Agricultural marketing cooperative
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An agricultural marketing cooperative, also known as a farmer's co-op, is a cooperative business owned by farmers, to produce or (usually) store and market agricultural products.
Examples include:
- Cotton Incorporated (cotton)
- Diamond of California (s)
- Florida's Natural Growers (citrus)
- Land O'Lakes (dairy and farm supply)
- Ocean Spray (cranberries and citrus)
- Riceland Foods (rice, soybeans, and wheat)
- Sunkist Growers, Incorporated (citrus fruit)
- Sun-Maid (raisins)
- Tillamook County Creamery Association (dairy)
See also
- Agricultural supply cooperative - a cooperative that supplies farmers
- Cooperative farming
Categories
Cooperatives | Agricultural marketing organizations | Agricultural marketing cooperatives | Agricultural economics | Rural community development