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Top Contractors for Department of Agriculture

Top Contractors for Department of Agriculture shows which federal contractors rank highest by Primary Metric in FPDS-based procurement data.

CAL WESTERN PACKAGING CORP leads this ranking at 1.47B. The top 10 account for 29.92% of the value in this result set, indicating a low concentration pattern.

Primary Metric Top Contractors Vendor Ranking All Time Department of Agriculture

Updated 03/19/2026

Top Entity
CAL WESTERN PACKAGING CORP
1.47B
Rows Returned
100
Top 10 Share
29.92%
Low concentration
Ranking Metric
Primary Metric
Top Contractors

Analysis

CAL WESTERN PACKAGING CORP leads this ranking at 1.47B. The top 10 account for 29.92% of the value in this result set, indicating a low concentration pattern.

Why it matters: Use this page to identify leaders, compare major participants, and understand how activity is distributed across this segment of the federal market.

Methodology: The query groups FPDS records by the ranked entity, calculates the main metric, and orders results from highest to lowest. Supporting columns add context to the leaderboard.

Key Findings

  • CAL WESTERN PACKAGING CORP holds the top position.
  • The top 10 account for 29.92% of the value in this result set.
  • CARGILL INCORPORATED appears in the second position.

Limitations

  • Interpretation depends on the SQL scope and selected filters.
  • This page reflects only the returned query result set.

Query Used

-- Top Contractors for Department of Agriculture
SELECT
    content__award__vendor__contractorName AS vendor_name,
    sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
    formatReadableQuantity(sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount)) AS total_obligated_readable,
    count() AS award_count,
    formatReadableQuantity(count()) AS award_count_readable,
    sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) / count() AS avg_award_size,
    formatReadableQuantity(sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) / count()) AS avg_award_size_readable
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
    contract_type = 1
    AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID__departmentName = 'AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF'
    AND content__award__vendor__contractorName IS NOT NULL
    AND content__award__vendor__contractorName != ''
GROUP BY content__award__vendor__contractorName
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 100

Ranking Table

This table ranks results by Primary Metric from highest to lowest.

# Vendor Name Total Obligated Total Obligated Readable Award Count Award Count Readable Avg Award Size Avg Award Size Readable
1 CAL WESTERN PACKAGING CORP 1,465,945,939.00
1.47 billion
 1.47 billion 861 861.00 1702608.52 1.70 million
2 CARGILL INCORPORATED 1,270,063,234.20
1.27 billion
 1.27 billion 1102 1.10 thousand 1152507.47 1.15 million
3 LAUHOFF GRAIN COMPANY 922,373,000.00
922.37 million
 922.37 million 951 951.00 969898 969.90 thousand
4 ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY 730,251,657.82
730.25 million
 730.25 million 438 438.00 1667241.22 1.67 million
5 CAL WESTERN PACKAGING CORPORATION 666,879,129.51
666.88 million
 666.88 million 244 244.00 2733111.18 2.73 million
6 CONTINENTAL GRAIN COMPANY 600,257,000.00
600.26 million
 600.26 million 277 277.00 2166992.77 2.17 million
7 CONTINENTAL GRAIN CO 553,060,000.00
553.06 million
 553.06 million 344 344.00 1607732.55 1.61 million
8 CARGILL INC 486,453,393.00
486.45 million
 486.45 million 520 520.00 935487.29 935.49 thousand
9 ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO 479,087,740.50
479.09 million
 479.09 million 128 128.00 3742872.97 3.74 million
10 LOUIS DREYFUS CORPORATION 424,357,817.45
424.36 million
 424.36 million 194 194.00 2187411.43 2.19 million
11 LOUISIANA FILLING INC 406,674,000.00
406.67 million
 406.67 million 269 269.00 1511799.25 1.51 million
12 GOVERNMENT ACQUISITIONS INC 392,974,679.19
392.97 million
 392.97 million 4586 4.59 thousand 85690.07 85.69 thousand
13 CARGILL, INCORPORATED 374,058,282.30
374.06 million
 374.06 million 258 258.00 1449838.3 1.45 million
14 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 373,372,331.75
373.37 million
 373.37 million 1140 1.14 thousand 327519.58 327.52 thousand
15 RICELAND FOODS INC 366,857,931.00
366.86 million
 366.86 million 443 443.00 828121.74 828.12 thousand
16 ADM MILLING CO 364,561,000.00
364.56 million
 364.56 million 451 451.00 808339.24 808.34 thousand
17 A D M MILLING CO 362,680,763.00
362.68 million
 362.68 million 858 858.00 422704.85 422.70 thousand
18 CARGILL, INC 358,185,000.00
358.19 million
 358.19 million 170 170.00 2106970.58 2.11 million
19 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE 356,462,303.72
356.46 million
 356.46 million 3036 3.04 thousand 117411.82 117.41 thousand
20 DEL MONTE CORPORATION 342,951,852.26
342.95 million
 342.95 million 330 330.00 1039248.03 1.04 million
21 BEATRICE CHEESE INC 339,953,000.00
339.95 million
 339.95 million 210 210.00 1618823.8 1.62 million
22 BUNGE CORPORATION 319,558,000.00
319.56 million
 319.56 million 114 114.00 2803140.35 2.80 million
23 TRI/VALLEY GROWERS 318,185,000.00
318.19 million
 318.19 million 223 223.00 1426838.56 1.43 million
24 POLYTEX FIBERS, CORP 303,283,000.00
303.28 million
 303.28 million 4 4.00 75820750 75.82 million
25 ACCENTURE 294,032,432.17
294.03 million
 294.03 million 320 320.00 918851.35 918.85 thousand
26 DIDION MILLING INCORPORATED 277,582,664.70
277.58 million
 277.58 million 184 184.00 1508601.43 1.51 million
27 LAND OLAKES INCORPORATED 250,296,314.77
250.30 million
 250.30 million 122 122.00 2051609.13 2.05 million
28 TYSON FOODS INC 249,474,873.00
249.47 million
 249.47 million 335 335.00 744701.11 744.70 thousand
29 GLACIER TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 244,426,027.22
244.43 million
 244.43 million 469 469.00 521164.23 521.16 thousand
30 ADVOCACY AND RESOURCES CORPORATION 238,123,560.60
238.12 million
 238.12 million 172 172.00 1384439.3 1.38 million
31 AERO UNION CORPORATION 237,821,290.09
237.82 million
 237.82 million 136 136.00 1748685.95 1.75 million
32 UNISYS CORPORATION 233,948,964.93
233.95 million
 233.95 million 853 853.00 274266.07 274.27 thousand
33 A D M MILLING COMPANY 232,231,994.52
232.23 million
 232.23 million 376 376.00 617638.28 617.64 thousand
34 ADM MILLING 229,965,000.00
229.97 million
 229.97 million 332 332.00 692665.66 692.67 thousand
35 CONAGRA INC 228,715,000.00
228.72 million
 228.72 million 839 839.00 272604.29 272.60 thousand
36 THE WHITING-TURNER CONTRACTING 227,129,130.22
227.13 million
 227.13 million 195 195.00 1164764.77 1.16 million
37 NEW TECH SOLUTIONS INC 215,118,559.84
215.12 million
 215.12 million 2476 2.48 thousand 86881.48 86.88 thousand
38 SENECA FOODS CORPORATION 214,295,235.25
214.30 million
 214.30 million 265 265.00 808661.26 808.66 thousand
39 GOLD KIST INC 211,676,612.00
211.68 million
 211.68 million 287 287.00 737549.17 737.55 thousand
40 INTERNATIONAL BUS MCHS CORP 207,557,848.00
207.56 million
 207.56 million 3222 3.22 thousand 64418.94 64.42 thousand
41 LEPRINO FOODS DAIRY PRODUCTS COMPANY 194,338,482.18
194.34 million
 194.34 million 157 157.00 1237824.72 1.24 million
42 DELL FEDERAL SYSTEMS LP 193,811,126.11
193.81 million
 193.81 million 62 62.00 3125985.9 3.13 million
43 TAYLOR PACKING CO INC 192,725,396.00
192.73 million
 192.73 million 231 231.00 834309.07 834.31 thousand
44 LAUHOFF GRAIN CO 185,081,000.00
185.08 million
 185.08 million 148 148.00 1250547.29 1.25 million
45 TYSON FOODS INCORPORATED (5165) 184,358,019.36
184.36 million
 184.36 million 111 111.00 1660883.05 1.66 million
46 LAKESIDE FOODS INC 182,094,411.38
182.09 million
 182.09 million 117 117.00 1556362.49 1.56 million
47 BUNGE NORTH AMERICA INCORPORATED 175,865,938.95
175.87 million
 175.87 million 168 168.00 1046821.06 1.05 million
48 CEREAL FOOD PROCESSORS INC 174,923,000.00
174.92 million
 174.92 million 950 950.00 184129.47 184.13 thousand
49 CARGILL, INCORPORATED 174,685,000.00
174.69 million
 174.69 million 67 67.00 2607238.8 2.61 million
50 CHERRY MEAT PACKERS INCORPORATED 171,821,548.79
171.82 million
 171.82 million 171 171.00 1004804.37 1.00 million
51 CAL WESTERN PKG CORP 169,953,000.00
169.95 million
 169.95 million 121 121.00 1404570.24 1.40 million
52 IBM CORPORATION 167,549,177.54
167.55 million
 167.55 million 355 355.00 471969.51 471.97 thousand
53 DIDION, INC 166,196,730.00
166.20 million
 166.20 million 67 67.00 2480548.2 2.48 million
54 AMERICAN MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, I 165,339,741.74
165.34 million
 165.34 million 163 163.00 1014354.24 1.01 million
55 VENTERA CORPORATION 165,304,739.00
165.30 million
 165.30 million 110 110.00 1502770.35 1.50 million
56 MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH IN 163,640,676.75
163.64 million
 163.64 million 476 476.00 343782.93 343.78 thousand
57 KRAUSE MILLING COMPANY 163,574,000.00
163.57 million
 163.57 million 303 303.00 539848.18 539.85 thousand
58 LAND O'LAKES, INC. 161,727,999.83
161.73 million
 161.73 million 192 192.00 842333.33 842.33 thousand
59 ADM MILLING COMPANY 161,706,000.00
161.71 million
 161.71 million 375 375.00 431216 431.22 thousand
60 GENERAL MILLS INC 161,150,727.00
161.15 million
 161.15 million 574 574.00 280750.39 280.75 thousand
61 LEPRINO FOODSCOMPANY 160,779,993.54
160.78 million
 160.78 million 31 31.00 5186451.4 5.19 million
62 LAND OLAKES INC 155,823,000.00
155.82 million
 155.82 million 264 264.00 590238.63 590.24 thousand
63 FOCUSED MANAGEMENT, INC. 155,717,387.33
155.72 million
 155.72 million 453 453.00 343746.99 343.75 thousand
64 TYSON FOODS, INC. 155,156,436.78
155.16 million
 155.16 million 103 103.00 1506373.17 1.51 million
65 A D M MILLING CO. 154,566,477.32
154.57 million
 154.57 million 208 208.00 743108.06 743.11 thousand
66 WESTLAND MEAT COMPANY INCORPORATED 153,314,115.99
153.31 million
 153.31 million 131 131.00 1170336.76 1.17 million
67 BONGARDS CREAMERIES 152,641,095.65
152.64 million
 152.64 million 128 128.00 1192508.55 1.19 million
68 FARMLAND INDUSTRIES, INC 152,440,000.00
152.44 million
 152.44 million 40 40.00 3811000 3.81 million
69 NORTHERN STATES BEEF INC 152,113,000.00
152.11 million
 152.11 million 61 61.00 2493655.73 2.49 million
70 BUNGE MILLING, INC 148,719,136.68
148.72 million
 148.72 million 126 126.00 1180310.6 1.18 million
71 DELL MARKETING L.P. 146,734,638.84
146.73 million
 146.73 million 337 337.00 435414.35 435.41 thousand
72 ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY 145,449,817.47
145.45 million
 145.45 million 170 170.00 855587.16 855.59 thousand
73 EXCEL CORPORATION 144,529,000.00
144.53 million
 144.53 million 171 171.00 845198.83 845.20 thousand
74 PEAVEY COMPANY 144,261,000.00
144.26 million
 144.26 million 218 218.00 661747.7 661.75 thousand
75 SUPREME BEEF PROCESSORS 142,623,000.00
142.62 million
 142.62 million 139 139.00 1026064.74 1.03 million
76 NORTHERN STATES 140,630,000.00
140.63 million
 140.63 million 100 100.00 1406300 1.41 million
77 NEPTUNE AVIATION SERVICES INC 140,168,348.05
140.17 million
 140.17 million 58 58.00 2416695.65 2.42 million
78 CENEX HARVEST STATES COOPERATI 139,781,765.00
139.78 million
 139.78 million 90 90.00 1553130.72 1.55 million
79 LOUIS DREYFUS CORP 137,932,000.00
137.93 million
 137.93 million 82 82.00 1682097.56 1.68 million
80 MC CARTHY BUILDING COMPANIES 137,229,537.78
137.23 million
 137.23 million 152 152.00 902825.9 902.83 thousand
81 FISHER MILLS INC 136,450,000.00
136.45 million
 136.45 million 166 166.00 821987.95 821.99 thousand
82 JENNIE-O TURKEY STORE, INC 136,012,006.26
136.01 million
 136.01 million 70 70.00 1943028.66 1.94 million
83 PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATION 134,916,117.28
134.92 million
 134.92 million 93 93.00 1450710.93 1.45 million
84 ADM REFINED OILS DIV 134,791,000.00
134.79 million
 134.79 million 94 94.00 1433946.8 1.43 million
85 SERVICE PACKING COMPANY 134,637,000.00
134.64 million
 134.64 million 227 227.00 593114.53 593.11 thousand
86 IBP, INC 133,709,000.00
133.71 million
 133.71 million 139 139.00 961935.25 961.94 thousand
87 ADVOCACY AND RESOURCES CORPORA 131,891,029.00
131.89 million
 131.89 million 118 118.00 1117720.58 1.12 million
88 A D M MILLING CO. (INC) 129,951,000.00
129.95 million
 129.95 million 251 251.00 517733.06 517.73 thousand
89 CONCOURSE GRAIN 129,687,000.00
129.69 million
 129.69 million 61 61.00 2126016.39 2.13 million
90 SUPREME BEEF PROCESSORS INC 129,604,000.00
129.60 million
 129.60 million 177 177.00 732225.98 732.23 thousand
91 PILGRIMS PRIDE CORPORATION 128,841,326.59
128.84 million
 128.84 million 161 161.00 800256.68 800.26 thousand
92 PACIFIC COAST PRODUCERS 127,759,164.14
127.76 million
 127.76 million 236 236.00 541352.39 541.35 thousand
93 NATIONAL RURAL WATER ASSOCIATI 127,223,330.37
127.22 million
 127.22 million 21 21.00 6058253.82 6.06 million
94 SIGNATURE FRUIT COMPANY LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 126,660,659.00
126.66 million
 126.66 million 122 122.00 1038202.12 1.04 million
95 BARTLETT AND COMPANY 126,484,453.59
126.48 million
 126.48 million 325 325.00 389182.93 389.18 thousand
96 COMPUTER ASSOCIATES INTERNATIO 126,367,032.64
126.37 million
 126.37 million 333 333.00 379480.57 379.48 thousand
97 NORTHERN STATES BEEF 126,357,000.00
126.36 million
 126.36 million 94 94.00 1344223.4 1.34 million
98 THE LARSEN COMPANY INC 123,747,000.00
123.75 million
 123.75 million 55 55.00 2249945.45 2.25 million
99 CHERRY MEAT PACKERS, INC. 123,249,596.48
123.25 million
 123.25 million 88 88.00 1400563.59 1.40 million
100 LAKESIDE PACKING COMPANY 123,134,000.00
123.13 million
 123.13 million 100 100.00 1231340 1.23 million

How This Ranking Is Built

Build a ranked FPDS view for "Top Contractors for Department of Agriculture" using aggregated procurement data.

Query structure

  • Results are sorted from highest to lowest by the main ranking metric.
  • Grouping is used to combine FPDS records into comparable entity-level results.

Included fields

  • vendor_name — Defines the ranked vendor or contractor.
  • total_obligated — Defines the main ranking metric: Primary Metric.
  • award_count — Adds supporting context to the leaderboard.
  • award_count_readable — Adds supporting context to the leaderboard.
  • avg_award_size — Adds supporting context to the leaderboard.

How to use this ranking

  • Supports fast market review.
  • Helps compare leaders and close competitors.
  • Adds context beyond a raw transaction list.

Computed Metrics

Top 3 Share
14.40%
Top 5 Share
19.90%
Mean
253,988,097.42
Median
170,887,274.40
Max
1,465,945,939.00
Min
123,134,000.00
Concentration
Low
Fragmentation
High

Top Entities

# Entity Value
1 CAL WESTERN PACKAGING CORP 1.47B
2 CARGILL INCORPORATED 1.27B
3 LAUHOFF GRAIN COMPANY 922.37M
4 ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY 730.25M
5 CAL WESTERN PACKAGING CORPORATION 666.88M
6 CONTINENTAL GRAIN COMPANY 600.26M
7 CONTINENTAL GRAIN CO 553.06M
8 CARGILL INC 486.45M
9 ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO 479.09M
10 LOUIS DREYFUS CORPORATION 424.36M

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