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NAICS sector 11

Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting

13,339 SBA loans worth $8.36B across 42 industries in this sector.

Loans

13,339

Approved

$8.36B

Median loan

$200,000

Median term

10 yr

Charge-off rate

4.8%

vs 7.6% all sectors

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.

Inside the sector

All 42 industries

IndustryNAICSLoansMedian loanMedian rateCharge-offVolume
Broilers and Other Meat Type Chicken Production1123204,094$677,0006.00%3.7%
Logging1133101,090$88,0006.25%5.9%
Support Activities for Animal Production115210803$189,0006.25%4.9%
Chicken Egg Production112310727$473,0006.00%8.1%
Beef Cattle Ranching and Farming112111629$75,3006.00%1.0%
Other Poultry Production112390483$350,0006.00%5.8%
Nursery and Tree Production111421452$260,5006.25%7.2%
Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating115112451$171,6006.00%5.9%
Dairy Cattle and Milk Production112120403$217,0006.00%6.6%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming111998402$80,0006.25%3.7%
Support Activities for Forestry115310339$75,4006.50%5.4%
Horses and Other Equine Production112920218$150,0007.50%6.5%
Shellfish Fishing114112192$100,0006.00%4.0%
Other Vegetable (except Potato) and Melon Farming111219180$73,5007.00%11.0%
Finfish Fishing114111175$102,8006.75%4.8%
Postharvest Crop Activities115114156$546,5006.00%6.8%
All Other Animal Production112990151$50,0008.00%4.5%
Farm Management Services115116122$150,0007.25%5.6%
Hog and Pig Farming112210120$358,5005.70%4.2%
Timber Tract Operations113110118$97,0506.00%4.6%
Hay Farming111940114$50,0007.25%0.0%
Soybean Farming111110110$140,0005.50%2.0%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover111419105$219,6006.25%16.4%
Crop Harvesting, Primarily by Machine115113105$142,5006.50%6.5%
Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders11511595$50,0007.88%0.0%
All Other Grain Farming11119989$120,5006.00%2.7%
Other Marine Fishing11411989$100,0007.24%7.1%
Corn Farming11115088$122,5005.75%2.2%
Grape Vineyards11133288$227,5006.25%0.0%
Floriculture Production11142282$207,5507.00%11.1%
Apiculture11291077$60,0007.50%6.1%
Mushroom Production11141175$175,5006.75%-
Poultry Hatcheries11234074$673,7506.00%14.3%
Hunting and Trapping11421061$100,0006.25%3.7%
Berry (except Strawberry) Farming11133459$206,1005.75%3.6%
Cattle Feedlots11211256$350,0006.00%5.6%
Oilseed (except Soybean) Farming11112055$260,00011.00%-
Shellfish Farming11251249$50,0007.63%-
Potato Farming11121143$350,0006.50%-
Finfish Farming and Fish Hatcheries11251142$179,7006.00%-
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming11133941$100,0007.88%-
Turkey Production11233040$747,5005.50%0.0%

Lenders

Most active in this sector

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Gross approval dollars. Final bar is a partial fiscal year.

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