Food & Beverage Processing

Food & Beverage Processing


The key inputs for food and beverage processing are three of the leading commodity groups in the region: wheat, vegetables, and turkeys. In addition, the proximity to major grain harvesting and milling operations makes Harvey County a potential location for specialty and craft breweries and distilleries. These business types are both poised for major national growth over the next decade.

In this Sector:


Ardent Mills Newton
Phone: (316) 281-7217
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Continental Agra Grain Equipment
Phone: (316) 283-9602
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Prairie Harvest
Phone: (316) 283-6623
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NAICS Description National Earnings, 2016 2006–2016 National Job Growth 2016–2026 National Job Growth Forecast National Job Count, 2016 (Millions)
31121 Flour Milling & Malt Manufacturing $77,946 10.1% 12.2% 0.02
31141 Frozen Food Manufacturing $53,838 2.5% 5.6% 0.09
31142 Fruit & Vegetable Canning, Pickling & Drying $62,613 ‐5.3% 3.8% 0.08
31121 Poultry Processing $39,768 -4.5% 1.0% 0.23
31212 Breweries $111,640 ‐14.2% 1.5% 0.01
31214 Distilleries $75,311 106.7% 39.9% 0.05
WEIGHTED AVERAGES/TOTALS $53,718 3.0% 7.1% 0.49

Source: EMSI, Garner Economics


Agribusiness & Agricultural Manufacturing and Food & Beverage Processing: Harvey County Labor Shed* Existing Pool of High‐Demand Occupations–2016

Occupation Employed in Labor Shed
Laborers and Material Movers, Hand: 5,328
General and Operations Managers: 4,122
Team Assemblers: 3,367
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers: 2,354
First‐Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers: 1,973
Machinists: 1,725
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers: 1,548
Food Processing Workers: 1,400
Machine Tool Cutting Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic: 1,289
Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other: 1,144
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators: 988
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers: 925
Industrial Engineers, Including Health and Safety: 897
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse: 635
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic: 605
Industrial Production Managers: 513
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders: 417
Agricultural Equipment Operators: 193

*Labor shed is defined as 45‐minute drive time from the center of Newton.
Source: EMSI, Garner Economics


Degree Completions in Region* in Majors Related to Agribusiness & Agricultural Manufacturing and Food & Beverage Processing, 2014–15 Academic Year

Major Certificate Associate Bachelor Graduate
Agriculture 6 6 0 0
Business, Accounting & Finance 3 23 390 65
Engineering 0 0 261 323
Engineering Technologies 8 32 0 0
Mathematics & Statistics 0 0 7 5
Precision Production 27 7 0 0
Transportation & Materials Moving 0 8 0 0
Total 44 76 658 393

*Wichita State University, Bethel College, Hesston College, and Hutchinson Community College
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Garner Economics

Contact Information

Harvey County EDC
500 N. Main, St. 109
Newton, KS 67114
Phone:
(800) 648-7759
(316) 283-6033
Fax:
(316) 283-8732
Email:
Beth@harveycoedc.org