This page summarizes federal obligations and award activity under NAICS 311421, Fruit and Vegetable Canning, with spending concentrated in food procurement and related supply programs. The Agricultural Marketing Service and the Defense Logistics Agency account for nearly all obligations, while annual activity peaked in 2024 and remained above $920 million in 2025.
NAICS Industry
NAICS 311421 Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)
Federal procurement activity for NAICS 311421, Fruit and Vegetable Canning, totals $8.61 billion across 12,501 award actions over the last 10 years.
Totals reflect the last 10 years of readable FPDS obligation data and may include negative adjustments; vendor names and CAGE codes are shown as reported.
NAICS Code
311421
Industry
FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CANNING
Total Obligated
8.61 billion
8,612,598,068.36
Award Actions
12,501
Average Action Value
688,952.72
About NAICS 311421 federal contract activity
NAICS 311421, Fruit and Vegetable Canning, accounts for $8.61 billion in obligated federal spending over the last 10 years across 12,501 awards, with an average award value of $688,952.72. The category is heavily concentrated in food supply and institutional procurement, reflecting recurring demand for shelf-stable fruit and vegetable products.
Agency demand and leading federal buyers
The Agricultural Marketing Service is the dominant buyer in this NAICS, obligating $4.85 billion across 8,864 awards, followed by the Defense Logistics Agency at $3.73 billion across 1,363 awards. Together, these two agencies account for nearly all observed spending in the category, while the remaining agencies contribute comparatively small amounts.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
Award activity is led by AMERIQUAL GROUP, LLC at $1.30 billion across 300 awards, followed by THE WORNICK COMPANY at $993.22 million and SO-PAK-CO, INC. at $733.33 million. PACIFIC COAST PRODUCERS and SOPAKCO, INC. also show substantial obligations, and the repeated appearance of the 6D623 CAGE across vendor names indicates related naming variants in the data.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations increased from $753.14 million in 2021 to $855.66 million in 2022 and $973.55 million in 2023, then rose to a peak of $1.17 billion in 2024 before easing to $920.99 million in 2025. Award counts followed a similar pattern, reaching 2,035 in 2024 and then declining to 1,405 in 2025.
How to interpret this page
This summary uses FPDS obligations associated with NAICS code 311421 over the last 10 years. Totals, award counts, and averages are based on the provided dataset; agency and vendor rankings reflect obligated dollars within the analysis window, and annual trend values reflect year-by-year obligations and award counts.
Top Agencies
SELECT
agency_id,
agency_name,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID AS agency_id,
anyHeavy(content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID__name) AS agency_name,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode = '311421'
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY agency_id
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Agency ID | Agency Name | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12K2 | AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE | 4,851,095,457.54 | 4.85 billion | 8,864 |
| 97AS | DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY | 3,725,456,286.22 | 3.73 billion | 1,363 |
| 1540 | FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM / BUREAU OF PRISONS | 36,031,853.60 | 36.03 million | 2,271 |
| 12H2 | AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE | 29,000.00 | 29.00 thousand | 2 |
| 3600 | VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF | -14,529.00 | -14.53 thousand | 1 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, NAICS 311421 obligated $8.61 billion across 12,501 awards, with spend highly concentrated in two agencies. Agricultural Marketing Service accounted for $4.85 billion and 8,864 awards, while Defense Logistics Agency obligated $3.73 billion across 1,363 awards; together they represent nearly all recorded obligations in this NAICS. The remaining agencies had comparatively minimal activity, including Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons at $36.03 million, Agricultural Research Service at $29 thousand, and a small net negative obligation for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Top Vendors
SELECT
vendor_name,
cage_code,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName AS vendor_name,
anyHeavy(content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__cageCode) AS cage_code,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode = '311421'
AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY vendor_name
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Vendor | CAGE Code | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERIQUAL GROUP, LLC | 08KA0 | 1,303,508,597.35 | 1.30 billion | 300 |
| WORNICK COMPANY, THE | 9Y162 | 993,224,815.66 | 993.22 million | 164 |
| SO-PAK-CO, INC. | 6D623 | 733,329,442.26 | 733.33 million | 126 |
| PACIFIC COAST PRODUCERS | 3UUQ9 | 679,035,559.11 | 679.04 million | 579 |
| SOPAKCO, INC. | 6D623 | 666,533,632.85 | 666.53 million | 239 |
| DEL MONTE FOODS, INC. | 71GS3 | 586,280,075.25 | 586.28 million | 845 |
| BURNETTE FOODS, INC. | 6A391 | 349,478,046.51 | 349.48 million | 755 |
| CHERRY CENTRAL COOPERATIVE, INC. | 1GQB8 | 327,694,568.06 | 327.69 million | 381 |
| SENECA FOODS CORPORATION | 1E768 | 272,816,517.58 | 272.82 million | 536 |
| NEIL JONES FOOD COMPANY, THE | 8K527 | 201,318,010.02 | 201.32 million | 389 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, NAICS 311421 has obligated $8.61 billion across 12,501 awards, with the top 10 vendors accounting for a substantial share of activity. AMERIQUAL GROUP, LLC leads with $1.30 billion and 300 awards, followed by WORNICK COMPANY, THE at $993.22 million and SO-PAK-CO, INC. at $733.33 million, indicating a concentrated award base among a small set of suppliers. Award counts vary materially across the leading vendors, with PACIFIC COAST PRODUCERS and DEL MONTE FOODS, INC. receiving 579 and 845 awards, respectively, suggesting both high-dollar and high-frequency contracting patterns in this NAICS.
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__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode = '311421'
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY year
)
ORDER BY year DESC| Year | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 920,985,695.79 | 920.99 million | 1,405 |
| 2024 | 1,167,185,446.19 | 1.17 billion | 2,035 |
| 2023 | 973,549,062.38 | 973.55 million | 1,663 |
| 2022 | 855,659,928.40 | 855.66 million | 1,210 |
| 2021 | 753,135,993.69 | 753.14 million | 833 |
| 2020 | 769,665,932.71 | 769.67 million | 951 |
| 2019 | 858,435,950.91 | 858.44 million | 1,001 |
| 2018 | 865,299,165.42 | 865.30 million | 1,000 |
| 2017 | 748,795,780.80 | 748.80 million | 1,238 |
| 2016 | 699,885,112.07 | 699.89 million | 1,165 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, NAICS 311421 obligated $8.61 billion across 12,501 awards, with an average award value of $688,952.72. Obligations were relatively stable from 2016 through 2022, generally ranging from about $699.9 million to $865.3 million annually, before increasing in 2023 and peaking in 2024 at $1.17 billion. Award volume also increased sharply in 2024 to 2,035 awards, then declined in 2025 to 1,405 awards while obligations remained elevated at $920.99 million, indicating continued but more moderate activity.
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