion2026-Q1: $1.1 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$1.1 billion2022
2025-Q4$1.3 billion2022
2025-Q3$1.2 billion2022
2025-Q2$1.1 billion2022
2025-Q1$1.2 billion2022
2024-Q4$1.3 billion2022
2024-Q3$1.1 billion2022
2024-Q2$1.1 billion2022
2024-Q1$1.1 billion2022
2023-Q4$1.2 billion2022
2023-Q3$1.1 billion2022
2023-Q2$1.0 billion2022
2023-Q1$1.0 billion2022
2022-Q4$1.2 billion2022
2022-Q3$1.1 billion2022
2022-Q2$999.2 million2022
2022-Q1$933.1 million2022
2021-Q4$1.1 billion2017
2021-Q3$954.0 million2017
2021-Q2$917.1 million2017
2021-Q1$851.7 million2017
2020-Q4$1.0 billion2017
2020-Q3$881.1 million2017
2020-Q2$864.3 million2017
2020-Q1$839.1 million2017
2019-Q4$974.8 million2017
2019-Q3$866.9 million2017
2019-Q2$850.5 million2017
2019-Q1$840.5 million2017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $4.5 billion · 2023
2017: $3.8 billion2018: $3.6 billion2019: $3.9 billion2020: $3.9 billion2021: $4.2 billion2022: $4.5 billion2023: $4.5 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$4.5 billion
2022$4.5 billion
2021$4.2 billion
2020$3.9 billion
2019$3.9 billion
2018$3.6 billion
2017$3.8 billion

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

The ledger

Every published measure

MeasureSourceLatestPeriodHistory
EmploymentPrivate-sector jobs in the third month of each quarterQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages70,5872026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages7,1622026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$1.1 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$4.5 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns60,15620232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns6,10020232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$4.3 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census65,70320222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census6,25620222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census3,48720222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$310 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
42451Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers$279 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census37,7282026-Q1 · QCEW
42452Livestock Merchant Wholesalers$8.6 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census15,8352026-Q1 · QCEW
42459Other Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers$22.7 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census17,0242026-Q1 · QCEW

Sources

Where every number comes from

Figures are in current dollars and are the agencies’ own, revised when they revise. Each program defines its universe differently (employer firms, private ownership, all establishments), so figures from different sources are not meant to add up. This page is not endorsed by the Census Bureau, BEA or BLS. The same data is in the Palanor API (/v1/industries) and the MCP (palanor_get_industry). All industries.