United States

Department of Directory of Agriculture

Rural U.S. Agricultural

Development

Administration Cooperative

Cooperative

Services Exporters

Service Report 21

October 1994
Abstract

Directory of U.S. Agricultural Cooperative Exporters

Karen J. Spatz

Rural Development Administration

Cooperative Services

Ag Box 3255

Washington, DC 20250-3255

This directory includes an index by product type and an

alphabetical listing of 102 cooperatives. Listing includes cooperative’s name, address, contact person, telephone and FAX numbers, and a description of commodities exported. All listings in

this directory are voluntary. Cooperatives must be able to carry

out export transactions themselves or with an exclusive agent to

be included in this directory.

Keywords: Cooperatives, exports, directory

Service Report 21

Revised October 1994
Preface

This directory provides information for importers seeking

to contact U.S. farmer cooperative exporters. The first section is

an index by product type and the second section is an alphabetical listing of cooperatives providing contact information.

The listing by cooperative includes the address, contact

person, telephone and FAX numbers, and a description of commodities exported. In some cases, cooperatives have jointly

established trading organizations which are referred to under

the heading “Commodities Exported.” Some listings may

include brands.

All listings in this directory are voluntary, and there are no

membership or organization affiliation requirements. This

directory lists 102 cooperatives or their marketing agencies that

are capable of responding to inquiries and carrying out export

transactions themselves or with third-party representation.

Importers interested in U.S. cooperatives not currently

exporting may contact The Rural Development Administration,

Cooperative Services, for assistance in identifying those organizations. This directory will be periodically updated and revised.
COOPERATIVE EXPORTERS BY COMMODITY

Fresh Deciduous Fruit

Blue Anchor, Inc. 8

Blue Chelan, Inc. 8

Calavo Growers of California 9

Calberi Inc. 10

Chief Tonasket Growers 13

Chief Wenatchee Association 13

Diamond Fruit Growers, Inc. 16

Index Fresh of California 23

Lake Country Storage Cooperative Inc. 24

Loomis Fruit Growers Association 25

Majestic Valley Producers 25

Manson Growers Cooperative 25

Mayflower Fruit Association 26

MBG Marketing 26

Mountain Orchard Cooperative 27

Naturipe Berry Growers 28

Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. 30

Oregon Cherry Growers 30

Regal Fruit Cooperative, Inc. 32

Snokist Growers 36

Trout, Inc. 41

Watsonville Berry Cooperative 42

Processed Deciduous Fruit

Agripac, Inc. 6

Calberi Inc. 10

Cherry Central Cooperative, Inc. 13

Comstock Michigan Fruit 14

Fresno Cooperative Raisin Growers 20

Knouse Foods, Inc. 23

MBG Marketing 26

Naturipe Berry Growers 28

NORPAC Foods, Inc. 29

Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. 30

Oregon Cherry Growers 30
Pacific Coast Producers 30

Snokist Growers 36

Sun-Diamond Growers of California 38

Tree Top, Inc. 40

TriNalley Growers 41

Welch’s, A Cooperative 43

Yakima Valley Grape Producers, Inc. 44

Fresh Citrus Fruit

Dundee Citrus Growers Association 16

Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. 30

Seald-Sweet Growers, Inc. 34

Sunkist Growers, Inc. 38

Texas Citrus Exchange 40

Processed Citrus Fruit

Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. 30

Sunkist Growers, Inc. 39

Winter Garden Citrus Products Cooperative 43

Juices

Citrus World, Inc. 14

Golden Gem Growers, Inc. 21

Knouse Foods, Inc. 23

Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. 30

Sun-Diamond Growers of California 38

Sunkist Growers, Inc. 39

Texas Citrus Exchange 40

Tree Top, Inc. 40

T&Valley Growers 41

Welch’s, A Cooperative 43

Winter Garden Citrus Products Cooperative 43

Yakima Valley Grape Producers, Inc. 44

Fresh Vegetables

California Sweet Potato Growers 11

Center Potato Growers Cooperative 12

Pioneer Growers Cooperative 31

Saginaw Bay Potato Cooperative Inc. 34

Washington Rhubarb Growers Association 42

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Processed Vegetables

Agripac, Inc. 6

Comstock Michigan Fruit 14

Mushroom Cooperative Canning Company

NORPAC Foods, Inc. 29

Pacific Coast Producers 30

Tri/Valley Growers 41

Washington Rhubarb Growers Association

Pulses

Agway Inc. 6

B & W Co-op, Inc. 8

California Bean Growers Association 11

Central Valley Bean Cooperative 12

Cooperative Elevator Company 14

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42

Frenchman Valley Farmers Cooperative 20

Nuts

Anderson’s Peanuts 7

Blue Diamond Growers 9

Diamond Walnut Growers, Inc. 16

Gold Crown Macadamia Association 21

Gold Kist Inc. 21

Hazelnut Growers of Oregon 22

Sun-Diamond Growers of California 38

Virginia-Carolina Peanut Farmers Cooperative Association 42

Specialty Products

California Wild Rice Growers Association, Inc. (wild rice) 12

Delta Pride Catfish, Inc. (catfish) 15

Gibson Wine Company (wine) 20

Kona Farmers Cooperative (coffee) 23

Sioux Honey Association (honey) 35

Processed Food Products

Calavo Growers of California 9

Comstock Michigan Fruit 14

NORPAC Foods, Inc. 29

Sunkist Growers, Inc. 39
Grains and Products

Cooperative Elevator Company 14

Countrymark Cooperative, Inc. I5

Farmland Industries, Inc., Grain Division 18

Frenchman Valley Farmers Cooperative 20

Harvest States Cooperatives 22

Riceland Foods, Inc. 33

Oilseeds and Products

Ag Processing Inc. 6

Countrymark Cooperative, Inc. I5

Harvest States Cooperatives 22

Plains Cooperative Oil Mill 31

Ranchers Cotton Oil 32

Riceland Foods, Inc. 33

Southwestern Irrigated Cotton Growers Association (SWIG) 37

Soy-Cot Sales, Inc. 37

Rice and Products

Farmers’ Rice Cooperative 17

Producers’ Rice Mill 32

Rice Growers Association of California 33

Riceland Foods, Inc. 33

Animal Feeds, Additives, and Milk Replacers

Agway Inc. 6

Farmland Industries, Inc. 18

Gold Kist Inc. 21

Land O’Lakes, Inc. 24

Midwest Agri-Commodities Co. 27

San Joaquin Valley Hay Growers Association 34

SF Services, Inc. 35

Southern States Cooperative, Inc. 36

Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products

Farmland Foods, Inc. (Division of Farmland Industries, Inc.) 17

Gold Kist Inc. 21

Norbest, Inc. 29
Dairy Products

Associated Milk Producers, Inc. 7

Darigold, Inc. 15

Land O’Lakes, Inc. 24

Mid-America Dairymen, Inc. 26

Swiss Valley Farms Company 39

Cotton

AMCOT 7

Calcot, Ltd. 10

Plains Cotton Cooperative Association 31

Southwestern Irrigated Cotton Growers Association (SWIG) 37

Staple Cotton Cooperative Association (STAPLCOTN) 38

Floral Products

FernTrust, Inc. 19

Farm Supplies

Farmland Industries, Inc. 18

Southern States Cooperative, Inc. 36

Seeds

Agway Inc. 6

Cal/West Seeds 9

California Planting Cotton Seed Distributors 11

Illinois Foundation Seeds, Inc. 22

Land O’Lakes, Inc. 24

Southern States Cooperative, Inc. 36

Frozen Bovine Semen

Federated Genetics 19

Land O’Lakes, Inc. 24

NOBA, Inc. 28

Sire Power, Inc. 25

Tri-State Breeders Cooperative 40

21st Century Genetics Cooperative 41

World-Wide Sires, Inc. 44

Thoroughbred Horses

Ocala Breeder Sales Company 29

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COOPERATIVE EXPORTERS

Ag Processing Inc. (AGP)

12700 W. Dodge Road

Omaha, NE 68154

Contact: Glen Heitritter

Manager of Export Sales

Telephone:

FAX:

(402) 498-2210

(402) 496-6686

Commodities Exported: Degummed soybean oil, fully refined

soybean salad oil, and soybean meal.

Agripac, Inc.

P.O. Box 5346

Salem, OR 97304

Contact: Douglas Frengle

Export Sales Manager

Telephone:

FAX:

(503) 363-9255

(503) 37 l-5666

Commodities Exported: Beans - green and Italian, sweet corn -

whole kernel and cream style, carrots, mixed vegetables, beets,

squash, and cherries (canned and frozen).

Agway Inc.

PO. Box 4933

Syracuse, NY 13221

Contact: Ronald P Hazenstab

Manager of Specialty

Telephone: (315) 449-7859

FM: (315) 449-7292

Operations

Commodities Exported: Dry edible beans, pet foods, and seed -

potato, vine, clover, alfalfa, and sunflower.

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AMCOT

Box 2827

Lubbock, TX 79408

COntUCt: C. L. Hodges

Chairman

Telephone: (806) 763-8011

FAX (806) 762-7335

TELEX: 510 988 1206

Commodities Exported: All major U.S. cotton varieties.

(Marketing agent for CALCOT, Ltd., STAPLCOTN, Plains

Cotton Cooperative Association, and Southwestern Irrigated

Cotton Growers Association (SWIG))

Anderson’s Peanuts

A Division of Alabama Farmers Cooperative, Inc.

PO. Drawer 420

Opp, AL 36467

Contact: John Reed

Sales Manager

Telephone:

FAX:

(205) 493-459 1

(205) 493-7767

Commodities Exported: Shelled peanuts - Runner variety.

Associated Milk Producers, Inc.

P.O. Box 790287

San Antonio, TX 78279-0287

Contact: Noble Anderson

General Manager

Telephone:

FM:

(5 12) 340-9 100

(512) 340-9112

Commodities Exported: Dry milk products, fluid milk, condensed

milk, cream, butter, cheese and whey products.

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B & W Co-op, Inc.

P.O. Box 518

Breckenridge, MI 48615

CO&H% Patrick Frasco

Manager of Bean Marketing

Telephone: (517) 842-3104

FM: (517) 842-3108

Commodities Exported: Dry edible beans - navy, cranberry, pinto,

light red kidney, black, and adzuki.

Brands: B & W.

Blue Anchor, Inc.

200 North N Street

P.O. Box 367

Dinuba, CA 93618

Contact: Jim Llano

Export Sales Manager

Telephone:

FAX:

(209) 59 l-2583

(209) 591-7181

Commodities Exported: Table grapes, kiwifruit, peaches, plums,

nectarines, cherries, apples, and pears.

Brands: Blue Anchor.

Blue Chelan, Inc.

P.O. Box 789

Chelan, WA 98816

Contact: Mike Lust

Sales Manager

Telephone:

FAX:

(509) 682-4027

(509) 682-4620

Commodities Exported: Apples and pears.
Blue Diamond Growers

PO. Box 1768

Sacramento, CA 95812

Contact: Rex Lake

Director of International Sales

Telephone: (9 16) 442-077 1

FAX: (916) 446-8622

TELEX: 494-9933

Commodities Exported: Almonds, hazelnuts, pistachios, and

macadamias.

CaI/West Seeds

PO. Box 1428

Woodland, CA 95776

Contact: Paul Baumer

President

Telephone:

FM:

TELEX:

(916) 666-333 1

(916) 666-5317

377407

Commodities Exported: Seed - alfalfa, ladino clovers, Sudan

grass, and safflower.

Calavo Growers of California

PO. Box 26081

Santa Ana, CA 92799-6081

Contact: Jeff Long

Manager of International

& Diversified Fresh Products

Telephone:

FAX

(714) 259-1166

(714) 259-4810

Commodities Exported: Fresh avocado, kiwifruit, papaya, and

mangos.

Brands: Calavo, Calavo Gold Papayas.
Calavo Foods, Inc. Wholly owned subsidiary of Calavo Growers)

Contact: Richard Ferguson

Director of International Sales and Marketing

Telephone: (714) 259-1166

FAX: (714) 259-7631

Commodities Exported: Frozen avocado products - guacamole,

dip, sauce, and pulp.

Brands: Calavo.

Calberi Inc.

3605 West Pendleton Avenue

Santa Ana, CA 92704

Contact: Mack Ramsay

Executive Vice President

Telephone:

FAX:

(714) 979-5221

(714) 641-7542

Commodities Exported: Fresh and frozen strawberries.

Calcot, Ltd.

P.O. Box 259

Bakersfield, CA 93302

Contact: Bruce Groefsema

Senior Vice President, Sales

John Burch

Assistant Vice President, Export Sales

Telephone:

FM:

TELEX:

(805) 327-5961

(805) 86 l-9870

6839421

Commodities Exported: Cotton (also see listing for AMCOT).

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California Bean Growers Association

PO. Box 24610

Ventura, CA 93002

Contact: Fred Beltran

President

Mark Pickett

General Manager

Telephone: 0305) 652-0683

FAX: (805) 652-0430

Commodities Exported: Dry edible beans - large lima, baby lima,

black-eye, pink, light red kidney, dark red kidney, small white,

flat white, Great Northern, pinto, and navy. Canned and packaged beans.

California Planting Cotton Seed Distributors

Box 1281

Bakersfield, CA 93302

Contact: Tom Cherry

Manager

Telephone:

FAX

(805) 324-9858

(805) 324-5312

Commodities Exported: Acala cotton planting seed.

California Sweet Potato Growers

Box 534

Livingston, CA 95334

Contact: Diane Post

Sales Manager

Telephone:

FAX:

(209) 394-7935

(209) 394-8433

Commodities Exported: Sweet potatoes.

Brands: King, Mr. Jumbo, and Sunny II.

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California Wild Rice Growers Association, Inc.

Hc-01 Osprey Drive

Fall River Mills, CA 96028

Contact: Todd Brown

General Manager

Telephone:

FAX:

(916) 336-5222

(800) 626-4366

(916) 336-5265

Commodities Exported: Wild rice.

Center Potato Growers Cooperative

P.O. Box 340

Center, CO 81125

Contact: Tom Perrin

General Manager

Telephone: (719) 754-3492

FAX: (719) 754-3673

Commodities Exported: Potatoes.

Central Valley Bean Cooperative

Box 162

Buxton, ND 58218

Contact: Gary Fuglesten

General Manager

Telephone:

FAX:

(701) 847-2622

(701) 847-2623

Commodities Exported: Pinto beans.

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Cherry Central Cooperative, Inc.

F’.O. Box 988

Traverse City, MI 49685

Contact: James D. Giannestras

Vice President, Sales and Marketing

Telephone: (616) 946-1860

FAX: (616) 941-4167

Commodities Exported: Frozen and canned red tart cherries and

dark sweet cherries, frozen blueberries, and apples.

Chief Tonasket Growers

P.O. Box 545

Tonasket, WA 98855

Contact: Raymond Cobert

General Manager

Telephone:

FAX

(509) 486-2914

(509) 486-1815

Commodities Exported: Apples and pears.

Chief Wenatchee Association

P.O. Box 1091

Wenatchee, WA 98807

Contact: Brian Birdsall

President

Telephone:

FAX:

(509) 662-8251

(509) 662-9415

Commodities Exported: Fresh apples, pears, cherries, prunes,

plums, nectarines, and apricots.

Brands: Chief Wenatchee, Chief Supreme, Wenatchee Gold, and

Chief Chelan.

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Citrus World, Inc.

Box 1111

Lake Wales, FL 33859

Contact: Leslie Powell or Susan Keen

International Sales Managers

Telephone: (813) 676-1411

FAX: (813) 676-0114

Commodities Exported: Citrus juices and related fruit juices

(consumer and industrial pack).

Brands: Florida’s Natural Premium Juices, Blue Bird Brand,

Donald Duck Brand, Texsun Brand, and Vintage.

Comstock Michigan Fruit

P.O. Box 20670

Rochester, NY 14602

Contact: Paul DiGenova

Director of Special Markets

Telephone:

FAX:

(716) 383-1070

(716) 383-8413

Commodities Exported: Canned and frozen vegetables, pie fillings, canned fruit, cheese sauces, maraschino cherries, bakery

jams, jellies, puddings, popcorn, salsas, and salad dressings.

Cooperative Elevator Company

72 12 Michigan Avenue

Pigeon, MI 48755

Contact: John I? Kohr

President

Telephone:

FM:

(517) 453-4500

(517) 453-3942

Commodities Exported: Dry edible beans - Navy, black, and

pinto; corn and white wheat (bagged or bulk).

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Countrymark Cooperative, Inc.

950 North Meridian Street

Indianapolis, IN 46204-3909

Contact: Stephen W. Cavanaugh

Vice President, Grain Marketing

Telephone: (317) 685-3300

FAX (317) 685-3348

Commodities Exported: Con, soybeans, soybean meal, Soft Red

Winter wheat, and Soft White Winter wheat.

Darigold, Inc.

F’.O. Box 79007

Seattle, WA 98119-3983

Contact: Roger Miller

Sales Manager, Manufactured Products

Telephone:

FAX:

(206) 286-6732

(206) 281-3456

Commodities Exported: Whey powder and nonfat dry milk

powder.

Brands: Darigold.

Delta Pride Catfish, Inc.

P.O. Box 850

Indianola Industrial Park

Indianola, MS 38751

Contact: Sissy Sullivan

Vice President, Marketing

Jerry Holaday

Export Sales

Telephone:

FAX:

(601) 887-5401

(601) 887-5950

Commodities Exported: Farm-raised catfish.

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Diamond Fruit Growers, Inc.

P.O. Box 180

Hood River, OR 97031

Contact: Brian Lay

Export Sales Manager

Telephone: (503) 354-1394

FAX: (503) 354-2123

Commodities Exported: Fresh pears, apples, and cherries.

Brands: Diamond.

Diamond Walnut Growers, Inc.

P.O. Box 1727

Stockton, CA 95201

Contact: William Chalkley

Vice President, International Sales

Telephone:

FAX:

(209) 467-6000

(209) 467-6714

Commodities Exported: Walnuts.

Dundee Citrus Growers Association

Box 1739

Dundee, FL 33838

Con tact: Elise Whann

Sales Manager

Telephone:

FAX

(813) 439-1574

(813) 439-1917

Commodities Exported: Grapefruit and oranges.

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Farmers’ Rice Cooperative

P.O. Box 15223

Sacramento, CA 95851-0223

COTbXt Paul Crutchfield

Senior Vice President of Operations

Telephone: (916) 9235100

FAX: (916) 920-332 1

Commodities Exported: Rice - short, medium, long milled, milled

white or brown (bulk or packaged).

Farmland Foods, Inc. (Division of Farmland Industries, Inc.)

PO. Box 7527

Kansas City, MO 64116

Contact: Rick Carlson

Director of International Marketing

Telephone:

FM:

TELEX:

(816) 891-1276

(816) 891-1451

43-6072

Commodities Exported: Fresh frozen, processed, and canned

pork. Canned hams, canned picnic shoulders, canned pork provisions, smoked hams and pork shoulders, sliced bacon, hot

dogs, smoked bellies, all fresh/frozen pork products, whole

pigskins, offal, and semi-dry processed pork.

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Farmland Industries, Inc.

P.O. Box 7305

Kansas City, MO 64116

Contact: Bill Alken

Vice President, International\Transportation

Telephone: (816) 4595111

FAX: (816) 459-5110

TELEX: 436-072

Commodities Exported: Fertilizers - ammonia, urea, DAP and

MAP; feeds - swine, beef, and pet; livestock health and nutrition

products; agricultural petroleum products; and agricultural

chemicals.

Farmland Industries, Inc., Grain Division

5401 N. Oak

Kansas City, MO 64118

Contact: Bryce Wells

Director, Grain Marketing

Telephone:

FAX:

(816) 459-3808

(816) 459-3805

Commodities Exported: Hard Red wheat and grain sorghum.

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Federated Genetics

(Partnership of Atlantic Breeders Cooperative, Louisiana

Animal Breeders Cooperative, and Eastern Artificial

Insemination Cooperative, Inc.)

1581 Apollo Drive

Lancaster, PA 17601

Contact: Loreley Nogues

International Sales Specialist

Michael E. Sleeper

International Sales Manager

Telephone: (717) 569-7888

FAX: (717) 569-4672

TELEX: 7401039

Commodities Exported: Frozen bovine semen. (Also see listing

for World-Wide Sires, Inc.)

FernTrust, Inc.

PO. Box 9

Seville, FL 32190

Contact: William M. Dellecker

Executive Vice President

Telephone:

FAX

(904) 749-9249

(904) 749-9248

Commodities Exported: A full range of cut decorative greens

from Florida, including Graded Leatherleaf Fern, Ming Fern,

Asparagus, Plumosus, Sprengeri, Pittosporum (green and varigated), Aspidistra, Nagi, Feather Fern, and others. Western

Greens, such as Bear Grass and Salal, and other seasonal and

novelty greens are also available.

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Frenchman Valley Farmers Cooperative

P.O. Box 578

Imperial, NE 69033

Contact: Terry Beard

Grain and Bean Division Manager

Telephone: (308) 882-4381

FAX (308) 882-4380

Commodities Exported: Corn, wheat, dry edible beans, popcorn,

and sunflowers.

Fresno Cooperative Raisin Growers

4466 North Dower Street

Fresno, CA 93722

Contact: Richard Orique

Business Manager

Telephone:

FAX:

(209) 275-3710

(209) 275-3908

Commodities Exported: Raisins.

Gibson Wine Company

1720 Academy Ave.

Sanger, CA 93657

Contact: Kim Spruance

General Manager

Telephone:

FAX:

(209) 875-2505

(209) 875-4761

Commodities Exported: Grape wine, fruit and berry wines, varietals, and sparkling wines.

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Gold Crown Macadamia Association

F’.O. Box 235

Fallbrook, CA 92028-0235

C0ntCWt: B. M. &holes

Secretary/Treasurer

Telephone: (619) 728-4532

Commodities Exported: Macadamia nuts.

Gold Kist Inc.

F’.O. Box 2210

Atlanta, GA 30301

Contact: Alex Stripling

Export Manager

Telephone:

FAX

TELEX:

(404) 393-5070

(404) 393-5228

154 119

Commodities Exported: Broilers, Cornish hens, pork, beef, eggs,

peanuts, and livestock feed.

Golden Gem Growers, Inc.

F’.O. Box 609503

Orlando, FL 32860

Contact: Steve Dennis

Director of Industrial Sales

Telephone:

FAX:

(407) 886-8000

(407) 886-8994

Commodities Exported: Frozen concentrated orange juice, formulated drink concentrates, and frozen concentrated grapefruit

juice.

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Harvest States Cooperatives

1667 N. Snelling Avenue

St. Paul, MN 55108

COntUCt: Mark Palmquist

Sr. Vice President, Grain Marketing

Telephone: (612) 646-9433

FM: (612) 641-6857

TELEX: 170 394

Commodities Exported: Barley, corn, flax, millet, milo, oats, rye,

soybeans, oilseeds/oilseed meal, and refined oils. Wheat - Soft.

White, Dark Northern Spring, Hard Red Winter, and Durum.

Hazelnut Growers of Oregon

F?O. Box 626

Cornelius, OR 97113

Contact: Ronald D. Hansberry

President

Telephone:

FAX

(503) 648-4176

(503) 648-9515

Commodities Exported: Inshell and shelled hazelnuts.

Illinois Foundation Seeds, Inc.

P.O. Box 722

Champaign, IL 61824

Contact: Dale Cochran

Manager

Telephone:

FAX

(217) 485-6260

(217) 485-3687

Commodities Exported: Sweet corn seed.

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Index Fresh of California

F’.O. Box 250

Bloomington, CA 92316

C0ntCWt: Michael Brown

President/COO

Carolina Astorga MacIntyre

Import and Export Coordinator

Telephone: (909) 877-1577

FAX (909) 877-0495

Commodities Exported: Fresh Avocado.

Brands: INDEX FRESH and AVOCAL.

Knouse Foods, Inc.

800 Peach Glen/Idaville Road

Peach Glen, PA 173750001

Contact, Linda Lehman

Export Sales Manager

Telephone:

FAX

(717) 677-8181

(717) 677-7069

Commodities Exported: Apple products - applesauce, apple juice,

pie filling, vinegar, and apple specialty products.

Kona Pacific Farmers Cooperative

P.O. Box 626

Kealakekua, HI 96750

Contact: Sotero Agoot, Jr.

General Manager

Telephone:

FAX:

(808) 328-2411

(808) 328-2414

Commodities Exported: Coffee.

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Lake Country Storage Cooperative, Inc.

10529 Ridge Road

Wolcott, NY 14590

Contact: Bob Fletcher

General Manager

Telephone: (315) 594-8049

FM: (3 15) 594-8040

Commodities Exported: Apples.

Land O’Lakes, Inc.

P.O. Box 116

Minneapolis, MN 55440

Contact: John Bottger

V.P Spreads\Specialty Products

Dairy Foods Operations

Telephone:

FAX

(612) 48 l-2920

(6 12) 48 l-2255

Commodities Exported: Processed dairy products.

Land O’Lakes, Inc.

P.O. Box 64089

St. Paul, MN 55164-0089

Contact: Garrit Memelink

Telephone:

FAX

(612) 451-5412

(612) 451-5407

Commodities Exported: Animal milk replacers and other feeds.

Seed - soybean and corn.

Brands: MaxiCare calf milk replacer and LitterMilk pig milk

replacer.

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Loomis Fruit Growers Association

Box 505

Loomis, CA 95650

Contact: Randolph Hansen

General Manager

Telephone: (916) 652-725 1

Commodities Exported: Plums, pears, and persimmons.

Majestic Valley Produce

p.0. Box 658

Wenatchee, WA 98807

Contact: Gerry Jessup

Sales Manager

Telephone:

FAX:

(509) 663-8585

(509) 662-7091

Commodities Exported: Fresh apples, pears, apricots, and cherries.

(Cooperative marketing agent for Blue Star Growers Inc.,

Peshastin Fruit Growers Association, Skookum Inc., Oro Fruit

Co., and Holt & Robinson)

Manson Growers Cooperative

Box 322

Manson, WA 98831

Contact: Buck Oden

SaIes Manager

Telephone:

FAX

(509) 687-3530

(509) 687-9657

Commodities Exported: Apples.

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Mayflower Fruit Association

Box 308

Exeter, CA 93221

Contact: William McMahon

Broker for Cooperative

Telephone: (209) 592-6245

FAX: (209) 592-6247

Commodities Exported: Treefruit and grapes.

Brands: Mayflower.

MBG Marketing

P.O. Drawer B

Grand Junction, MI 49056

Contact: Rodney Cook

Dir. of Operations

Telephone:

FAX:

(6 16) 434-679 1

(616) 434-6997

Commodities Exported: Fresh, frozen, individually quick frozen

blueberries; purees, concentrates, and other custom processed

blueberry products.

Brands: Great Lakes, Great Sunbelt, and Great American.

Mid-America Dairymen, Inc.

P.O. Box 1837

Springfield, MO 65801-1837

Contact: Daniel Williams

Vice President, Sales and Marketing

Telephone:

FM:

(417) 865-7100

(417) 865-8194

Commodities Exported: Sport Shake (non-refrigerated milkshake available in three flavors-chocolate, strawberry, and

vanilla).

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Midwest Agri-Commodities Co.

100 Tamal Plaza, Suite 180

Corte Madera, CA 94925

C0MXt: Chuck Hufford

President

Telephone:

FM:

(415) 924-4633

(800) 2275185

(415) 388-4209

Commodities Exported: Dried beet pulp pellets, beet molasses,

hay cubes, and compressed alfalfa bales.

Mountain Orchard Cooperative

P.O. Box 200

Aspers, PA 17304-0200

Contact: George M. Peters

Chief Executive Offrcer

Telephone: (717) 677-7155

FAX (717) 677-9890

Commodities Exported: Fresh pack apples, pears, and peaches.

Mushroom Cooperative Canning Company

P.O. Box 389

Kennett Square, PA 19348

Contact: D. Newhard

Chief Executive Officer

Telephone:

FAX

(215) 444-1400

(215) 444-9457

Commodities Exported: Canned mushrooms - whole, sliced, or

diced; frozen mushrooms - sliced and diced.

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Naturipe Berry Growers

P.O. Box 1648

Watsonville, CA 95077

COWZCt: Craig Moriyama

Fresh Sales Manager

Telephone: (408) 722-3505

FAX: (408) 722-0231

Commodities Exported: Fresh and frozen strawberries and fresh

kiwifruit.

Brands: Naturipe.

NOBA, Inc.

P.O. Box 607

‘Piffrn, OH 44883

Con tact: Walter Oelfke

Export Manager

Telephone: (904) 454-3853

FAX (904) 454-2089

Contact: Janet Eckelberry

Export Coordinator

Telephone:

FAX._

(419) 447-6262

(419) 447-6084

Contact: Ed Silba

Export Assistant

Telephone:

FAX

(407) 348-4475

(407) 348-4475

Commodities Exported: Frozen bovine semen. (Also see listing

for World-Wide Sires, Inc.)

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Norbest, Inc.

P.O. Box 1000

Midvale, UT 84047-1000

Contact: Robert Cluff

Export Manager

Telephone: (801) 5665656

FM: (801) 2552309

Commodities Exported: Whole turkeys, turkey parts, and cooked

turkey products.

NORPAC Foods, Inc.

P.O. Box 458

Stayton, OR 97383

Contact: Mike Klock

Industrial Sales Manager

Telephone:

FM:

(503) 635-9311

(503) 635-7498

Commodities Exported: Frozen foods - corn, vegetable blends,

potatoes, fruits, and soups. Canned vegetables. Frozen pasta salads.

Ocala Breeder Sales Company

1701 Southwest 60th Avenue

Ocala, FL 34474

Contact: Bob Gulick

Director of Sales

Telephone:

FM:

(904) 237-2154

(904) 237-3566

Commodities Exported: Thoroughbred horses.

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Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.

One Ocean Spray Drive

LakeviWMiddleboro, MA 02349

Contact: Warren Bowen

International Administration

Telephone: (508) 946-1000

FAX: (508) 946-7726

Commodities Exported: Cranberries and cranberry products.

Grapefruit and grapefruit products.

Oregon Cherry Growers

P.O. Box 439

The Dalles, OR 97058

Contact: Robert Thompson

President/CEO

Telephone:

FAX:

(503) 296-5487

(503) 296-2509

Commodities Exported: Cherries - fresh, frozen, brine, and

maraschino.

Pacific Coast Producers

P.O. Box 1600

Lodi, CA 95241-1600

Contact: Larry D. Clay

President

Telephone:

FAX:

(209) 367-8800

(209) 339-8815

Commodities Exported: Canned apricots, grapes, peaches, pears,

tomatoes, and fruit cocktail.

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Pioneer Growers Cooperative

F’.O. Box 490

Belle Glade, FL 33430

Contact: Gene Duff

Executive Vice President

Telephone: (407) 996-556 1

FAX: (407) 996-5703

Commodities Exported: Sweet corn, radishes, Chinese cabbage,

celery, and carrots.

Plains Cooperative Oil Mill

P.O. Box 841

Lubbock, TX 794080841

Contact: Robert Lacy

Marketing

Telephone:

FAX

(806) 747-3434

(806) 744-322 1

Commodities Exported: Cottonseed oil, meal, hulls, and cut linters. (Also see listing for Soy-Cot Sales, Inc.)

Plains Cotton Cooperative Association

p.0. Box 2827

Lubbock, TX 79408

Contact: David Stanford

Vice President, Marketing

Telephone:

FAX

(806) 763-8011

(806) 762-7335

Commodities Exported: Cotton (also see listing for AMCOT).

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Producers’ Rice Mill

Box 46 1

Stuttgart, AR 72160

Contact: Marvin Baden

Vice President, Marketing and Sales

Telephone: (501) 673-4444

FAX: (501) 673-8131

TELEX: 536-455

Commodities Exported: Rice and related products.

Ranchers Cotton Oil

P.O. Box 2596

Fresno, CA 93745

Contact: Glen N. Janzen

President

Telephone:

FM:

(209) 443-5270

(209) 443-5286

Commodities Exported: Cottonseed.

Regal Fruit Cooperative, Inc.

Box 528

Tonasket, WA 98855

Contact: Gerald L. Alumbaugh

General Manager

Telephone:

FM:

(509) 486-2160

(509) 486-4786

Commodities Exported: Apples and pears.

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Rice Growers Association of California

PO. Box 958

Sacramento, CA 95812-0958

Contact: Bill Ludwig

Export Manager

Telephone: (916) 371-6941

FAX (916) 372-7158

Commodities Exported: Rice.

Brands: Hinode, Hinode California Brown, Hinode Southern

Recipe, Hinode Fiesta Recipe, Hinode California White, Hinode

Harvest Blend, Hinode California Recipe, Hinode White & Wild,

Silver Pearl, RGA, Kokusai, Kokusai Rose, Good Fortune, and

Golden Pearl.

Riceland Foods, Inc.

PO. Box 927

Stuttgart, AR 72160

Contact: Carl Brothers

Senior Vice President, Marketing

Telephone:

FAX

(501) 673-5202

(501) 673-5667

Commodities Exported: Rice, rice by-products, rice bran, rice

flour, and related products. Soybean oils and shortenings,

lecithin, and soybean by-products. Sorghum, Soft Red wheat,

and corn.

Brands: Riceland and Chef Way

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Saginaw Bay Potato Cooperative Inc.

385 West Cass Avenue

Munger, MI 48747

C0LttCXt: Irma Abbs

Manager

Telephone: (517) 892-0122

FAX: (517) 892-7333

Commodities Exported: Potatoes.

San Joaquin Valley Hay Growers Association

P.O. Box 1127

Tracy, CA 95378-1227

Contact: Melvin M. Coelho

Manager

Telephone:

FAX

(209) 835-1622

(209) 835-0719

Commodities Exported: Alfalfa hay and alfalfa cubes.

Seald-Sweet Growers, Inc.

PO. Box 6152

Vero Beach, FL 32961

Contact: James B. McCranie

Executive Vice President, Marketing

Telephone:

FAX:

(407) 569-2334

(407) 562-9038

Commodities Exported: Fresh grapefruit and oranges.

Brands: Florigold and Seald Sweet.

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SF Services, Inc.

P.O. Box 500

Madison, MS 39130

Contact. Robert Dixon

President

Telephone: (601) 856-2400

FAX (601) 856-3979

Commodities Exported: Livestock and poultry feeds, fish and pet

foods.

Sioux Honey Association

F’.O. Box 388

Sioux City, IA 51102

Contact: Jim Powell

Export Manager

Telephone:

FAX:

(712) 258-0638

(712) 258-1322

Commodities Exported: Honey.

Brands: Sue Bee Honey.

Sire Power, Inc.

RR 2 Box 20

Tunkhannock, PA 18657

Contact: Fred Bowman

Export Sales Manager (Latin America)

Telephone:

FAX

(717) 836-3168

(717) 836-1490

Commodities Exported: Frozen bovine semen.

(Also see listing for World-Wide Sires, Inc.)

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Snokist Growers

P.O. Box 1587

Yakima, WA 98907

COT&ZCk Truman Yeager

Vice President, Fresh Fruit Sales

Telephone: (509) 453-5631

FAX: (509) 457-6417

TELEX: 5101013254

C0ntCXt: Larry West

Vice President, Processed Fruit Sales

Telephone:

FAX:

(509) 453-4739

(509) 453-1620

Commodities Exported: Fresh apples, pears, and cherries (in season), pouch pack applesauce.

Southern States Cooperative, Inc.

P.O. Box 26234

Richmond, VA 23260

Contact: Tom Garnett

Vice President, International Sales

Telephone:

FAX

(804) 281-7772

(804) 28 1-1383

Commodities Exported: Livestock, dairy and poultry feed, fertilizer, farm supplies, and seed.

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Southwestern Irrigated Cotton Growers Association

(SWIG)

F’.O. Box 1709

El Paso, TX 79949

Contact: Hans-Georg Kretschmer

Exec. Vice-President, Sales

Telephone: (915) 581-5441

FAX (915) 581-4138

TELEX: 74-9434

Commodities Exported: Cotton and cottonseed (also see listing

for AMCOT).

Soy-Cot Sales, Inc.

2590 E. Devon Avenue

Des Plaines, IL 60018

Contact: Ann M. Vicek

President

Telephone:

FAX:

(708) 297-4160

(708) 297-4166

Commodities Exported: PBSY (once-relined) cottonseed oil.

(Cooperative marketing agent for Plains Cooperative Oil Mill,

Producers Cooperative Oil Mill, Valley Cooperative Oil Mill, and

Yazoo Valley Oil Mill)

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Staple Cotton Cooperative Association (STAPLCOTN)

P.O. Box 547

Greenwood, MS 38935

Contact: Meredith Allen

Vice President, Marketing

Michael Adams

Export Manager

Telephone: (601) 453-6231

FAX: (601) 453-5347

Commodities Exported: Cotton (also see listing for AMCOT).

Sun-Diamond Growers of California

5568 Gilbraltar Drive

Pleasanton, CA 94588-8544

Contact: Thomas Leahy

Vice President, International Sales

Telephone:

FAX

(510) 463-8200

(510) 463-7492

Commodities Exported: Raisins, prunes, dried figs, dried apricots, dried peaches, mixed fruit, pecans, hazelnuts, mixed nuts,

and prune juice.

Sunkist Growers, Inc. - Fresh Overseas Exports

P.O. Box 7888

Van Nuys, CA 91409

Contact: Richard J. Mead

Director, Export Marketing

Telephone:

FAX:

TELEX:

(818) 986-4800

(818) 379-7143

651413

Commodities Exported: Fresh citrus.
Sunkist Growers, Inc. - Products Group

P.O. Box 3720

Ontario, CA 91761

Contact: Sidney L. Garrett

Export Sales Manager

Telephone:

FAX

(909) 933-2085

(909) 395-5068

Contact: Ralph Carlson

Licensed Products Manager

Telephone:

FAX

(909) 933-2022

(909) 391-4200

Commodities Exported: Fruit juices and drinks, concentrates,

candies, fruit flavorings, and oils.

Swiss Valley Farms Company

PO. Box 4493

Davenport, IA

Contact:

52808

Donald L. Brick

Vice President, Manufacturing

Telephone: (319) 391-3341

FAX: (319) 391-7479

Commodities Exported: Whole whey, lactose, whey proteins, and

Cheddar and Swiss cheese.

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Texas Citrus Exchange

P.O. Box 793

Mission, TX 78572

Contact: Jack Car&hers

Vice President, Fresh Fruit Sales

Joel K Wilsher

Senior Vice President

Telephone: (512) 585-8321

FAX: (512) 585-1617

Commodities Exported: Fresh oranges and grapefruit, citrus

fruit concentrates, and single-strength citrus fruit juices.

Brands: Texas Star and Big Tex.

Tree Top, Inc.

P.O. Box 248

Selah, WA 98942

Contact: Eric Shetterly

Export Sales Manager

Telephone:

FAX.-

(509) 697-7251

(509) 697-0421

Commodities Exported: Apple juice and cider, blended fruit

juices, applesauce, frozen concentrates, evaporated and low-moisture apples, flake powder and apple fiber, and frozen apples.

Tri-State Breeders Cooperative

E 10890 Penny Lane

Baraboo, WI 53913

Contact: Bob Silveira

International Sales Manager

Telephone:

FAX

(608) 356-8357

(608) 356-3903

Commodities Exported: Frozen bovine semen. (Also see listing

for World-Wide Sires, Inc.)

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‘IX/Valley Growers/International

PO. Box 7114

San Francisco, CA 94120

Contact: Alan Elabd

Director, International Sales Division

Telephone: (415) 837-2565

FAX (415) 837-3994

Commodities Exported: Canned peaches, fruit cocktail, pears,

and other canned fruits. Complete line of tomato products, and

fruit juices.

Brands: Tri Valley, Red Pack, Glorietta, Sacramento, and

S&W Fine Foods.

Trout, Inc.

P.O. Box 669

Chelan, WA 98816

Contact: Ric Easley

Sales Manager

Telephone:

FAX:

(509) 682-2539

(509) 682-2651

Commodities Exported: Apples.

21st Century Genetics Cooperative

PO. Box 469

Shawano, WI 54166

Contact: Kyle Alexander

International Sales Manager

Telephone:

FM:

(715) 526-2141

(715) 526-3219

Commodities Exported: Frozen bovine semen.

(Also see listing for World-Wide Sires, Inc.)

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Virginia-Carolina Peanut Farmers Cooperative Assn.

P.O. Box 239

Franklin, VA 23851

Contact: Eddie Marks

General Manager

Telephone: (804) 569-9255

FAX: (804) 569-9557

Commodities Exported: Virginia shelled, in-shell, and seed

peanuts.

Washington Rhubarb Growers Association

P.O. Box 887

Sumner, WA 98390

Contact: Judith J. Nichols

Manager

Telephone:

FAX:

(206) 863-7333

(206) 863-2775

Commodities Exported: Fresh and frozen rhubarb.

Watsonville Berry Cooperative

P.O. Box 825

Watsonville, CA 95077

Contact: Stuart Yamamoto

General Manager

Telephone:

FAX:

(408) 724-5601

(408) 761-0237

Commodities Exported: Strawberries.

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Welch’s, A Cooperative

2 South Portage Street

Westfield, NY 14787

COntUCk Donald J. Ray

Marketing Manager, International

Telephone: (716) 326-3131

FM: (716) 326-5239

Commodities Exported: Grape and fruit juices (concentrates, bottles, and cans), sparkling grape juice, fruit drinks, and

Welchade. Grape and strawberry jelly, jams, and preserves.

Winter Garden Citrus Products Cooperative

p.0. Box 770399

Winter Garden, FL 34777-0399

Contact: Gordon Hunt

Director of International Sales

Telephone:

FAX

(407) 656-1000

(407) 656-1229

Commodities Exported: Frozen concentrated citrus juices and

citrus by-products (bulk and ret.ail pack concentrates). Single

strength pasteurized orange juice.

Brands: Whole Sun and Sunshine State.

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World-Wide Sires, Inc.

P.O. Box 149

Hanford, CA 93232

Contact: John W. Schouten

Vice President, Marketing and Sales

Telephone: (209) 584-9281

FM: (209) 584-2003

TWX: (910) 544-3235

Commodities Exported: Frozen bovine semen. (Cooperative marketing agent for Federated Genetics, KABSU, NOBA, Inc.,

Select Sires, Sire Power, Inc., ‘IX-State Breeders Cooperative,

and 21st Century Genetics. Marketing agent in areas outside of

the Americas.)

Yakima Valley Grape Producers, Inc.

P.O. Box 520

Grandview, WA 98930-0520

Contact: David Larson

Raw Products Manager

Telephone:

FAX

(509) 882-1223

(509) 882-1580

Commodities Exported: Fruit juices and purees - grape, apple,

pear, and blends (Juices supplied in single strength, concentrate,

and frozen forms).

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U.S. Department of Agriculture

Rural Development Administration

Cooperative Services

Ag Box 3200

Washington, D.C. 20250-3200

RDA Cooperative Services provides research, management, and

educational assistance to cooperatives to strengthen the

economic position of farmers and other rural residents. It works

directly with cooperative leaders and Federal and State agencies

to improve organization, leadership, and operation of

cooperatives and to give guidance to further development.

Cooperative Services (1 ) helps farmers and other rural residents

develop cooperatives to obtain supplies and services at lower

cost and to get better prices for products they sell; (2) advises

rural residents on developing existing resources through

cooperative action to enhance rural living; (3) helps cooperatives

improve services and operating efficiency; (4) informs members,

directors, employees, and the public on how cooperatives work

and benefit their members and their communities; and (5)

encourages international cooperative programs.

Cooperative Services publishes research and educational

materials and issues farmer Cooperatives magazine. The United

States Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination

in its programs on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex,

religion, age, disability, political beliefs and marital or familial

status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs). Persons

with disabilities who require alternative means for communication

of program information (braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should

contact the USDA Office of Communications at (202) 720-7808

(TDD).

To file a complaint, write the Secretary of Agriculture, U.S.

Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20250, or call (202)

720-7327 (voice) or (202) 720-l 127 (TDD). USDA is an equal

employment opportunity employer.