Formation of the Producers Export Company (PEC) in 1958 was a first attempt by grain cooperatives to develop an export merchandising program. PEC's nationwide membership had different export needs and financial resources which imposed constraints on PEC's strategy and operations. A lack of...

Pulse production in the United States has become geographically specific and concentrated, and the marketing channels for pulses have changed dramatically over the past 30 years. The most marked change has be~n the growth of large proprietary marketing firms which are vertically integrated as...

This study is the first to present a broad statistical picture of operations exporting cooperatives. Included are data pertaining to dollar volumes, destinations, and cooperative shares of total U.S. agricultural export volumes, phis information about marketing channels, foreign offices and...

This report reflects 1976 and 1977 fiscal year operations of 14 primary regional and 4 interregional grain cooperatives. The l8 cooperatives represent about 97 percent of total grain volume of all regional cooperatives. Grain volume for the 14 primary regional grain cooperatives and 4...

This study, conducted at the request of the Grower-Shipper Vegetable Association of Central California, was made to determine the best way to improve the present system of distributing perishable commodities and to find alternatives for obtaining truck trailers to be used in possible rail...