48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.

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4 sections with “perishable agricultural commodities”

  • FAR 52.232-25 Prompt payment.
    …her payments. (i) Due dates on Contractor invoices for meat, meat food products, or fish; perishable agricultural commodities; and dairy products, edible fats or oils, and food products prepared from edible fats or oils are— (A) For meat o…
  • FAR 32.903 Responsibilities.
    …Payment food category (e.g., which item numbers are meat or meat food products, which are perishable agricultural commodities), when the solicitation or contract contains multiple payment terms for various classes of foods and edible produc…
  • FAR 32.905 Payment documentation and process.
    …ceipt (3 days on contracts for meat, meat food products, or fish; 5 days on contracts for perishable agricultural commodities, dairy products, edible fats or oils, and food products prepared from edible fats or oils), with the reasons why i…
  • FAR 22.604-1 Statutory exemptions.
    ….302-2 in circumstances where immediate delivery is required by the public exigency. (b) Perishables, including dairy, livestock, and nursery products. (c) Agricultural or farm products processed for first sale by the original producers. …

FAR (chapter 1)

DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.