Top Contractors at the Agriculture Department
TOTAL PURCHASES: $2,327,591,000
| Rank | Parent Company | Amount ($000s) | Market Share |
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | 124,357 | 5.34 |
| 2 | Conagra Inc. | 95,693 | 4.11 |
| 3 | Cal Western Packaging Corp. | 84,322 | 3.62 |
| 4 | Bunge Corp. | 83,686 | 3.6 |
| 5 | Cargill Inc. | 72,745 | 3.13 |
| 6 | Continental Grain Co. | 58,498 | 2.51 |
| 7 | IBM Corp. | 57,428 | 2.47 |
| 8 | Lockheed Martin Corp. | 44,088 | 1.89 |
| 9 | Farmland Industries Inc. | 41,149 | 1.77 |
| 10 | Bongards Creameries Inc. | 24,765 | 1.06 |
Rankings are based on R&D, services and production prime contracts of $25,000 or more.
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