Operating Patterns of Fruit and Vegetable Processing Cooperatives

Bruce L. Swanson

No 52043, Research Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Rural Development

Abstract: Growth of fruit- and vegetable-processing cooperatives slowed in the late seventies. High-growth cooperatives employed more full-time employees and more headquarters personnel than low-growth ones and organized their operations to minimize the impact of the peak season. The 14 cooperatives that were studied sold most of their products to chainstores, but the high-growth cooperatives sold a smaller proportion of their total product to chains and to Federal and State Government agencies than did the low-growth cooperatives.

Keywords: Agribusiness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 27
Date: 1981
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.52043

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