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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The perception of Castela as someone hardworking and likeable helps give agribusiness — a term that usually brings to mind older male farmers, or male politicians in congress — a friendlier, more contemporary face.
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Carolina Abbott Galvão, The Dial, 6 Jan. 2026
An Oroville native, LaMalfa was a fourth-generation rice farmer and business owner who lived in his northern California district his entire life, earning a college degree in agribusiness from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Large agribusinesses can absorb those costs; small family farms often cannot.
—Kee Hyun Park, The Conversation, 20 Nov. 2025
Mahama wants Ghana to move past mining and agriculture into processing and agribusiness, including foods and beverages, refined vegetable cooking oils and things like that.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
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Carolina Abbott Galvão, The Dial, 6 Jan. 2026
An Oroville native, LaMalfa was a fourth-generation rice farmer and business owner who lived in his northern California district his entire life, earning a college degree in agribusiness from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Large agribusinesses can absorb those costs; small family farms often cannot.
—Kee Hyun Park, The Conversation, 20 Nov. 2025
Mahama wants Ghana to move past mining and agriculture into processing and agribusiness, including foods and beverages, refined vegetable cooking oils and things like that.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 30 Oct. 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 8 Jan. 2026.
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