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NAICS 112320 · Agriculture
SBA loans for broilers and other meat type chicken production
4,094 SBA loans worth $4.12B have been approved in this industry since FY2010 - the #60 most-financed NAICS code in the country.
Median loan
$677,000
+276% vs all industries
Typical range
$25K-$2.5M
Middle 80%
Median rate
6.00%
7(a) initial note rate
Median term
15 yr
Charge-off rate
3.7%
vs 7.6% all industries
Source: U.S. Small Business Administration, SBA 7(a) and 504 FOIA data, as of 2026-06-30. Approvals from FY2010 onward. How we calculate this.
Lenders
Most active in this industry
| Lender | Loans | Approved | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Financial Bank | 2,282 | $1.54B | |
| Live Oak Banking Company | 674 | $1.40B | |
| Community Bank of Mississippi | 283 | $171.6M | |
| Arvest Bank | 90 | $162.0M | |
| Metro City Bank | 79 | $134.1M | |
| BankPlus | 90 | $87.6M | |
| Southern Bancorp Bank | 28 | $68.6M | |
| First Service Bank | 44 | $47.5M | |
| PromiseOne Bank | 40 | $45.1M | |
| SouthState Bank | 30 | $38.0M |
Geography
Where these loans were made
| State | Loans | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 1,199 | |
| Georgia | 641 | |
| Arkansas | 641 | |
| Texas | 310 | |
| North Carolina | 285 | |
| Alabama | 214 | |
| Oklahoma | 109 | |
| Louisiana | 104 |
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40% of the SBA loans approved in broilers and other meat type chicken production since FY2010 were under $350,000. SmartBiz makes SBA 7(a) loans up to $500,000. It is shown here as a separate, labelled option, outside the data rankings on this page. You apply on their site - we do not take applications and never see your information.
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Approvals by fiscal year
Loan count. Final bar is a partial fiscal year.
Loan sizes
- Under $50K20%
- $50K - $150K14%
- $150K - $350K7%
- $350K - $1M20%
- $1M - $2M22%
- Over $2M17%
Nearby
Other agriculture industries
Common questions
- How much do SBA lenders typically lend to a broilers and other meat type chicken production business?
- The median SBA approval in NAICS 112320 is $677,000, with the middle 80% of loans between $25,300 and $2,538,000. Across all industries the median is $180,000.
- Which lenders are most active in broilers and other meat type chicken production?
- By dollars approved: First Financial Bank, Live Oak Banking Company, Community Bank of Mississippi, Arvest Bank, Metro City Bank. A lender's experience in your NAICS code matters - underwriters who have seen a hundred deals like yours ask better questions and move faster.
- Is broilers and other meat type chicken production considered a risky industry by SBA lenders?
- Of FY2010-FY2019 approvals in this industry that have reached a terminal status, 3.7% were charged off, versus 7.6% across all SBA lending. That is below average, which generally makes lenders more comfortable with the sector.
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