Marketing and Farm Supply Cooperatives: Membership and Use, 1980

Paul C. Wilkins

No 312968, Research Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Rural Development

Abstract: A survey of farmers throughout the United States showed 40 percent were members of marketing/farm supply cooperatives in 1980. An additional 16 percent used these cooperatives on a nonmember basis. Twenty-seven percent of all farmers used marketing and 49 percent used farm supply cooperatives. By three categories, the greatest proportion of farmers holding cooperative membership was in the Northern Plains; among dairy farmers; and among farmers with larger farm sales. The smallest proportion of farmers holding cooperative membership was in the South Central region, among livestock and “other” farmers, and among those with smaller farm sales. Forty-four percent of all farmers neither held membership in nor patronized any cooperative in 1980.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 34
Date: 1983-05
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.312968

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