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Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act

Program Information

Popular name

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Program Number

10.165

Program objective

To reduce unfair and fraudulent practices in the marketing of perishable agricultural commodities in interstate and foreign commerce. To prevent the destruction or dumping, without good and sufficient cause of farm produce received in interstate commerce by commission merchants and others and to require them truly and correctly to account for all farm produce received by them.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2024

    Increased transparency, accountability, and improved access to business relationships in livestock and poultry markets; Provided farmers, ranchers and producers with enhanced protections against unfair, deceptive, and discriminatory practices.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act of 1930, and Regulations (other than rules of practice).

  1. Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act of 1930, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 499a-4995.

Program details

Eligible beneficiaries

  • Farmer/Rancher/Agriculture Producer
  • Industrialist/ Business person

Additional resources