Federal sub-agency · Department of Agriculture

Agricultural Marketing Service

Agricultural Marketing Service obligated $3.5B on federal contracts in FY2026 across 4,912 contract actions (−3.7% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was TYSON FOODS INC. ($226.3M). It also awarded $69.9M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$3.5B
Actions
4,912
New awards: 2,299
Sole-source
0.0%
Small business
60%
Open in the contracts explorerRelationship graphFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 2.1BFY2017
  2. 2.1BFY2018
  3. 3.7BFY2019
  4. 8.1BFY2020
  5. 5.7BFY2021
  6. 4.5BFY2022
  7. 4.9BFY2023
  8. 4.7BFY2024
  9. 3.7BFY2025
  10. 3.5BFY2026
  11. -11MFY2027

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. TYSON FOODS INC.$226.3M6.4%
  2. PACIFIC COAST PRODUCERS$133.1M3.8%
  3. CENTRAL VALLEY MEAT CO., INC.$107.4M3.0%
  4. LEPRINO FOODS DAIRY PRODUCTS COMPANY$104.1M2.9%
  5. ASSOCIATED MILK PRODUCERS INC$100.1M2.8%
  6. BONGARDS CREAMERIES$93.4M2.6%
  7. CAVINESS BEEF PACKERS, LIMITED$84.9M2.4%
  8. CHS INC.$76.7M2.2%
  9. CALIFORNIA DAIRIES INC$73M2.1%
  10. CHERRY MEAT PACKERS, INC$69M2.0%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Other equipment & supplies$3.5B99%
  2. Professional services$23M0.7%
  3. Transportation & logistics$11M0.3%

Where the work was performed

  1. California$797.7M23%
  2. Minnesota$280.8M7.9%
  3. Pennsylvania$232.2M6.6%
  4. Texas$226.5M6.4%
  5. Illinois$216.1M6.1%
  6. Wisconsin$184.9M5.2%
  7. Georgia$160.9M4.6%
  8. Washington$153.2M4.3%
  9. New Mexico$104.1M2.9%
  10. Michigan$94.9M2.7%

Integrity signals

Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.

  • Low competition2.1%
    US 39% · $72.4M
  • Sole-source awards0.0%
    US 30% · $46.3K
  • Single-offer competitions2.0%
    US 8.7% · $72.4M
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush12%
    US 6.0% · $420.2M
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $0
  • Time-and-materials pricing0.0%
    US 4.2% · $46.3K

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Offices with the most sole-source money

  1. USDA AMS COTTON DIVISION$46.3K100%

Contracts terminated for default: 15

Awards to excluded parties

New awards, options exercised and added work this agency signed while the recipient was listed in SAM.gov as debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment or excluded (exact identifier matches).

In FY2026
$0
0 awards · 0 recipients
All loaded years
$336.5K
1 award · 1 recipient

None in FY2026.

SAM.gov lists what agencies report, and only exclusions in effect: those that ended are known from twice-yearly snapshots, so an end date is approximate. Agencies may award to an excluded party with a documented compelling reason. An exclusion is an administrative measure, not a conviction.

Source: Exclusions (debarred, suspended and otherwise excluded parties) (U.S. General Services Administration, SAM.gov), data current to Oct 7, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 2026 · Exclusions as listed on Oct 8, 2026, history from Apr 28, 2022.

Largest awards

  1. COMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: 2000011229/4100033991/BUTTER PRINT SALTED CTN-36/1 LB$70.6M
    CALIFORNIA DAIRIES INC· Stanislaus County, CA· Other equipment & supplies· Apr 13, 2026 – Sep 24, 2026· 123J1426C0923
  2. COMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: 2000009982/4400002054/4100029646/SALMON PINK CAN-24/14.75 OZ (33630)$52.8M
    OBI SEAFOODS, LLC· Kodiak Island Borough, AK· Other equipment & supplies· Mar 26, 2024 – Mar 24, 2026· 123J1424F1308
  3. COMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: 2000011384/4100034544/BEEF COARSE GROUND FRZ CTN-60 LB$49.2M
    CENTRAL VALLEY MEAT CO., INC.· Kings County, CA· Other equipment & supplies· Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 11, 2026· 123J1426C1484
  4. COMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: 2000009492/4400001826/4100028171/BEEF CAN-24/24 OZ$48.1M
    LAKESIDE FOODS INC· Wabasha County, MN· Other equipment & supplies· Aug 3, 2023 – Feb 9, 2026· 123J1423F2022
  5. 2000007676/4210005361/RICE, MILLED BULK$43.6M
    ADM RICE INC· St. Charles Parish, LA· Other equipment & supplies· Apr 15, 2021 – Sep 25, 2026· 121NTB21C0097
  6. COMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: 2000010260/4100030842/TURKEY BREAST CKD FRZ CTN 34-42 LBS,TURKEY BREAST DELI SLC FRZ PKG-20/2 LB$34M
    JENNIE-O TURKEY STORE INC· Kandiyohi County, MN· Other equipment & supplies· Aug 26, 2024 – Apr 16, 2026· 123J1424C2595
  7. COMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: 2000011173/4100033861/PISTACHIO ROASTED IN SHELL PKG-25/1 LB,ALMOND NATURAL WHOLE SHELL CTN-12/2 LB$32.1M
    PEARL CROP, INC.· San Joaquin County, CA· Other equipment & supplies· Feb 26, 2026 – Sep 24, 2026· 123J1426C0793
  8. COMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: 2000009869/4210006837/RICE, MILLED BULK$29.3M
    ADM RICE INC· St. Charles Parish, LA· Other equipment & supplies· Feb 8, 2024 – Sep 1, 2026· 121NTB24C0012

Federal grants & assistance awarded

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

Agricultural Marketing Service obligated $69.9M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 345 actions (135 new awards). Its largest program was 10.182 · Pandemic Relief Activities: Local Food Purchase Agreements with States, Tribes, and Local Governments ($23.7M).

Assistance · FY2026
$69.9M
New awards
135
Actions
345
Since FY2021
$2.5B

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 452.4MFY2021
  2. 1.3BFY2022
  3. 2.2BFY2023
  4. 309.3MFY2024
  5. -1.8BFY2025
  6. 69.9MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$69.9M100%

Top programs

  1. 10.182 · Pandemic Relief Activities: Local Food Purchase Agreements with States, Tribes, and Local Governments$23.7M34%
  2. 10.175 · Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program$22.1M32%
  3. 10.176 · Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives$11M16%
  4. 10.162 · Inspection Grading and Standardization$7.1M10%
  5. 10.163 · Market Protection and Promotion$5.6M7.9%
  6. 10.177 · Regional Food System Partnerships$4.7M6.7%
  7. 10.153 · Market News$617K0.9%
  8. 10.185 · Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program$569.2K0.8%

Top recipients (organizations)

  1. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES COLORADO$24M34%
    DENVER, CO
  2. UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM$3.5M4.9%
    MADISON, WI
  3. UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE$3.5M4.9%
    KNOXVILLE, TN
  4. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOOD & FORESTRY OKLAHOMA$2.2M3.1%
    OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
  5. KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION$2.1M2.9%
    TOPEKA, KS
  6. AGRICULTURE DELAWARE DEPT$1.8M2.6%
    DOVER, DE
  7. TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SYSTEM$1.5M2.1%
    LUBBOCK, TX
  8. FOOD & AGRICULTURE, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF$1.3M1.8%
    SACRAMENTO, CA

Where it went

  1. Colorado$24.2M35%
  2. Wisconsin$4.5M6.5%
  3. California$4.4M6.3%
  4. Tennessee$3.8M5.5%
  5. New York$3.3M4.7%
  6. Kansas$2.7M3.8%
  7. Texas$2.4M3.4%
  8. Oklahoma$2.2M3.2%
  9. Kentucky$2M2.9%
  10. Maine$1.9M2.7%

By state of the place of performance.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 8, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Federal grants & assistance

Subawards under this agency's awards

First-tier subawards that recipients of this agency's contracts and financial assistance reported, by the fiscal year of the subaward.

FY2026

  • Sub-grants: $88.7M (858 subawards)

736 sub-recipients

Largest sub-recipients

  1. UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA$3.1M3.5%
    GAINESVILLE, FL · 13 subawards
  2. WISCONSIN CHEESE-MAKERS' ASSOCIATION$2.9M3.3%
    MADISON, WI · 2 subawards
  3. SHOP KID LLC$2.8M3.2%
    INDIANAPOLIS, IN · 1 subaward
  4. TREASURE COAST FOOD BANK INC$2.5M2.9%
    FORT PIERCE, FL · 1 subaward
  5. WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY$1.3M1.5%
    PULLMAN, WA · 10 subawards
  6. JANWAY FARMS LLC$1.3M1.5%
    BATON ROUGE, LA · 1 subaward
  7. SOUTHEAST MILK, INC.$1.3M1.4%
    LAKE CITY, FL · 1 subaward
  8. NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY$1.2M1.4%
    FARGO, ND · 10 subawards
  9. WIERS FARM, INC$1.1M1.3%
    WILLARD, OH · 1 subaward
  10. WEST CENTRAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP$1.1M1.3%
    APPLETON CITY, MO · 1 subaward

Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

Committees that oversee and fund it

Congressional committees whose jurisdiction includes this agency, and the appropriations subcommittees that write its spending bill (Analisa's reading of the House and Senate rules; committees share jurisdiction). Leaders as currently published.

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Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.