agribusiness
noun
ag·ri·busi·ness
ˈa-grə-ˌbiz-nəs 
-nəz
: an industry engaged in the producing operations of a farm, the manufacture and distribution of farm equipment and supplies, and the processing, storage, and distribution of farm commodities
Examples of agribusiness in a Sentence
Several large agribusinesses own most of the farms around here.
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North Carolina’s agriculture and agribusinesses created an $111.1 billion economic impact to the state in 2023, according to the latest available figures.
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Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
There's a lag between wholesale and retail prices and retail prices often take weeks to adjust because stores sell inventory purchased at higher wholesale costs first, said Jason Nickerson, principal in the food & agribusiness division of global consulting firm Kearney's consumer practice.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025
Hundreds of millions of dollars of that work was to have taken place in the Chesapeake watershed, managed by nonprofit organizations, universities, agribusinesses and others.
—Karl Blankenship, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2025
The Food Security and Farm Protection Act would block states from setting these standards and hand control over to massive agribusinesses that prioritize profit over ethics.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2025
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Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
There's a lag between wholesale and retail prices and retail prices often take weeks to adjust because stores sell inventory purchased at higher wholesale costs first, said Jason Nickerson, principal in the food & agribusiness division of global consulting firm Kearney's consumer practice.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025
Hundreds of millions of dollars of that work was to have taken place in the Chesapeake watershed, managed by nonprofit organizations, universities, agribusinesses and others.
—Karl Blankenship, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2025
The Food Security and Farm Protection Act would block states from setting these standards and hand control over to massive agribusinesses that prioritize profit over ethics.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for agribusiness
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“Agribusiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agribusiness. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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