Statistics of Farmers Cooperatives, 1955-56: Marketing, Farm Supply and Related Services

Anne L. Gessner

No 314143, Farmer Cooperative Research Report (FCRR) from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Report Highlights: Number of cooperatives (marketing, farm supply, and related service) dropped slightly to 9,876 from 9,887. Number of memberships in these cooperatives reached 7,730,710 -- an increase of 1.7 percent. Total gross business volume of these farmer cooperatives was $12.7 billion -- an increase of 1.9 percent. Total net business volume after eliminating duplication resulting from interassociation business increased 1.5 percent to $9.8 billion. Farm products marketed by these cooperatives had a net value of more than $7.5 billion, representing 77 percent of the total. Farm supplies accounting for 21 percent of the net business volume, amounted to more than $2 billion. Service revenue amounted to almost $215 million.

Keywords: Agribusiness; Farm Management; Financial Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 82
Date: 1958-07
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.314143

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