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Most West Coast Agricultural Cooperatives are Financially Competitive

Last Updated: November 14, 2007

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A research article in the October-December issue of California Agriculture journal looks at an analysis of West Coast cooperatives and investor-owned firms in the fruits and vegetables, dairy, farm supply and grain sectors, using standard financial ratios for profitability, liquidity, leverage and asset efficiency from 1991 through 2002.

Released Oct. 30, 2007

DAVIS, Calif. -- In recent years, several agricultural cooperatives have experienced high-profile financial difficulties or failures. West Coast cooperatives and investor-owned firms were analyzed in the fruits and vegetables, dairy, farm supply and grain sectors, using standard financial ratios for profitability, liquidity, leverage and asset efficiency from 1991 through 2002.

The overall financial performance of cooperatives on the West Coast was on par with that of similar investor-owned firms. The full article is at http://californiaagriculture.ucop.edu/0704OND/pdfs/AgCooperatives.pdf.

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http://californiaagriculture.ucop.edu/0704OND/pdfs/AgCooperatives.pdf

Contacts: Shermain Hardesty, (530) 752-7774, sfpdirector@ucdavis.edu

Janet Byron, (510) 642-2431 Ext. 19, janet.byron@ucop.edu

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