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AMS — Agricultural Marketing Service
Parent: U.S. Department of Agriculture. Domains in this note: ams.usda.gov.
What they regulate
AMS supports fair marketing of U.S. agricultural products through grading, research, and marketing programs under USDA. Agricultural commodity futures/options intermediaries are primarily CFTC (and often NFA). Transport of ag goods may still need FMCSA authority. Indexed ≠ endorsed.
Always prefer the live .gov site over a third-party mirror. Index ≠ endorsement.
How to verify
- AMS home — Quality grading, commodity marketing, and related USDA programs — not a CFTC futures registration.
- AMS programs — Prefer live ams.usda.gov; commodity futures intermediaries remain CFTC/NFA paths.
Official portal: https://www.ams.usda.gov/
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Questions this page answers
Does AMS license futures brokers?
No. Futures commission merchants and related intermediaries are a CFTC path (often with NFA). AMS is USDA marketing/grading.
AMS vs APHIS vs RMA?
AMS = marketing/grading; APHIS = animal/plant health; RMA = federal crop insurance program context.
Is a BrokerMafia agency page an endorsement?
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