Food Production

Our Food Production Cluster

  • Heartlands Catfish and America’s Catch catfish both have locations in Leflore County employing around 350 people each.
  • Coca Cola has a distribution facility in Greenwood.
  • Ag Spray manufactures equipment in Greenwood to supply the agricultural industry. 
  • Birdsong Peanuts has a collecting and grading facility located in Greenwood

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  • We have more employees in the following jobs in our labor shed than the average US labor shed by the following amounts:
    • 49 times the US average of people employed in Rice Milling
    • 27 times the US average of people employed in Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging
    • 17 times the US average of people employed in Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing
    • 5 times the US average of people employed in Soybean and Oilseed Processing
    • 3 times the US average of people employed in Crop Production
    • 2 times the US average of people employed in Fluid Milk Manufacturing
    • 2 times the US average of people employed in Crop Harvesting, Primarily by Machine
  • Our labor shed area has seen the following growth rates since 2010:
    • 124% growth in people employed in Crop Harvesting, Primarily by Machine
    • 118% growth in people employed in Bottled Water Manufacturing
    • 114% growth in people employed in Retail Bakeries
    • 16% growth in people employed in Soft Drink Manufacturing
    • 15% growth in people employed in Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing

Mississippi Delta Agriculture

Greenwood is part of the “Mississippi Delta” widely considered to have the best soil for agricultural products in the United States.

Food Products Companies in our Labor Shed

Our labor shed features the following numbers of food products companies:

  • 351 Crop Production Companies
  • 51 Animal Production and Aquaculture Companies
  • 8 Farm Management Services Companies
  • 8 Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging
  • 7 Postharvest Crop Activities (except Cotton Ginning) Companies
  • 7 Retail Bakeries
  • 4 Rice Milling Companies
  • 4 Animal Slaughtering Companies
  • 3 Crop Harvesting, Primary by Machine Companies
  • 3 Animal Food Manufacturing Companies
  • 3 Ice Manufacturing Companies
  • 2 Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing
  • 2 Bottled Water Manufacturing Companies
  • 1 Brewery
  • 1 Confectionery Manufacturing from Purchased Chocolate Company
  • 1 Soybean and Oilseed Processing Company
  • 1 Fluid Milk Manufacturing Company
  • 1 Spice and Extract Manufacturing Company
  • 1 Commercial Bakery
  • 1 Soft Drink Manufacturing Company