The Agricultural Marketing Service (12K2) recorded $23.15 billion in obligated spending over the last five years, with an average action value of $620,709.82. Annual obligations ranged from $3.61 billion in 2025 to $5.51 billion in 2021, with the highest action count in 2024.
Federal Agency
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE Federal Contract Obligations (Last 5 Years)
FPDS Query data for the Agricultural Marketing Service shows $23.15 billion in obligations across 37,292 award actions over the last five years.
Totals reflect the provided analysis window and are based on readable obligated amounts, award counts, and vendor and NAICS groupings.
Agency ID
12K2
Total Obligated
23.15 billion
23,147,510,620.13
Award Actions
37,292
Average Action Value
620,709.82
About AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE federal contract activity
Over the last 5 years, the Agricultural Marketing Service obligated $23.15 billion across 37,292 awards, with an average award value of $620,709.82. The agency’s procurement profile indicates a large, recurring contracting base concentrated in food and agricultural product markets.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
Tyson Foods Inc. is the largest vendor in the period at $671.70 million across 334 awards, followed by Cargill, Incorporated at $559.53 million and Archer-Daniels-Midland Company at $544.16 million. Stutz Packing Company and Pacific Coast Producers also rank among the top vendors, each with more than $444 million obligated and over 400 awards, showing sustained use of established suppliers.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
Award activity is concentrated in food manufacturing and processing NAICS codes, led by 311999 All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing at $4.02 billion and 3,101 awards. Other major categories include 311611 Animal (Except Poultry) Slaughtering, 311421 Fruit and Vegetable Canning, 311615 Poultry Processing, and 311513 Cheese Manufacturing, reinforcing the agency’s heavy emphasis on processed food supply chains.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations peaked in 2021 at $5.51 billion, then remained elevated through 2022 and 2023 before declining to $4.55 billion in 2024 and $3.61 billion in 2025. Award counts were highest in 2024 at 9,635, while 2025 shows a lower but still substantial volume of 8,679 awards, indicating continued procurement activity with somewhat reduced dollar outlays.
How to interpret this page
This summary uses FPDS-obligated dollars and award counts for Agricultural Marketing Service, agency ID 12K2, over the last 5 years. Vendor, NAICS, and annual figures reflect the top records provided in the source dataset and are not adjusted beyond the reported totals.
Top Vendors
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vendor_name,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName AS vendor_name,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID = '12K2'
AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 5 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY vendor_name
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Vendor | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| TYSON FOODS INC. | 671,695,404.65 | 671.70 million | 334 |
| CARGILL, INCORPORATED | 559,529,425.20 | 559.53 million | 83 |
| ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY | 544,157,339.75 | 544.16 million | 197 |
| STUTZ PACKING COMPANY | 504,467,725.86 | 504.47 million | 414 |
| PACIFIC COAST PRODUCERS | 444,243,697.09 | 444.24 million | 410 |
| CHS INC. | 401,833,004.70 | 401.83 million | 44 |
| TYSON FOODS, INC. | 385,622,189.67 | 385.62 million | 214 |
| AMERIQUAL GROUP, LLC | 314,735,130.82 | 314.74 million | 195 |
| CRIDER, INC. | 303,501,076.41 | 303.50 million | 342 |
| BONGARDS' CREAMERIES | 283,542,435.20 | 283.54 million | 283 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE obligated $23.15 billion across 37,292 awards, with an average award value of $620,709.82. Top-vendor obligations are concentrated among a small set of food and agricultural suppliers, led by TYSON FOODS INC. at $671.70 million, followed by CARGILL, INCORPORATED and ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY at $559.53 million and $544.16 million, respectively. Several vendors combine high obligation totals with high award counts, including STUTZ PACKING COMPANY (414 awards), PACIFIC COAST PRODUCERS (410), and CRIDER, INC. (342), indicating a relatively distributed award pattern among recurring suppliers rather than reliance on a single dominant vendor.
Top NAICS
SELECT
naics_code,
naics_name,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode AS naics_code,
anyHeavy(content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode__description) AS naics_name,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID = '12K2'
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 5 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY naics_code
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| NAICS Code | Description | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 311999 | ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS FOOD MANUFACTURING | 4,019,470,438.46 | 4.02 billion | 3,101 |
| 311611 | ANIMAL (EXCEPT POULTRY) SLAUGHTERING | 3,076,272,856.64 | 3.08 billion | 2,970 |
| 311421 | FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CANNING | 2,691,701,858.78 | 2.69 billion | 5,972 |
| 311615 | POULTRY PROCESSING | 2,560,185,093.26 | 2.56 billion | 2,297 |
| 311513 | CHEESE MANUFACTURING | 2,022,817,635.92 | 2.02 billion | 2,830 |
| 311710 | SEAFOOD PRODUCT PREPARATION AND PACKAGING | 1,328,142,907.86 | 1.33 billion | 664 |
| 311411 | FROZEN FRUIT, JUICE, AND VEGETABLE MANUFACTURING | 1,201,185,797.12 | 1.20 billion | 2,477 |
| 311991 | PERISHABLE PREPARED FOOD MANUFACTURING | 1,165,413,234.14 | 1.17 billion | 1,920 |
| 311911 | ROASTED NUTS AND PEANUT BUTTER MANUFACTURING | 903,990,875.65 | 903.99 million | 898 |
| 311423 | DRIED AND DEHYDRATED FOOD MANUFACTURING | 666,479,881.33 | 666.48 million | 816 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE obligated $23.15 billion across 37,292 awards, with the Top NAICS categories concentrated in food manufacturing and processing. The largest obligations were in NAICS 311999 (All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing) at $4.02 billion, 311611 (Animal Slaughtering) at $3.08 billion, and 311421 (Fruit and Vegetable Canning) at $2.69 billion, indicating a strong concentration in processed agricultural products. The top 10 NAICS account for $19.61 billion, or about 84.7% of total obligations, showing a high degree of spend concentration in a limited set of related industries.
Annual Trend
SELECT
year,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
toYear(parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate)) AS year,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID = '12K2'
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 5 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY year
)
ORDER BY year DESC| Year | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,606,279,134.87 | 3.61 billion | 8,679 |
| 2024 | 4,545,165,061.74 | 4.55 billion | 9,635 |
| 2023 | 5,089,452,907.70 | 5.09 billion | 7,619 |
| 2022 | 4,400,642,653.83 | 4.40 billion | 6,692 |
| 2021 | 5,505,970,861.99 | 5.51 billion | 4,667 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE obligated $23.15 billion across 37,292 awards, averaging $620,709.82 per award. Annual obligations were highest in 2021 at $5.51 billion, declined in 2022 to $4.40 billion, increased to $5.09 billion in 2023, and then fell to $4.55 billion in 2024 and $3.61 billion in 2025. Award volume peaked in 2024 at 9,635 awards, indicating that recent spending has been distributed across more awards even as total obligations have trended downward.
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