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Department of Agriculture contracts: top contractors

Contract data as of Oct 28, 2026. Refreshed daily.

The Department of Agriculture obligated $10.88B in prime contracts in the last 12 months. The largest recipients were Kiewit Infrastructure South Co ($260.6M), Tyson Foods Inc. ($226.3M), Perimeter Solutions Lp ($165.2M). 6 of its top 60 contractors are matched to listed companies.

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Top 60 contractors, last 12 months

#RecipientTickerObligationsShare
1Kiewit Infrastructure South Co–$260.6M2%
2Tyson Foods Inc.TSN$226.3M2%
3Perimeter Solutions LpPRM$165.2M2%
4Palantir Technologies Inc.PLTR$135.0M1%
5Aero-Flite, Inc.–$133.7M1%
6Pacific Coast Producers–$133.1M1%
7Carahsoft Technology Corp–$132.6M1%
8Central Valley Meat Co., Inc.–$107.4M1%
9Associated Milk Producers Inc–$107.1M1%
10Helicopter Transport Services, Llc–$105.3M1%
11Helicopter Express Llc–$102.8M1%
12Leprino Foods Dairy Products Company–$102.0M1%
13Peachtree Lumber Company, Inc–$99.6M1%
14Bongards Creameries–$96.7M1%
15Caviness Beef Packers, Limited–$86.1M1%
16Bridger Air Tanker Llc–$83.3M1%
17Aero Air, Llc–$79.1M1%
18Chs Inc.–$76.6M1%
19Neptune Aviation Services, Inc.–$75.6M1%
20California Dairies Inc–$73.0M1%
21Cherry Meat Packers, Inc–$69.0M1%
22Gold Creek Foods, Llc–$67.5M1%
23Coulson Aviation (Usa), Inc.–$67.1M1%
24Dawson'S Realty & Mortgages, Inc.–$66.4M1%
25Minburn Technology Group, Llc–$65.9M1%
26Microsoft CorporationMSFT$64.9M1%
27Accenture Federal Services Llc–$63.9M1%
28Lumen Technologies Government Solutions, Inc.–$63.0M1%
29Information Systems & Networks Corporation–$62.6M1%
30Crider, Inc.–$58.8M1%
31Jennie-O Turkey Store Inc–$58.6M1%
32American Beef Packers, Inc.–$53.3M0%
33Pilgrim'S Pride CorporationPPC$51.9M0%
34Dynamo Technologies, Llc–$50.9M0%
35Synergy Business Innovation & Solutions Inc.–$50.6M0%
36Olga H Barrios–$47.5M0%
37Inn Foods, Inc.–$46.8M0%
38Billings Flying Service Llc–$45.4M0%
39Schenk Packing Co., Inc.–$44.8M0%
40Merrick & Company–$43.9M0%
41Mckenzie Construction & Site Development Llc–$43.9M0%
42Management & Engineering Technologies International Inc–$42.5M0%
43Deloitte Consulting Llp–$42.3M0%
44Tabatchnick Fine Foods Inc–$40.2M0%
45Wescott Agri Products, Inc–$39.2M0%
46Siller Helicopters, Llc–$39.1M0%
47Seneca Foods Corp–$38.9M0%
48Tenax Aerospace Llc–$37.8M0%
49Covington Firelake Jv, Llc–$37.8M0%
50Miceli Dairy Products Co–$37.7M0%
51Summit Technology Consulting Group, Llc–$37.5M0%
52Lakeside Foods Inc–$37.4M0%
53Colossal Contracting Llc–$37.0M0%
54Guidehouse Inc.–$35.9M0%
5510 Tanker Air Carrier, Llc–$35.7M0%
56Cargill, Incorporated–$35.2M0%
57Koniag Technology Solutions Inc–$34.9M0%
58Masters Gallery Foods, Incorporated–$34.6M0%
59Amazon Web Services, IncAMZN$33.7M0%
60Pearl Crop, Inc.–$33.0M0%

Spending by component

Sub-agencyObligations, 12 months
Forest Service$4.34B
Agricultural Marketing Service$3.61B
Office of the Chief Financial Officer$1.66B
Agricultural Research Service$463.4M
Rural Housing Service$287.3M
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service$279.9M
Food and Nutrition Service$110.2M
Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services$66.1M
Food Safety and Inspection Service$52.4M
Office of the Inspector General$14.1M

Listed companies with Department of Agriculture contracts (5 years)

CompanyTickerObligations, 5 yearsSector
Tyson FoodsTSN$1.17BConsumer staples
Perimeter SolutionsPRM$744.6MMaterials
Archer-Daniels-MidlandADM$556.9MConsumer staples
AccentureACN$231.2MConsumer
Pilgrim's PridePPC$205.2MConsumer staples
Palantir TechnologiesPLTR$145.8MTechnology
MicrosoftMSFT$114.9MTechnology
At&TT$71.3MCommunications
Pitney BowesPBI$55.1MTechnology
Amazon.comAMZN$54.0MConsumer
Xerox HoldingsXRX$51.0MTechnology
Arrow ElectronicsARW$34.8MConsumer
CACI InternationalCACI$32.9MTechnology
International Business MachinesIBM$31.5MTechnology
IlluminaILMN$31.2MIndustrials
OracleORCL$27.4MTechnology
US Foods HoldingUSFD$26.9MConsumer
TextronTXT$21.5MIndustrials
Thermo Fisher ScientificTMO$20.6MIndustrials
FedExFDX$16.4MIndustrials
Americold Realty TrustCOLD$16.2MReal estate
GartnerIT$13.5MIndustrials
United Parcel ServiceUPS$12.0MIndustrials
Agilent TechnologiesA$11.4MIndustrials
AmerescoAMRC$11.3MIndustrials
AecomACM$9.6MIndustrials
Axon EnterpriseAXON$7.6MIndustrials
DanaherDHR$5.5MIndustrials
SterisSTE$4.8MHealth
Hewlett Packard EnterpriseHPE$4.3MTechnology
CaterpillarCAT$4.1MIndustrials
T-Mobile USTMUS$4.1MCommunications
Jones Lang LaSalleJLL$3.8MReal estate
Tyler TechnologiesTYL$2.7MTechnology
W.W. GraingerGWW$2.2MConsumer
HealthEquityHQY$2.1MConsumer
Clean HarborsCLH$2.1MUtilities
Becton, Dickinson andBDX$2.0MHealth
EverforthEFOR$1.8MConsumer
Sap SeSAP$1.3MTechnology
TransDigm GroupTDG$951KIndustrials
CumminsCMI$591KIndustrials
GE AerospaceGE$531KTechnology
Republic ServicesRSG$340KUtilities
Abbott LaboratoriesABT$296KHealth
OSI SystemsOSIS$288KTechnology
TidewaterTDW$273KIndustrials
Teledyne TechnologiesTDY$259KIndustrials
AmetekAME$240KIndustrials
OlinOLN$189KMaterials
PolarisPII$140KIndustrials
StrykerSYK$136KHealth
Herc HoldingsHRI$124KConsumer
OmnicellOMCL$102KTechnology
MerckMRK$72KHealth
Resideo TechnologiesREZI$60KConsumer
EatonETN$57KIndustrials
Honeywell InternationalHON$48KIndustrials
BroadcomAVGO$46KTechnology
SyscoSYY$32KConsumer

Contract data: USAspending.gov (federal prime contract obligations, award types A-D, by action date) and the Department of Defense daily contract announcements (awards of $7.5 million or more). Both are public-domain U.S. government data. Company matching uses legal names and parent/child recipient records and is deliberately conservative, so some subsidiaries may be missing. Obligations are not revenue. Not investment advice.

Frequently asked questions

Who are the biggest Department of Agriculture contractors?

In the last 12 months: Kiewit Infrastructure South Co $260.6M; Tyson Foods Inc. $226.3M; Perimeter Solutions Lp $165.2M; Palantir Technologies Inc. $135.0M; Aero-Flite, Inc. $133.7M.

How much does the Department of Agriculture spend on contracts?

$10.88B in prime contract obligations over the last 12 months, per USAspending.gov.