contract_award•Awarded Thursday, August 13, 2026Analyzed

PACIFIC COAST PRODUCERS: $11.0M Department of Agriculture Contract

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Summary

This $11.0M delivery order from the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service for canned fruit commodities is a routine procurement for food donations to Pacific Coast Producers, a private agricultural cooperative. No publicly-traded companies are directly involved, and the award size is small relative to the overall market.

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Key Takeaways

  • 1.PACIFIC COAST PRODUCERS is a private entity; no public company exposure.
  • 2.At $11M, this is a routine USDA food donation contract with minimal market impact.
  • 3.No actionable retail investor takeaways from this award.

Market Implications

Since the recipient is private and the contract amount is small, there are no stock market implications. Investors should look for larger USDA contracts awarded to publicly traded food processors or distributors for meaningful sector signals.

Full Analysis

The contract is a $11.0M delivery order awarded to Pacific Coast Producers by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service for canned peaches and mixed fruit to be used in federal food donation programs (e.g., school lunches, food banks). Pacific Coast Producers is a private grower-owned cooperative based in California, not a publicly-traded entity. As a result, there are no direct tickers to map. The contract represents a standard USDA commodity purchase under the Agricultural Marketing Service's food distribution programs and does not signal any shift in sector spending patterns. While the award period extends through December 2026, the amount is routine and does not materially affect publicly-traded food companies or packagers. No related legislation directly fund or target this specific purchase, and the related bills listed are largely neutral and unrelated to agricultural commodity procurement. The contract size is too small to influence broader agriculture or consumer goods sector dynamics, and no supply chain beneficiaries are clearly identifiable as publicly traded.

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Contract Details

Recipient

PACIFIC COAST PRODUCERS

Award Amount

$11,049,559

Awarding Agency

Department of Agriculture

Sub-Agency

Agricultural Marketing Service

Contract Type

DELIVERY ORDER

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