Market News
Active
- Assistance listing
- 10.153
- Agency
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Agricultural Marketing Service
Department of Agriculture
- Grant awards
- 66 $4,541,349 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Assistance types
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- Cooperative Agreement
- Project Grant
- Treasury account
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- 12-2500-0-1-352
- More information
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service funds state-level market news reporting and agricultural commodity price information dissemination through CFDA 10.153, with the most recent award issued on April 1, 2026.
The program supports state departments of agriculture in compiling and disseminating market information on shipments, supplies, prices, market conditions, distribution, and related marketing facts for agricultural commodities and products. Funded activities include establishing regional cattle and carcass grading and training centers, collecting organic price and volume data, developing farmers market information systems emphasizing locally grown and organically produced products, and analyzing supply chain impacts of cattle contracting libraries. Recipients must make market information widely available through electronic distribution channels.
Funding is exclusively concentrated within the Agricultural Marketing Service, which obligated $4.5 million across 66 awards since 2008. The portfolio is predominantly composed of Cooperative Agreements (97 percent of awards), with two Project Grants representing the remainder. Award activity has accelerated in recent years: 2023 recorded 12 awards, 2024 recorded 13 awards, and 2025 recorded 5 awards through July. Individual award sizes vary widely, ranging from under $10,000 to approximately $280,000, with typical state market news agreements in the $25,000 to $80,000 range.
Recent awards include a cooperative agreement with Texas for state market information compilation and dissemination ($50,000, April 2026), a similar agreement with Mississippi ($15,000, April 2026), and a cooperative agreement establishing a regional cattle and carcass grading correlation and training center ($30,000, October 2024). Specialized initiatives have also received funding: a farmers market organic data collection cooperative agreement in Pennsylvania ($143,563, November 2022) and a California farmers market information system development agreement ($197,942, August 2023).
No active grant opportunities matching this program's typical scope appear in the recent opportunities block. The single listed opportunity (TEST-PTS-S2S-FON-100) is marked as a testing solicitation and explicitly states "Do not submit."
Objective and description
- Objective
To provide timely and accurate information on prices, demand, movement, volume, and quality on all major U.S. agricultural commodities to state departments of agriculture.
- Description
For 100 years, AMS has provided free, unbiased price and sales information to assist in the marketing and distribution of farm commodities. Each year, Market News issues thousands of reports, providing the industry with key wholesale, retail and shipping data. The reports give farmers, producers and other agricultural businesses the information they need to evaluate market conditions, identify trends, make purchasing decisions, monitor price patterns, evaluate transportation equipment needs and accurately assess movement.
Eligibility
- Applicant eligibility
State Departments of Agriculture may subscribe to existing market news reports or bulletins pertaining to specific agricultural commodities and markets.
- Beneficiary eligibility
The market news reports give farmers, producers and other agricultural businesses the information they need to evaluate market conditions, identify trends, make purchasing decisions, monitor price patterns, evaluate transportation equipment needs and accurately assess movement.
- Uses of assistance
Funding is utilized to cover expenses by State Department of Agriculture to provide Market News information that is widely distributed through a variety of electronic sources.
- Use restrictions
Funding is utilized to cover expenses by State Department of Agriculture to provide Market News information that is widely distributed through a variety of electronic sources.
Grant awards
Latest 10 of 66 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trade And Consumer Protection Wisconsin Department Of Agriculture | $475,000 | 10% |
| 2 | University Of California, Davis | $337,766 | 7% |
| 3 | Cornell University | $280,426 | 6% |
| 4 | Iowa State University Of Science And Technology | $200,000 | 4% |
| 5 | Ecology Center Inc. | $197,942 | 4% |
| 6 | Colorado Department Of Agriculture | $188,090 | 4% |
| 7 | Alabama Department Of Agriculture & Industries | $180,000 | 4% |
| 8 | Agri-Food Analytics, LLC | $149,000 | 3% |
| 9 | Texas Department Of Agriculture | $148,000 | 3% |
| 10 | Department Of Agriculture Food & Forestry Oklahoma | $145,000 | 3% |
10 of 45 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | $265,000 |
| FY2025 | $192,483 |
| FY2024 | $595,938 |
| FY2023 | $2,524,312 |
| FY2022 | $391,500 |
| FY2009 | $475,000 |
| FY2008 | $97,116 |
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 10.153?
Assistance Listing 10.153 is Market News, a federal grant program run by Agricultural Marketing Service (Department of Agriculture).
What is the CFDA number for Market News?
Its CFDA number is 10.153: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 10.153 awarded?
66 grant awards under 10.153 have obligated $4,541,349 in federal funds to 45 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 10.153?
The recipients obligated the most under Market News are Trade And Consumer Protection Wisconsin Department Of Agriculture ($475,000), University Of California, Davis ($337,766) and Cornell University ($280,426).
How much did 10.153 obligate in fiscal year 2025?
Grants under 10.153 obligated $192,483 in federal funds in fiscal year 2025.
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