Over the last 10 years, the Farm Service Agency obligated $2,502,592,511.25 across 8,643 award actions, for an average action value of $289,551.37. The largest vendor obligations went to CARGILL, INCORPORATED, STRATAS FOODS LLC, CHS INC., ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY, and DIDION, INC, while the highest-obligation NAICS categories were all other miscellaneous food manufacturing, fats and oils refining and blending, and flour milling.
Federal Agency
FARM SERVICE AGENCY Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)
Farm Service Agency (Agency ID 12D2) procurement results for the last 10 years show $2.50 billion in obligated funds across 8,643 award actions, with activity concentrated in food manufacturing, oils refining, and related support services.
Annual values include negative obligations in 2022, 2023, and 2024, which may reflect deobligations or adjustments in FPDS records.
Agency ID
12D2
Total Obligated
2.50 billion
2,502,592,511.25
Award Actions
8,643
Average Action Value
289,551.37
About FARM SERVICE AGENCY federal contract activity
Over the last 10 years, FARM SERVICE AGENCY (12D2) recorded $2.50 billion in obligated spending across 8,643 awards, with an average award value of $289,551.37. The scale and volume indicate a broad procurement portfolio with relatively moderate average award sizes across a large number of actions.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
Vendor obligations are concentrated among food and agriculture suppliers, led by CARGILL, INCORPORATED at $301.03 million across 96 awards and STRATAS FOODS LLC at $172.33 million across 91 awards. CHS INC., ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY, and DIDION, INC also rank among the top recipients, reflecting repeated high-dollar awards to major commodity and processing firms.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
The spending mix is dominated by NAICS 311999, All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing, which accounts for $1.02 billion across 1,072 awards. Other leading categories include Fats and Oils Refining and Blending and Flour Milling, while the presence of Computer Systems Design Services and Custom Computer Programming Services indicates a smaller but material information technology component in the agency's procurement profile.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
The most recent years shown reflect negative obligated totals in 2022, 2023, and 2024, alongside low award counts, which suggests deobligations or closeout adjustments rather than new net spending. In contrast, 2021 and 2020 show positive obligations of $3.69 million and $1.86 million respectively, but at levels far below the agency's multi-year total.
How to interpret this page
This summary is based on FPDS Query data for FARM SERVICE AGENCY (Agency ID 12D2) over the last 10 years. Amounts reflect obligated dollars and award counts as reported in the provided dataset; annual figures may include negative obligations where FPDS records deobligations or adjustments.
Top Vendors
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FROM
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AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY vendor_name
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ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Vendor | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARGILL, INCORPORATED | 301,032,601.90 | 301.03 million | 96 |
| STRATAS FOODS LLC | 172,327,795.53 | 172.33 million | 91 |
| CHS INC. | 150,613,530.10 | 150.61 million | 35 |
| ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY | 147,621,992.97 | 147.62 million | 170 |
| DIDION, INC | 109,332,436.55 | 109.33 million | 192 |
| BUNGE NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 76,464,073.15 | 76.46 million | 35 |
| BUNGE MILLING, INC. | 61,445,902.37 | 61.45 million | 150 |
| KALAMA EXPORT COMPANY LLC | 58,870,315.92 | 58.87 million | 18 |
| DAKOTA DRY BEAN INC. | 55,540,813.90 | 55.54 million | 52 |
| INCOBRASA INDUSTRIES, LTD. | 50,218,016.73 | 50.22 million | 83 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, FARM SERVICE AGENCY obligated $2.50 billion across 8,643 awards, with an average award value of $289.6 thousand. Top vendor spending is moderately concentrated: CARGILL, INCORPORATED is the largest recipient at $301.03 million across 96 awards, followed by STRATAS FOODS LLC at $172.33 million and CHS INC. at $150.61 million. The remaining top vendors each received between $50.22 million and $147.62 million, indicating a diversified vendor base with several high-value recurring suppliers rather than reliance on a single contractor.
Top NAICS
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naics_name,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
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sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
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AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 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 | 1,023,297,244.47 | 1.02 billion | 1,072 |
| 311225 | FATS AND OILS REFINING AND BLENDING | 316,629,284.15 | 316.63 million | 319 |
| 311211 | FLOUR MILLING | 264,947,003.36 | 264.95 million | 672 |
| 541512 | COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES | 129,928,741.90 | 129.93 million | 269 |
| 541511 | CUSTOM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES | 128,311,473.05 | 128.31 million | 350 |
| 311212 | RICE MILLING | 121,389,748.07 | 121.39 million | 157 |
| 311224 | SOYBEAN AND OTHER OILSEED PROCESSING | 104,525,333.71 | 104.53 million | 31 |
| 541611 | ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES | 89,859,402.42 | 89.86 million | 721 |
| 541922 | COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHY | 62,662,962.91 | 62.66 million | 113 |
| 541519 | OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES | 36,355,359.99 | 36.36 million | 190 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, FARM SERVICE AGENCY obligated $2.50 billion across 8,643 awards, with the top NAICS code, 311999 (All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing), accounting for $1.02 billion, or about 41% of total obligations. The next three NAICS codes—311225, 311211, and 541512—add another $711.5 million, indicating a moderate concentration in food manufacturing alongside notable spending in IT services. Award volume is also concentrated in a few codes, particularly 311999, 311211, and 541611, which together account for 2,465 awards.
Annual Trend
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year,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
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sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID = '12D2'
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AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY year
)
ORDER BY year DESC| Year | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -11,514.40 | -11.51 thousand | 2 |
| 2023 | -13,080.00 | -13.08 thousand | 2 |
| 2022 | -1,373,482.39 | -1.37 million | 30 |
| 2021 | 3,690,990.61 | 3.69 million | 172 |
| 2020 | 1,860,369.64 | 1.86 million | 420 |
| 2019 | 137,570,560.13 | 137.57 million | 1,037 |
| 2018 | 744,091,507.60 | 744.09 million | 2,103 |
| 2017 | 712,260,450.28 | 712.26 million | 2,476 |
| 2016 | 904,516,709.78 | 904.52 million | 2,401 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, FARM SERVICE AGENCY obligated $2.50 billion across 8,643 awards, with activity heavily concentrated in FY 2016-2019. FY 2016 was the peak year at $904.52 million and 2,401 awards, followed by FY 2017 at $712.26 million and FY 2018 at $744.09 million; FY 2019 declined to $137.57 million, with comparatively low obligations in FY 2020-2024. FY 2022-2024 show negative obligations, including -$1.37 million in FY 2022 and small negative amounts in FY 2023-2024, indicating a near-zero or reversal period relative to the earlier peak years.
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