PACIFIC COAST PRODUCERS: $17.2M Department of Agriculture Contract
Summary
This USDA Agricultural Marketing Service contract for $17.2M funds canned fruit donations for USG food programs. The recipient is a private entity, so no direct public company exposure. The contract is small relative to the broader agricultural commodity market and represents routine food assistance procurement.
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Key Takeaways
- 1.$17.2M USDA contract for canned fruit donations benefits a private grower cooperative
- 2.No publicly traded companies are directly or reliably indirectly exposed
- 3.Routine procurement with no material market impact
Market Implications
No direct market implications. The contract is small and awarded to a private entity. Large agricultural processors like $CAG, $CPB, or $SJM are not affected as the recipient is private and the dollar amount is immaterial to those companies' revenues.
Full Analysis
- The contract awards $17.2M to PACIFIC COAST PRODUCERS, a private entity, for canned peaches, pears, and mixed fruit for federal food donation programs. The period is June to October 2026. 2) Because the recipient is not publicly traded, no ticker can be directly attributed. No publicly traded parent, competitor, or supply chain beneficiary can be reliably identified without introducing false positives. 3) No related bills directly authorize this specific procurement. The BRIDGE Act (HR7998) addresses manufacturing and consumer sectors broadly but does not specifically fund this contract. 4) Supply chain beneficiaries are not reliably identifiable. 5) This type of contract is typical of the USDA's commodity procurement for food assistance programs. These are recurring, modest in size relative to the food industry, and rarely move stock prices of large ag/food companies.
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Contract Details
Recipient
PACIFIC COAST PRODUCERS
Award Amount
$17,188,631
Awarding Agency
Department of Agriculture
Sub-Agency
Agricultural Marketing Service
Contract Type
DEFINITIVE CONTRACT
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