AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE STATISTICS 2019

USDA Rural Development

Service Report 83
AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE STATISTICS 2019

Rural Business-Cooperative Service

Rural Development

U.S. Department of Agriculture

STOP 3256

1400 Independence Ave., S.W.

Washington, DC 20250 3256

Service Report 83

Service Report 83

January 2021

The 2019 agricultural cooperative statistics database was developed by James 

Wadsworth and Judith Rivera of USDA’s Rural Development, Rural BusinessCooperative Service. This report was developed by Rural Development employees 

James Wadsworth, Kevin Lapp, and Judith Rivera.

USDA Rural Development invites you to explore a wide variety of cooperative 

information on the internet. Rural Development’s website is: www.rd.usda.gov. 

Aggregated agricultural cooperative statistics (1913-2019) can be provided in Excel 

workbook format by request from: coopinfo@usda.gov. The USDA Home Page is: 

www.usda.gov
CONTENTS

Introduction ......................................................................................................................................................................03

Definitions Used in Report.............................................................................................................................................04

Section I: Overall Summary Cooperative Statistics..................................................................................................05

Table 1—Summary comparison of U.S. agricultural cooperatives, selected statistics, 2019 and 2018 ......................................07

Table 2—Combined income statement, U.S. ag co-ops, 2019 and 2018............................................................................................08

Table 3—Combined income statement, U.S. ag co-ops, by operating type, 2019 ...........................................................................09

Table 4—Combined income statement, U.S. ag co-ops, by primary commodity marketed, 2019.................................................10

Table 5—Combined income statement, U.S. ag co-ops, by size, 2019 ..............................................................................................12

Table 6—Combined balance sheet, U.S. ag co-ops, 2019 and 2018 ..................................................................................................13

Table 7—Combined balance sheet, U.S. ag co-ops, by operating type, 2019..................................................................................14

Table 8—Combined balance sheet, U.S. ag co-ops, by primary commodity marketed, 2019 .......................................................15

Table 9—Combined balance sheet, U.S. ag co-ops, by size, 2019.....................................................................................................16

Table 10—Combined financial ratios, U.S. ag co-ops, by operating type, 2019 and 2018..............................................................17

Table 11—Combined financial ratios, U.S. ag co-ops, by primary product marketed and by size, 2019.....................................18

Section II: Number of Cooperatives, Memberships, and Employees ....................................................................19

Table 12—Number of ag co-ops, by operating type and State, also memberships by State, 2019..............................................20

Table 13—Number of U.S. ag co-ops and memberships, by type, 2019 ..........................................................................................21

Table 14—U.S. ag co-ops, gross business, and memberships, by size, 2019 ..................................................................................22

Table 15—Full-time and part-time employees, U.S. ag co-ops, by type, 2019 and 2018.................................................................23

Table 16—Number of U.S. ag co-ops memberships, employees, and branches, by size, 2019....................................................24

Section III: Cooperative Business Volume by State, and Losses ...........................................................................25

Table 17—Net sales of commodities and supplies, U.S. ag co-ops, by State, 2019 .......................................................................26

Table 18—Net business volume, U.S. ag co-ops, 2019 and 2018 .......................................................................................................33

Table 19—Losses, U.S. ag co-ops, 2019 and 2018 ................................................................................................................................34

Section IV: Top 100 Agricultural Cooperatives..........................................................................................................35

Table 20—Abbreviated income statement for Top 100 ag co-ops, 2019 and 2018 ..........................................................................36

Table 21—Abbreviated balance sheet for Top 100 ag co-ops, 2019 and 2018.................................................................................37

Table 22—Top 100 ag co-ops financial ratios compared to all co-ops, 2019 and 2018 ..................................................................38

Table 23—Top 100 ag co-ops share compared to all U.S. ag co-ops, 2019 and 2018.....................................................................38

Table 24—2019 Top 100 Ag Co-ops ranked by total gross business revenue..................................................................................39

Section V: Benchmark Statistics for Cooperative Comparisons............................................................................44

Table 25—Common-size income statement, U.S. ag co-ops, by type, 2019 .....................................................................................46

Table 26—Common-size income statement, U.S. ag co-ops, by primary commodity marketed, 2019 ........................................47

Table 27—Common-size balance sheet, U.S. ag co-ops, by operating type, 2019..........................................................................48

Table 28—Common-size balance sheet, U.S. ag co-ops, by primary product marketed, 2019.....................................................49

Table 29.1—Grain marketing co-ops, common-size financial statements, by size, 2019...............................................................50

Table 29.2—Mixed grain marketing co-ops, common-size financial statements, by size, 2019 ...................................................53

Table 29.3—Dairy marketing co-ops, common-size financial statements, by size, 2019 ...............................................................56

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Table 29.4—Cotton marketing co-ops, common-size financial statements, by size, 2019.............................................................59

Table 29.5—Cotton ginning co-ops, common-size financial statements, by size, 2019..................................................................60

Table 29.6—Fresh fruit and vegetable co-ops, common-size financial statements, by size, 2019...............................................61

Table 29.7—Fresh and processed fruit and vegetable co-ops, common-size financial statements, by size, 2019 ...................63

Table 29.8—Processed fruit and vegetable co-ops, common-size financial statements, by size, 2019......................................64

Table 29.9—Livestock marketing co-ops, common-size financial statements, by size, 2019........................................................65

Table 29.10—Poultry marketing co-ops, common-size financial statements, by size, 2019..........................................................66

Table 29.11—Fish and seafood marketing co-ops, common-size financial statements, by size, 2019 ........................................67

Table 29.12—Rice marketing co-ops, common-size financial statements, by size, 2019...............................................................68

Table 29.13—Sugar marketing co-ops, common-size financial statements, by size, 2019............................................................69

Table 29.14—Nut marketing co-ops, common-size financial statements, by size, 2019 ................................................................70

Table 29.15—Local food co-ops, common-size financial statements, by size, 2019.......................................................................71

Table 29.16—Miscellaneous marketing co-ops, common-size financial statements, 2019 ..........................................................72

Table 29.17—Farm supply co-ops, common-size financial statements, by size, 2019....................................................................73

Table 29.18—Mixed farm supply co-ops, common-size financial statements, by size, 2019 ........................................................76

Table 29.19—Artificial insemination co-ops, common-size financial statements, by size, 2019 ..................................................79

Table 29.20—Miscellaneous service co-ops, common-size financial statements, 2019 ...............................................................80

Section VI: Cooperative Statistical Trends ...............................................................................................................83

Table 30—Number, memberships, and business volume, U.S. ag co-ops, by operating type, 2010–2019..................................84

Table 31—Number of full-time employees, U.S. ag co-ops, by type, 2010–2019 .............................................................................85

Table 32—Data used in trend analysis, U.S. ag co-ops, 2010–2019...................................................................................................86

Table 33—Percent changes of data used in trend analysis, U.S. ag co-ops, 2010–2019...............................................................87

Figure 1—Number of U.S. ag co-ops, 2010–2019 ..................................................................................................................................88

Figure 2—Memberships of U.S. ag co-ops, 2010–2019........................................................................................................................88

Figure 3—Employees of U.S. ag co-ops, 2010–2019 .............................................................................................................................89

Figure 4—Net and gross business volume, U.S. ag co-ops, 2010–2019............................................................................................89

Figure 5—Net sales of grain and dairy commodities, U.S. ag co-ops, 2010–2019...........................................................................90

Figure 6—Net sales of fruit and vegetables, livestock, and sugar commodities, U.S. ag co-ops, 2010–2019............................90

Figure 7—Net sales of petroleum, feed, and fertilizer, U.S. ag co-ops, 2010–2019.........................................................................91

Figure 8—Net sales of crop protectants and seed, U.S. ag co-ops, 2010–2019 ..............................................................................91

Figure 9—Net operating margin and net income, U.S. ag co-ops, 2010–2019 .................................................................................92

Figure 10—Total assets, liabilities, and equity, U.S. ag co-ops, 2010–2019......................................................................................92

Figure 11—Total assets of Top 100 U.S. ag co-ops, 2010–2019 ..........................................................................................................93

Figure 12—Total gross business volume of Top 100 U.S. ag co-ops, 2010–2019.............................................................................93

Appendix...........................................................................................................................................................................94

Appendix Table A—Miscellaneous ag co-op profile information, 2019............................................................................................94

Note 1: Methodology..................................................................................................................................................................................94

Note 2: Financial glossary .........................................................................................................................................................................95

Note 3: Financial ratios ..............................................................................................................................................................................96

Note 4: References.....................................................................................................................................................................................96

2 COOPERATIVE STATISTICS 2019
Agricultural cooperative statistics are collected 

annually and published to provide information 

on the position and trends among the Nation’s 

farmer, rancher, and fishery cooperatives. These 

statistics are used for cooperative benchmarking, 

research, technical assistance, education, planning, 

and public policy. The collection, analysis, and 

dissemination of cooperative statistics by the 

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) 

are authorized by The Cooperative Marketing Act 

of 1926.

Aggregate statistics are reported for cooperative 

business years ending in calendar year 2019. 

The information was collected by a mail survey 

of all organizations identified by USDA Rural 

Development’s Cooperative Programs as farmer, 

rancher, or fishery cooperatives. See Note 1 

in the appendix for further explanation of the 

methodology used. Note 2 provides a financial 

glossary of the terms calculated in the financial 

tables. 

USDA depends on the responses from 

agricultural cooperatives to its annual survey 

to develop a detailed and comprehensive set 

of statistics on agricultural cooperatives. The 

time and effort taken by cooperatives to provide 

information to USDA, and the timeliness with 

which it is furnished, are greatly appreciated.

This report presents agricultural cooperative 

statistics for 2019 in table and chart format 

and consists of six sections: (I) overall summary 

cooperative statistics; (II) number of cooperatives, 

memberships, and employees; (III) business 

volume by State, and losses; (IV) Top 100 

cooperatives; (V) benchmark statistics for 

cooperative comparisons; and (VI) cooperative 

statistical trends. Selected highlights are provided 

at the beginning of each section, and associated 

tables follow. 

INTRODUCTION

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DEFINITIONS

TYPE OR COMMODITY NOTES

Marketing Cooperatives —A majority of business volume is from the sale of members’ commodities.

Products marketed:2 —Cooperatives are also further classified by the majority of business volume from the sale of a particular commodity

• Bean and pea (dry edible)

• Cotton —Sales of cottonseed meal are included in feed sales; oil sales are included in “other marketing” sales.

• Cotton ginning —Cottonseed accounts for majority of marketing.

• Dairy —Includes milk and dairy products.

• Fish

• Fruit and vegetable —Includes fresh and processed fruit and vegetables.

• Grain and oilseed —Excludes oilseed meal and oil. Oilseed meal is included in feed sales while oil sales are included in other 

marketing sales.

• Livestock 

• Poultry —Includes chicken, eggs, turkeys, ratite, squab, and related products.

• Rice

• Sugar —Includes sugar beets, sugarcane, honey, maple syrup, molasses, and sorghum and related products. 

Other marketing —Includes forest products, hay, hops, seed marketed for growers, nursery stock, bioenergy (e.g. ethanol), coffee, 

manufactured food products and other farm products not classified separately. 

Farm supply cooperatives —A majority of business volume is from the sale of farm supplies.

Farm products:

• Crop protectants —Chemicals applied to crops for weed and pest control.

• Feed —Animal feed.

• Fertilizer —Liquid and solid fertilizer for crops.

• Petroleum —Includes all types of petroleum products and lubricants as well as bioenergy fuels such as ethanol and biodiesel.

•Seed —Seed for crops.

Other supplies —Includes building materials, containers and packaging supplies, machinery and equipment, meats and groceries, 

automotive supplies, hardware, chicks, artificial insemination supplies and other supplies not separately 

identified.

Service cooperatives —All business volume is from providing services such as livestock shipping, crop storage, grinding and/or drying. 

Sales include charges for services related to marketing or purchasing, but not included in the volume reported 

for those activities.

Membership structures —Cooperative organizations can be described according to how their members are organized. All three types are 

included in the cooperative numbers presented in this report.

• Centralized —Individual agricultural producer members only.

• Federated —Centralized cooperatives and/or associations are members.

• Mixed —Both individual producers and cooperatives/associations are members.

1

Marketing, farm supply, and service are identified as “operating types” of co-ops.

2

The nature of marketing provided further identifies co-ops into categories according to the primary product marketed. Some cooperatives have multiple sources of 

revenue, so the “primary product” category may change from year to year as the relative level of business volume from each source changes.
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SECTION I: Overall Summary Cooperative Statistics

This section (Tables 1-11) provides an overall summary, followed by income statements, balance sheets, 

and financial ratios of U.S. agricultural cooperatives for 2019. Some of the analysis is categorized by type 

(operating type and primary product marketed) and size. 

Summary Highlights

• Total gross business volume for ag co-ops dropped by $767 

million in 2019, down 0.4 percent from 2018. However, net 

business volume (net of inter-cooperative business) was up 

$1.5 billion in 2019 at $179.8 billion (Table 1).

• There were 1,779 agricultural cooperatives in 2019, 27 

fewer than in 2018. The decrease was due mostly to mergers 

among cooperatives and some dissolutions. Of the 1,779 coops, 1,516 operate within 1 State, the other 263 operate in 2 

or more States.

• By overall type, there were 931 marketing co-ops, 759 

supply co-ops, and 89 service co-ops in 2019.

• Ag co-ops operated 7,587 branch and other locations in 

2019, and including headquarters, had 9,366 locations.

• Ag co-ops reported having 1,899,625 voting members in 

2019.

• Ag co-ops employed 137,718 people full time in 2019, down 

2,041 from 2018. Part-time or seasonal labor fell by 1,655 

for 2019. These changes resulted in a net decrease of 3,696 

total co-op employees from 2018, to 183,635.

• There are 317 ag co-ops (17.8 percent) more than 100 years 

old (Appendix Table A).

• There are 280 ag co-ops involved with one or more limited 

liability companies (LLCs), joint ventures, or subsidiaries: 

165 marketing co-ops, 111 supply co-ops, and 4 service coops. Most often these entities conducted some or all of a 

co-op’s business in a certain sector or sectors of operations 

(e.g., agronomy).

• The co-op average board size was 8 directors in 2019. 

By total sales sizes, co-ops with up to $99 million in sales 

averaged 7 directors, those with $100-$1 billion in sales 

averaged 11 directors, and those with sales of more than $1 

billion in sales averaged 16 directors (651 co-ops reported 

director numbers).

Operations

• Total net business volume rose from $178.3 billion in 2018 

to $179.8 billion in 2019. Total gross business volume fell 

from $203.8 billion in 2018 to $203 billion in 2019. 

• Total assets and member equity both reached record 

amounts in 2019, $100.1 billion and $45.9 billion, respectively.

• Co-ops hit record net income before taxes, increasing by 

17.2 percent, from $6.7 billion in 2018 to $7.9 billion in 

2019.

• Gross value-added (what co-ops add to the commodities 

they market, the supplies they sell, and the services they 

provide) was at $23.4 billion in 2019, up $1.5 billion from 

2018 (see Note 4, reference B for a previous USDA study on 

cooperative value-added). 

• Total marketing sales dropped by $1.4 billion from $126.3 

billion in 2018 to $124.9 billion in 2019 (Table 2). 

• Total supply sales also dropped, from $71.7 billion to $71 

billion (down by $687 million from 2018.

• Service and other operating income was $5.2 billion in 2019, 

up $976 million from 2018.

• Total co-op expenses increased by 1.8 percent to $21.5 

billion in 2019.

• Among expenses, interest costs of $1.2 billion increased the 

most, up 14.9 percent from 2018.

• Ag co-ops paid $11 billion in wages and benefits to their 

employees in 2019, up by $103 million from 2018.

• Net operating margins increased by $796 million from 

2018 to $6 billion in 2019. Patronage refunds from other 

cooperatives increased by $142 million to $665 million, and 

non-operating income increased by $219 million to $12 

billion in 2019.

• Income taxes paid increased from an income tax benefit of 

$66 million for co-ops in 2018 to a positive $126 million 

paid in aggregate in 2019. 

• Net income after taxes was almost $7.8 billion in 2019, up 

14.2 percent from 2018 and a record amount for ag co-ops.

Commodities

• Grain and oilseed sales were $49.7 billion in 2019, down 

$1.6 billion from 2018 (Table 2). Conversely, dairy sales 

(milk and milk products) were $43.6 billion, up $2.7 billion 

from 2018. Fruit and vegetable sales of $8 billion in 2019, 

fell by almost $1.3 billion from 2018.
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• Sugar sales of $6 billion were up $114 million from 2018, 

while livestock sales fell by $155 million to $3.8 billion in 

2019. Rice sales increased to $1.7 billion in 2019

• Sales of fertilizer and other supplies increased in 2019, while 

crop protectants, feed, petroleum and seed all decreased. 

Crop protectants fell the most, by $822 million, followed by 

seed at 286 million. Petroleum sales were the highest of all 

supplies, at 26.9 billion, and were down very slightly from 

2018. 

• Marketing co-ops had total sales of $142.6 billion, supply 

co-ops $53.3 billion, and service co-ops $24.8 million (Table 

3).

• Marketing co-ops’ net income after taxes of $6.6 billion in 

2019 increased by $1.9 billion from 2018.

• Supply co-ops’ net income after taxes was $1.1 billion in 

2018, a drop of about $900 million.

• Service co-ops’ net income of $71.1 million was $15.3 

million higher than in 2018.

• Co-ops that market grains and oilseeds had the highest 

net income of all marketing co-ops, at almost $1.7 billion 

in 2019 (Table 4). Sugar co-ops ranked second, with net 

income of $1.4 billion. Fruit and vegetable co-ops were 

third with net income of at $896.3 million, followed by rice 

at $783.9 million, and dairy at $624.1 million.

• Similar to 2018, all 10 category sizes of co-ops had positive 

net income in 2019 (Table 5). The 29 largest co-ops (more 

than $1 billion in sales and service revenue) comprised just 

1.6 percent of all ag co-ops, but had 54.3 percent of the total 

gross business volume of all cooperatives.

Balance sheet

• Total assets increased by $3.8 billion from 2018, and were 

hit a record $100.1 billion in 2019, the sixth straight year of 

a record ag co-op asset level (Table 6).

• Property, plant, and equipment of $30.4 billion increased 

4.6 percent from 2018, or by $1.4 billion.

• Investments in other co-ops were $9.3 billion, slightly lower 

than in 2018.

• Total liabilities increased by $2.3 billion to $54.2 billion in 

2019.

• Total equity was a record $45.9 billion, up $1.5 billion from 

2018.

• Co-ops that marketed primarily grain and oilseeds had 

$39.4 billion in assets in 2019, while dairy co-ops had $13.3 

billion, and fruit and vegetable co-ops $6.2 billion in assets 

(Table 8). 

• The largest co-ops (sales and service revenue of more than 

$1 billion) accounted for $49.5 billion (49.4 percent) of all 

co-op total assets in 2019 (Table 9).

Ratios

• Overall, ag co-ops showed solid liquidity and solvency in 

2019 with solid ratios, similar to 2018 (Table 10).

• Equity as a percent of assets was 46 percent in 2019, same as 

in 2018.

• Gross margin as a percent of sales, return on assets, and 

return on equity all remained at strong levels and all showed 

improvement over 2018 in 2019.
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TABLE 1—Summary comparison of U.S. agricultural cooperatives, select statistics, 2019 and 2018

2019 2018 Difference Change

 Percent

Number of ag co-ops (number)1 1,779 1,806 (27) (1.50)

Breakdown for structure:

 Centralized 1,674 1,704 (30) (1.76)

 Federated 32 32 0 0.00 

 Mixed 73 70 3 4.29 

Breakdown for type:

 Marketing 676 690 (14) (2.03)

 Mixed marketing2 255 271 (16) (5.90)

 Total marketing 931 961 (30) (3.12)

 Supply 564 547 17 3.11 

 Mixed supply3 195 213 (18) (8.45)

 Total supply 759 760 (1) (0.13)

 Total service 89 85 4 4.71 

 

Cooperative branch locations4 7,587 6,997 590 8.43 

Total cooperative locations 9,366 8,803 563 6.40 

 

Memberships (number) 1,899,625 1,888,901 10,724 0.57 

 

Full-time employees (number) 137,718 139,759 (2,041) (1.46)

Part-time employees (number) 45,917 47,572 (1,655) (3.48)

Total employees (number) 183,635 187,331 (3,696) (1.97)

 

Gross business volume (billion $) 203.047 203.814 (0.767) (0.38)

Net business volume (billion $) 179.807 178.349 1.458 0.82 

Net income before taxes (billion $) 7.881 6.724 1.157 17.21 

Net income after taxes (billion $) 7.756 6.790 0.965 14.22 

EBDIT5 12.355 10.942 1.413 12.92 

Gross value added6 (billion $) 23.358 21.844 1.514 6.93 

Net value added6 (billion $) 20.122 18.706 1.417 7.57 

Total assets (billion $) 100.121 96.305 3.816 3.96 

Total equity (billion $) 45.923 44.417 1.506 3.39 

1

Of the 1,779 cooperatives, 1,516 operate within one State, 263 operate in two or more States; 280 co-ops were involved with LLCs (165 marketing, 111 supply, and 4 

service).

2

Mixed marketing: 25-49 percent of sales are from supplies, rest are from marketing.

3

Mixed supply: 1 to 49 percent of sales are from marketing products, rest are from supplies.

4

For 2018 and 2019 data, extra efforts were made to update locations of cooperatives, thus the significant increases.

5

EBDIT = earnings before depreciation, interest, and taxes, i.e. (see Appendix Note 2: Financial Glossary).

6

Gross and net value added (see Appendix Note 2: Financial Glossary).
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TABLE 2—Combined income statement, U.S. ag co-ops, 2019 and 2018

2019 2018 Difference Change

Billion $ Billion $ Million $ Percent

Commodities marketed (gross sales): 

Bean and pea (dry edible) 0.232 0.225 6.5 2.89 

Cotton 2.544 3.077 (532.8) (17.31)

Cottonseed 0.410 0.472 (62.1) (13.15)

Dairy 43.559 40.835 2,724.2 6.67 

Fish 0.232 0.239 (6.7) (2.82)

Fruit and vegetables 8.095 9.391 (1,296.7) (13.81)

Grains and oilseeds 49.704 51.318 (1,613.8) (3.14)

Livestock 3.835 3.990 (155.6) (3.90)

Nut 1.672 1.725 (53.0) (3.07)

Poultry 0.943 1.796 (853.4) (47.51)

Rice 1.713 1.694 18.7 1.10 

Sugar 6.055 5.941 114.0 1.92 

Tobacco 0.316 0.340 (24.0) (7.05)

Wool 0.012 0.012 (0.1) (1.15)

Other marketing1 5.594 5.276 317.7 6.02 

Total commodities 124.916 126.333 (1,417.2) (1.12)

 

Supplies sold (gross sales):

Crop protectants 8.119 8.941 (821.9) (9.19)

Feed 11.759 11.859 (99.3) (0.84)

Fertilizer 13.632 13.367 265.1 1.98 

Petroleum 26.885 26.886 (1.0) (0.00)

Seed 5.576 5.861 (285.8) (4.88)

Other supplies 5.070 4.814 256.3 5.32 

Total supplies 71.041 71.728 (686.6) (0.96)

 

Total gross revenue 195.957 198.061 (2,103.8) (1.06)

 Cost of goods sold 173.641 175.946 (2,305.7) (1.31)

Gross margin 22.316 22.113 203.9 0.92 

 Service and other operating income 5.248 4.272 976.0 22.85 

Gross revenue 27.564 26.384 1,179.8 4.47 

 

Expenses 

Wages 11.005 10.902 103.1 0.95 

Depreciation 3.236 3.138 98.0 3.12 

Interest expense 1.239 1.079 160.5 14.88 

Other expenses 6.044 6.022 22.0 0.36 

 Total expenses 21.525 21.142 383.6 1.81 

Net operating margins 6.039 5.243 796.2 15.19 

 Patronage from other co-ops 0.665 0.523 141.9 27.15 

 Non-operating income (expense) 1.178 0.959 218.9 22.83 

Net income before taxes 7.881 6.724 1,157.0 17.21 

 Taxes 0.126 -0.066 191.7 (290.94)

Net income 7.756 6.790 965.3 14.22 

 

Total gross business volume 203.047 203.814 (767.0) (0.38)

Net income from own operations 7.091 6.268 823.4 13.14 

1

Other marketing: biofuels, local foods, nursery, forestry, seed, coffee, etc. 
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TABLE 3—Combined income statement, U.S. ag co-ops, by operating type, 2019

 Operating type1

 Marketing Supplies Service Total

 Million $

Income

Commodities marketed 116,510.03 8,405.21 0.49 124,915.73 

Farm supply sales 26,090.53 44,926.45 24.35 71,041.33 

Total sales 142,600.56 53,331.66 24.84 195,957.06 

 Cost of goods sold 126,365.83 47,269.42 5.34 173,640.60 

Gross margin 16,234.73 6,062.23 19.49 22,316.46 

 Service & other operating income 3,079.61 1,879.88 288.12 5,247.61 

Gross revenue 19,314.35 7,942.11 307.62 27,564.07 

Expenses 

Wages 6,863.07 4,066.51 75.88 11,005.46 

Depreciation 2,238.44 982.73 15.11 3,236.28 

Interest expense 941.42 295.23 2.77 1,239.42 

Other expense 3,880.58 2,017.06 146.37 6,044.01 

 Total operating expenses 13,923.52 7,361.52 240.12 21,525.16 

Net operating margins 5,390.83 580.59 67.50 6,038.91 

 Patronage from other co-ops 366.45 296.72 1.44 664.60 

 Non-operating income 891.10 283.77 3.03 1,177.90 

Net income before taxes 6,648.38 1,161.07 71.96 7,881.41 

 Taxes 54.46 70.55 0.81 125.82 

Net income 6,593.91 1,090.52 71.15 7,755.59 

 

Total gross business volume 146,937.72 55,792.02 317.42 203,047.17 

 

Export sales 4,796.01 365.49 0.00 5,161.50 

1

See definitions table for definitions of operating type.
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TABLE 4—Combined income statement, U.S. ag co-ops, by primary commodity marketed, 2019

Primary commodity marketed1

Grains and 

Cotton Cotton seed Dairy Fruit & Veg. Oilseeds Livestock

 Million $

Income

Commodities marketed 2,727.43 297.74 40,934.64 9,146.20 48,289.85 3,415.56 

Farm supply sales 154.52 107.87 201.58 86.67 25,065.87 8.25 

Total sales 2,881.96 405.61 41,136.22 9,232.87 73,355.72 3,423.81 

 Cost of goods sold 2,677.18 312.85 38,433.54 6,914.12 67,650.66 3,386.32 

Gross margin 204.77 92.76 2,702.68 2,318.75 5,705.06 37.49 

 Service and other operating income 84.69 212.69 473.27 488.74 1,578.30 50.62 

Gross revenue 289.47 305.45 3,175.95 2,807.49 7,283.37 88.11 

Expenses 

Wages 63.64 90.08 1,720.83 1,041.36 2,841.75 43.11 

Depreciation 14.92 25.75 384.97 211.22 1,309.52 4.38 

Interest expense 21.76 5.40 188.56 116.85 496.12 8.45 

Other expenses 88.59 143.94 720.00 545.82 1,621.76 26.16 

 Total operating expenses 188.91 265.17 3,014.36 1,915.25 6,269.15 82.09 

Net operating margins 100.56 40.29 161.60 892.24 1,014.22 6.02 

 Patronage from other co-ops 1.49 26.70 24.48 12.15 289.32 5.42 

 Non-operating income 8.87 7.27 460.81 5.75 361.74 (0.36)

Net income before taxes 110.92 74.25 646.88 910.15 1,665.28 11.08 

 Taxes 6.67 0.13 22.76 13.82 2.02 0.72 

Net Income 104.25 74.12 624.12 896.32 1,663.26 10.36 

 

Total gross business volume 2,977.01 652.27 42,094.78 9,739.52 75,585.09 3,479.49 

 

Export sales 835.43 0.00 505.37 824.83 1,476.39 0.00 

 

Number of co-ops (number) 14 110 95 111 367 70 

1

See definitions table for definitions of primary product marketed.

This table continues on next page.
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TABLE 4 (continued)—Combined income statement, U.S. ag co-ops, by primary commodity marketed, 2019

 Primary commodity marketed1

Poultry Rice Sugar Fish Other2

 Million $

Income

Commodities marketed 875.88 1,808.00 6,054.87 180.57 2,779.28

Farm supply sales 23.77 27.02 45.24 15.87 353.87

Total sales 899.64 1,835.03 6,100.11 196.43 3,133.15

 Cost of goods sold 753.51 728.08 3,578.76 145.21 1,785.58

Gross margin 146.13 1,106.95 2,521.35 51.22 1,347.56

 Service and other operating income 1.58 37.74 115.19 4.45 32.34

Gross revenue 147.71 1,144.69 2,636.54 55.67 1,379.90

Expenses 

Wages 47.47 193.42 596.24 13.34 211.83

Depreciation 14.61 36.49 181.98 2.87 51.74

Interest expense 5.54 14.89 66.02 0.97 16.87

Other expenses 56.40 123.23 373.87 17.16 163.66

 Total operating expenses 124.02 368.03 1,218.12 34.33 444.10

Net operating margins 23.69 776.66 1,418.42 21.33 935.81

 Patronage from other co-ops 0.08 1.99 4.07 0.01 0.73

 Non-operating income 2.77 8.23 13.92 0.08 22.02

Net income before taxes 26.54 786.87 1,436.41 21.42 958.55

 Taxes -0.45 2.96 8.29 0.04 -2.50

Net Income 26.99 783.92 1,428.12 21.38 961.05

 

Total gross business volume 904.07 1,882.98 6,233.29 200.97 3,188.24

 

Export sales 33.95 212.17 167.57 0.00 740.29

 

Number of co-ops (number) 10 12 18 31 93 

1

See definitions table for definitions of primary product marketed. 

2

Other for this table: tobacco, nuts, dry beans & peas, wool, biofuels, local foods, flowers, forestry, coffee, etc..
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TABLE 5—Combined income statement, U.S. ag co-ops, by size, 2019

 Total sales category (Million $)

 

Sales Less than $5 $5–9 $10–14 $15–24 $25–49 $50–99 $100–199 $200–499 $500–999 $1,000 & more

Income

Commodities marketed 280.2 623.4 551.6 1,526.3 3,251.5 5,896.5 7,896.4 19,880.1 16,767.4 68,242.1 

Farm supply sales 525.9 941.3 1,086.7 1,920.6 3,653.5 4,381.1 5,636.3 9,676.8 4,032.5 39,186.9 

Total sales 806.1 1,564.6 1,638.3 3,446.9 6,905.0 10,277.6 13,532.7 29,556.9 20,799.9 107,429.0 

 Cost of goods sold 658.7 1,313.1 1,376.2 2,953.6 5,955.4 9,136.8 11,663.5 25,299.3 17,474.3 97,809.5 

Gross margin 147.4 251.5 262.1 493.3 949.6 1,140.8 1,869.2 4,257.6 3,325.6 9,619.5 

 Service & other operating income 155.9 186.3 89.6 250.2 363.4 423.8 436.4 964.4 461.3 1,916.2 

Gross revenue 303.2 437.8 351.7 743.5 1,313.0 1,564.6 2,305.6 5,222.1 3,786.9 11,535.7 

Expenses 

Wages 121.5 168.2 152.5 304.3 541.7 625.8 920.4 1,870.7 1,343.7 4,956.7 

Depreciation 25.2 40.3 34.9 82.1 143.8 183.9 294.5 569.5 347.5 1,514.5 

Interest 7.8 10.2 8.8 27.4 43.0 62.9 106.2 239.2 144.7 589.2 

Other expenses 118.0 174.3 130.3 233.0 501.6 531.7 730.3 1,427.4 714.4 1,482.9 

 Total expenses 272.6 393.0 326.4 646.8 1,230.1 1,404.3 2,051.5 4,106.9 2,550.3 8,543.3 

Net operating margins 30.6 44.8 25.3 96.7 82.9 160.3 254.1 1,115.2 1,236.6 2,992.3 

Patronage - other co-ops 11.5 24.8 22.2 30.9 56.6 70.8 116.2 161.1 66.9 103.5 

 Nonoperating income 10.3 8.6 6.8 10.2 43.9 36.9 36.9 200.9 25.6 797.8 

Net income before taxes 52.4 78.2 54.3 137.8 183.5 268.0 407.2 1,477.1 1,329.2 3,893.6 

 Taxes 1.8 2.4 2.4 5.5 9.9 16.9 23.1 40.5 9.0 14.4 

Net income 50.6 75.8 51.9 132.3 173.6 251.0 384.2 1,436.6 1,320.3 3,879.3 

 

Net income from own operations 39.1 51.0 29.7 101.4 117.0 180.2 267.9 1,275.5 1,253.3 3,775.8

 Percent of all co-ops 0.55 0.72 0.42 1.43 1.65 2.54 3.78 17.99 17.67 53.25

 

Total gross business volume 983.7 1,784.3 1,756.9 3,738.2 7,369.0 10,809.1 14,122.3 30,883.3 21,353.8 110,246.5

 Percent of all co-ops 0.48 0.88 0.87 1.84 3.63 5.32 6.96 15.21 10.52 54.30

 

Number of co-ops 521 239 142 193 214 145 99 168 29 29

 Percent of all co-ops 29.29 13.43 7.98 10.85 12.03 8.15 5.56 9.44 1.63 1.63

1

Total sales category reflects cooperatives’ total sales plus service and other operating revenue.
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TABLE 6—Combined balance sheet, U.S. ag co-ops, 2019 and 2018

2019 2018 Difference Change

 ——————— Billion $ ———————— Percent

Current assets 50.869 49.833 1.037 2.08 

Property, plant & equipment 30.429 29.019 1.410 4.86 

Other assets 9.475 8.099 1.376 16.99 

 Total, own assets 90.774 86.950 3.823 4.40 

Investments in other cooperatives 9.347 9.354 (0.007) (0.08)

Total assets 100.121 96.305 3.816 3.96 

 

Current liabilities 36.294 35.655 0.639 1.79 

Long-term liabilities 17.904 16.233 1.671 10.29 

 Total liabilities 54.198 51.888 2.310 4.45 

Allocated equity 26.114 25.936 0.178 0.69 

Retained earnings 19.809 18.481 1.328 7.19 

 Total equity 45.923 44.417 1.506 3.39 

Total liabilities and equity 100.121 96.305 3.816 3.96 
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TABLE 7—Combined balance sheet, U.S. ag co-ops, by operating type, 2019 

Marketing Supply Service Total

 Million $

Current assets 33,649.96 17,039.24 180.29 50,869.50 

Property, plant, and equipment 22,676.60 7,594.14 158.25 30,428.99 

Other assets 6,689.30 2,735.92 49.88 9,475.09 

 Total own assets 63,015.86 27,369.30 388.42 90,773.58 

Investments in other cooperatives 6,159.65 3,040.48 147.09 9,347.21 

 Total assets 69,175.51 30,409.78 535.50 100,120.79 

 

Current liabilities 24,878.87 11,273.46 141.25 36,293.57 

Long-term liabilities 13,859.38 3,996.06 48.68 17,904.13 

 Total liabilities 38,738.25 15,269.52 189.93 54,197.70 

Allocated equity 18,622.38 7,248.31 243.35 26,114.04 

Retained earnings 11,814.88 7,891.94 102.22 19,809.05 

 Total equity 30,437.26 15,140.26 345.57 45,923.09 

Total liabilities & net worth 69,175.51 30,409.78 535.50 100,120.79 

 

Number of cooperatives 931 759 89 1,779 
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TABLE 8—Combined balance sheet, U.S. ag co-ops, by primary commodity marketed, 2019

 Primary commodity marketed

Cotton Cotton seed Dairy Fruit & Veg. Grains & Oilseeds

Million$ Million$ Million$ Million$ Million$

Current assets 617.29 151.74 6,015.51 3,501.07 19,068.94 

Property, plant, and equipment 233.26 207.07 4,288.78 1,803.66 12,750.14 

Other assets 37.49 6.75 2,922.85 733.78 1,858.12 

 Total own assets 888.05 365.56 13,227.14 6,038.51 33,677.20 

Investments in other cooperatives 13.13 66.16 110.05 148.99 5,696.81 

Total assets 901.18 431.72 13,337.20 6,187.50 39,374.01 

Current liabilities 396.32 108.86 4,613.43 2,342.87 14,594.87 

Long-term liabilities 100.93 66.34 4,321.50 1,888.26 5,406.65 

 Total liabilities 497.25 175.20 8,934.93 4,231.12 20,001.52 

Allocated equity 297.27 179.82 3,143.37 1,209.79 11,420.70 

Retained earnings 106.66 76.71 1,258.90 746.59 7,951.79 

 Total equity 403.93 256.52 4,402.27 1,956.38 19,372.49 

Total liabilities & equity 901.18 431.72 13,337.20 6,187.50 39,374.01 

 

Number of cooperatives 14 110 95 111 367 

 

 Primary commodity marketed 

 

Livestock Poultry Rice Sugar Fish Other1

Million $ Million $ Million $ Million $ Million $ Million $

Current assets 529.61 371.26 608.24 1,698.83 31.39 1,056.07 

Property, plant, and equipment 41.02 164.04 344.93 1,946.35 26.65 870.68 

Other assets 25.18 5.22 124.71 651.08 2.79 321.34 

 Total own assets 595.81 540.52 1,077.88 4,296.27 60.84 2,248.09 

Investments in other co-ops 17.85 0.79 20.27 42.03 0.00 43.55 

Total assets 613.66 541.31 1,098.15 4,338.29 60.84 2,291.64 

Current liabilities 394.21 154.83 264.85 1,462.22 25.21 521.21 

Long-term liabilities 50.77 79.37 347.82 1,104.97 9.61 483.15 

 Total liabilities 444.98 234.20 612.67 2,567.19 34.82 1,004.36 

Allocated equity 97.42 122.97 177.26 1,186.57 20.79 766.42 

Retained earnings 71.26 184.13 308.22 584.53 5.23 520.86 

 Total equity 168.68 307.10 485.48 1,771.10 26.02 1,287.28 

Total liabilities & equity 613.66 541.31 1,098.15 4,338.29 60.84 2,291.64 

 

Number of cooperatives 70 10 12 18 31 93 

1

Other for this table: tobacco, nuts, dry beans & peas, wool, biofuels, local foods, flowers, forestry, coffee, etc.
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TABLE 9—Combined balance sheet, U.S. ag co-ops, by size, 2019

 Total sales category (Million $)1

 

Less than $5 5–9 10–14 15–24 25–49 50–99 100–199 200–499 500–999 1,000 & more

 

Current assets 403 498 491 1,076 2,239 3,066 4,206 8,815 5,813 24,263

Prop., plant & equip. 233 309 315 722 1,196 1,907 2,605 5,325 3,202 14,614

Other assets 64 34 24 112 171 156 851 1,149 575 6,338

 Total own assets 700 841 830 1,910 3,606 5,129 7,662 15,289 9,590 45,215

Invest. in other co-ops 217 166 164 318 508 644 911 1,503 627 4,289

Total assets 917 1,007 994 2,229 4,114 5,773 8,574 16,792 10,217 49,503

 

Current liabilities 245 294 269 701 1,534 2,131 3,155 6,031 3,648 18,284

Long-term liabilities 86 108 86 255 452 667 982 2,913 2,013 10,342

 Total liabilities 331 402 355 956 1,986 2,798 4,137 8,944 5,661 28,626

Allocated equity 377 371 330 650 1,121 1,577 1,547 3,345 2,768 14,028

Retained earnings 210 234 309 623 1,007 1,398 2,889 4,503 1,788 6,849

Total equity 587 605 639 1,273 2,128 2,975 4,436 7,848 4,556 20,877

Total liabilities and equity 917 1,007 994 2,229 4,114 5,773 8,574 16,792 10,217 49,503

 

 As percent of all co-ops 

Allocated equity ratio 1.44 1.42 1.26 2.49 4.29 6.04 5.93 12.81 10.60 53.72

Total assets ratio 0.92 1.01 0.99 2.23 4.11 5.77 8.56 16.77 10.20 49.44

 

Number of co-ops 521 239 142 193 214 145 99 168 29 29

1

Total sales category reflects cooperatives’ total sales plus service and other operating revenue. 
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TABLE 10—Combined financial ratios, U.S. ag co-ops, by operating type for 2019 and 2018 

2019 2019 2019 2019 2018

Measure Marketing Supply Service Total Total

 ——Ratio——

Current ratio 1.35 1.51 1.28 1.40 1.40

Debt-to-assets 0.56 0.50 0.35 0.54 0.54

Long-term-debt-to-equity 0.46 0.26 0.14 0.39 0.37

Times interest earned 6.06 2.93 25.00 5.36 5.23

Fixed asset turnover 6.29 7.02 0.16 6.44 6.83

Equity-to-assets 0.44 0.50 0.65 0.46 0.46

Expenses-to-gross revenue 0.72 0.93 0.78 0.78 0.80

 ——Percent—— 

Gross margin 11.38 11.37 78.49 11.39 11.17

Return on total assets 10.97 4.79 13.95 9.11 8.10

Return on member equity 35.41 15.05 29.24 29.70 26.19

Current ratio = current assets/current liabilities 

Debt-to-assets = total liabilities/total assets 

Long-term-debt-to-equity = long term liabilities/total equity

Times interest earned = income before taxes and interest expense/interest expense

Fixed asset turnover = sales/fixed assets (net PP&E) 

Equity-to-assets = total equity/total assets 

Expenses-to-gross-revenue = total expenses/gross revenue 

Gross margin = gross margin/total sales

Return on total assets = net income before taxes/total assets 

Return on member equity = net income after taxes/allocated equity 

 
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• Current ratio = current assets/current liabilities

• Debt-to-assets = total liabilities/total assets

• Long-term debt-to-equity = long term liabilities/total equity

• Times interest earned = income before taxes and interest expense/interest 

expense

• Fixed asset turnover = sales/fixed assets (net PP&E)

• Equity-to-assets = total equity/total assets

• Expenses-to-gross-revenue = total expenses/gross revenue

• Gross margin = gross margin/total sales

• Return on total assets = net income before taxes/total assets

• Return on member allocated equity = net income after taxes/allocated equity

TABLE 11—Combined financial ratios, U.S. ag co-ops, by primary commodity marketed and by size, 2019

Financial ratios by type

Cotton Fruits Grains & 

Measure Cotton Gins Dairy & Veg. Oilseeds Livestock Poultry Rice Sugar Fish Other

 ——Ratio——

Current ratio 1.56 1.39 1.30 1.49 1.31 1.34 2.40 2.30 1.16 1.25 2.03

Debt-to-assets 0.55 0.41 0.67 0.68 0.51 0.73 0.43 0.56 0.59 0.57 0.44

Long-term-debt-to-equity 0.25 0.26 0.98 0.97 0.28 0.30 0.26 0.72 0.62 0.37 0.38

Times interest earned 6.10 14.75 4.43 8.79 4.36 2.31 5.79 53.86 22.76 23.09 57.81

Fixed asset turnover 12.35 1.96 9.59 5.12 5.75 83.47 5.48 5.32 3.13 7.37 3.60

Equity-to-assets 0.45 0.59 0.33 0.32 0.49 0.27 0.57 0.44 0.41 0.43 0.56

Expenses-to-gross revenue 0.65 0.87 0.95 0.68 0.86 0.93 0.84 0.32 0.46 0.62 0.32

 ——Percent—— 

Gross margin 7.11 22.87 6.57 25.11 7.78 1.10 16.24 60.32 41.33 26.07 43.01 

Return on total assets 12.31 17.20 4.85 14.71 4.23 1.81 4.90 71.65 33.11 35.21 41.83

Return on allocated equity 35.07 41.22 19.86 74.09 14.56 10.64 21.95 42.25 120.36 102.84 125.39

 Financial ratios by co-op size

 Total sales category (Million $)

 Measure Less than $5 $5-9 $10-14 $15-24 $25-49 $50-99 $100-199 $200-499 $500-999 $1,000 & more

 ——Ratio—— 

Current ratio 1.64 1.69 1.83 1.53 1.46 1.44 1.33 1.46 1.59 1.33

Debt-to-assets 0.36 0.40 0.36 0.43 0.48 0.48 0.48 0.53 0.55 0.58

Long-term-debt-to-equity 0.15 0.18 0.14 0.20 0.21 0.22 0.22 0.37 0.44 0.50

Times interest earned 7.69 8.69 7.20 6.03 5.27 5.26 4.83 7.18 10.18 7.61

Fixed asset turnover 3.46 5.06 5.20 4.77 5.77 5.39 5.20 5.55 6.50 7.35

Equity-to-assets 0.64 0.60 0.64 0.57 0.52 0.52 0.52 0.47 0.45 0.42

Expenses-to-gross revenue 0.90 0.90 0.93 0.87 0.94 0.90 0.89 0.79 0.67 0.74

 ——Percent—— 

Gross margin 22.37 19.15 19.05 16.70 15.94 12.49 16.03 16.83 19.03 9.83

Return on total assets 5.72 7.52 5.22 5.94 4.22 4.35 4.48 8.56 12.92 7.84

Return on allocated equity 13.43 20.42 15.74 20.36 15.48 15.91 24.83 42.95 47.70 27.65
COOPERATIVE STATISTICS 2016 19

SECTION II: Number of Cooperatives, Memberships, and Employees

Section II (Tables 12–16) provides tables showing the number of co-ops by operating type, primary 

product marketed, State, and size. It is important to note that for Table 12, the number of co-ops by State 

are counted by where the cooperative is headquartered, even though many co-ops do business in multiple 

States. However, the number of memberships in Table 12 is the actual number of voting members that 

co-ops have in the corresponding States. 

Highlights

• In 2019, there were 157 ag co-ops with headquarters in 

Minnesota, the most of any State. Following were Texas 

(151), North Dakota (119), California (100), and Wisconsin 

(99) (Table 12). These were also the leading States in 2018.

• Texas was home to the largest number of marketing co-ops, 

with 116, followed by Minnesota with 71. California had 68 

while Wisconsin had 61. Kansas was next (55), followed by 

Illinois (53), and North Dakota (51).

• Minnesota was home to the largest number of supply and 

service co-ops, with 86, followed by North Dakota with 68. 

Tennessee had 54 and Wisconsin and Missouri both had 38.

• Kentucky had the most ag co-op memberships within it, 

with 161,425. It was followed by Minnesota with 134,226, 

Virginia with 111,179, Kansas with 106,894, Illinois with 

103,970, and Iowa with 102,510.

• Grains and oilseeds were marketed by 547 co-ops (co-ops 

that had any sales of the commodity); these crops accounted 

for a majority of total sales for 367 co-ops (Table 13).

• Fruit and vegetable marketing accounted for the majority of 

sales of 111 co-ops, while 150 co-ops sold some fruit and/or 

vegetables.

• Dairy co-ops handle more than 85 percent of the Nation’s 

milk (see Note 4, reference C), the highest market share of 

all the commodities handled by ag co-ops. There were 109 

co-ops that marketed dairy products in 2019, with dairy sales 

being the majority sales commodity for 95 of these co-ops.

• By majority of sales criteria, there were 931 ag marketing 

co-ops, 759 ag supply co-ops, and 89 ag service co-ops in 

the United States in 2019.

Co-op numbers by size

• There are 521 ag co-ops that were in the “less than $5 

million in sales” category; combined, they had $983.7 

million in total gross business volume (Table 14). These coops have 132,942 members, or 7 percent of all memberships.

• There are 239 co-ops in the “$5 million to $9 million sales 

category”; 214 co-ops were in the “$25 million to $49 

million sales” group. 

• There are 58 co-ops in the two largest categories; these 

co-ops account for 64.8 percent of all co-op gross business 

volume.

• Twenty-nine co-ops were in the “sales over $1 billion” 

category, accounting for a combined $110.2 billion in total 

gross business volume, or 54.3 percent of all co-op volume 

in 2019.

Memberships, employees, and locations

• The 521 ag co-ops in the “less than $5 million in sales” 

category have 132,942 members, or 7 percent of all 

memberships.

• The 29 largest co-ops have 415,637 members, or 21.9 

percent of all memberships. Co-ops in the $200 million 

to $400 million size category had next most memberships: 

385,329, or 20.3 percent of all memberships.

• Total employment by ag co-ops was 183,635 in 2019, a 

decline of 3,696 employees or a 2 percent drop from 2018. 

Ag co-ops employed 137,718 people in full-time positions, 

and 45,917 people in part-time or seasonal positions, both 

decreased from 2017 (Table 15).

• In 2019, marketing co-ops had 88,619 full-time employees 

(up from 2018), while supply co-ops had 47,988 full-time 

workers (down from 2018).

• Grains and oilseeds co-ops had 33,448 full-time employees, 

followed by dairy co-ops with 25,306. Next were fruit and 

vegetable co-ops with 15,034 full-time employees. These 

fruit and vegetable co-ops had the most part-time or 

seasonal employees, with 13,133; when counting part-time 

and seasonal staff, these co-ops had more total employees 

than did both grains and oilseeds co-ops and dairy co-ops.

• The 29 co-ops in the largest sales group (more than $1 

billion in sales and service revenue), had 60,242 total 

employees in 2019, 32.8 percent of total ag co-op employees 

(Table 16).

• Those same 29 large co-ops operated 2,314 branch and 

other locations in 2019, 30.5 percent of the total 7587 

branch and other locations of all ag co-ops.

• Ag co-ops operated 9,366 locations in 2019 (includes 

headquarters location), and ag co-ops in the largest sales 

category operated 25 percent of those.

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TABLE 12—Number of U.S. ag co-ops, by operating type and State, also memberships by State1, 2019

1 Number of co-ops are by 

headquarters, number of 

memberships are actual 

co-op memberships in 

State.

2 There were 759 supply 

co-ops and 89 service in 

2019.

3 Other=Alaska, 

Connecticut, District of 

Columbia, Delaware, New 

Hampshire, New Mexico, 

Nevada, Rhode Island, 

South Carolina, Vermont.

 Number of cooperatives (headquarters State)

 

State Marketing Supply and Service2 Total Actual Memberships

Alabama 13 33 46 25,337 

Arizona 9 0 9 1,987 

Arkansas 7 21 28 38,245 

California 68 32 100 37,068 

Colorado 13 12 25 19,771 

Florida 16 6 22 21,229 

Georgia 3 6 9 13,229 

Hawaii 2 6 8 370 

Idaho 11 6 17 12,996 

Illinois 53 32 85 103,970 

Indiana 7 18 25 45,939 

Iowa 43 30 73 102,510 

Kansas 55 23 78 106,894 

Kentucky 3 18 21 161,425 

Louisiana 11 15 26 7,197 

Maine 17 3 20 5,429 

Maryland 5 6 11 35,691 

Massachusetts 3 3 6 5,108 

Michigan 16 18 34 44,223 

Minnesota 71 86 157 134,226 

Mississippi 10 29 39 44,512 

Missouri 12 38 50 94,789 

Montana 16 26 42 18,542 

Nebraska 21 18 39 69,826 

New Jersey 11 0 11 1,770 

New York 35 6 41 10,450 

North Carolina 9 2 11 21,955 

North Dakota 51 68 119 69,755 

Ohio 25 9 34 40,573 

Oklahoma 21 24 45 42,155 

Oregon 10 14 24 30,150 

Pennsylvania 15 5 20 12,376 

South Dakota 25 36 61 57,193 

Tennessee 2 54 56 66,252 

Texas 116 35 151 74,403 

Utah 5 5 10 8,589 

Virginia 12 29 41 111,179 

Washington 25 21 46 27,060 

West Virginia 3 6 9 58,537 

Wisconsin 61 38 99 92,096 

Wyoming 2 4 6 4,150 

Other States3 18 7 25 19,896 

United States 931 848 1,779 1,899,056 

Foreign 569 

 Total 931 848 1,779 1,899,625
COOPERATIVE STATISTICS 2019 21

TABLE 13—Number of U.S. ag co-ops and memberships by type, 2019

Type Cooperatives with sales of commodity1 Cooperatives with majority of sales from commodity2 Memberships

Bean and pea, dry 19 3 594

Cotton 118 14 22,166

Cotton seed (cotton gins) 133 110 20,713

Dairy 109 95 40,562

Fish 36 31 5,084

Fruit and vegetables 150 111 19,531

Grains and oilseeds 547 367 466,831

Livestock 90 70 49,407

Nut 16 12 6,560

Poultry 27 10 654

Rice 13 12 8,841

Sugar 24 18 7,457

Tobacco 3 3 13,249

Wool 32 32 8,220

Other marketing3 88 43 7,344

Marketing co-ops 1,104 931 677,213

Supply co-ops 1,280 759 1,184,126

Service co-ops 1,576 89 38,286

Total n/a 1,779 1,899,625 

1

Cooperatives with $1 or more reported sales of individual commodity. Totals will not add due to cooperatives that both market farm products and sell farm supplies and/

or provide services. 

2

Cooperatives primarily handling a commodity, selling farm supplies, or providing services.

3

Other: biofuels, flowers, forestry, coffee, local foods.
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TABLE 14—U.S. ag co-ops, gross business, and memberships, by size, 2019

Total sales category (size)1 Cooperatives TGBV2 Memberships

Number Percent Billion $ Percent 1,000 Percent

Less than 5 million 521 29.29 0.984 0.48 133 7.00

$5 to $9 million 239 13.43 1.784 0.88 101 5.34

$10 to $14 million 142 7.98 1.757 0.87 90 4.76

$15 to $24 million 193 10.85 3.738 1.84 139 7.32

$25 to $49 million 214 12.03 7.369 3.63 250 13.16

$50 to $99 million 145 8.15 10.809 5.32 138 7.25

$100 to $199 million 99 5.56 14.122 6.96 149 7.87

$200 to $499 million 168 9.44 30.883 15.21 385 20.28

$500 to $999 million 29 1.63 21.354 10.52 98 5.15

$1 billion or more 29 1.63 110.247 54.30 416 21.88

Total 1,779 100.00 203.047 100.00 1,900 100.00

1

Total sales category reflects cooperatives’ total sales plus service and other operating revenue.

2

Total gross business volume.
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TABLE 15—Full-time and part-time employees, U.S. ag co-ops, by type, 2019 and 2018

 

Total Full-time Part-time Total Full-time Part-time Total Change

 Thousands Thousands Number Percent

Marketing Type 

Cotton 1,093 778 315 1,260 967 293 (167) (13.25)

Cotton ginning 3,268 945 2,323 3,030 896 2,134 238 7.85 

Dairy 26,383 25,306 1,077 23,907 22,767 1,140 2,476 10.36 

Fish 383 147 236 384 159 225 (1) (0.26)

Fruit & vegetables 28,167 15,034 13,133 30,280 16,279 14,002 (2,113) (6.98)

Grains and oilseeds 39,929 33,448 6,481 30,148 23,438 6,710 9,781 32.44 

Livestock 1,214 488 726 1,223 452 771 (9) (0.74)

Rice 2,477 2,334 143 2,520 2,407 113 (43) (1.71)

Sugar 10,234 6,470 3,764 11,140 6,441 4,699 (906) (8.13)

Poultry 1,607 1,299 308 4,920 4,376 544 (3,313) (67.34)

Nuts 1,830 1,565 265 1,768 1,546 222 62 3.51 

Other marketing1 1,359 805 554 1,177 607 570 182 15.46 

 

Marketing co-ops 117,944 88,619 29,325 111,757 80,335 31,423 6,187 5.54 

Supply co-ops 63,775 47,988 15,787 73,963 58,701 15,262 (10,188) (13.77)

Service co-ops 1,916 1,112 804 1,611 724 887 305 18.93 

 Total 183,635 137,718 45,917 187,331 139,759 47,572 (3,696) (1.97)

1

Other marketing: biofuels, local foods, flowers, forestry, coffee. 

2019 Employees 2018 Employees 2019:2018
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TABLE 16—Number of U.S. ag co-ops, memberships, employees, and branches, by size, 2019

Total sales category (Million $)1

 

Measure Less than $5 5–9 10–14 15–24 25–49 50–99 100–199 200–499 500–999 1,000 + Totals

Ag co-ops 521 239 142 193 214 145 99 168 29 29 1,779

 Proportion (%) 29.29 13.43 7.98 10.85 12.03 8.15 5.56 9.44 1.63 1.63 100

 

Memberships 132,942 101,419 90,340 139,013 250,014 137,677 149,444 385,329 97,810 415,637 1,899,625

 Proportion (%) 7.00 5.34 4.76 7.32 13.16 7.25 7.87 20.28 5.15 21.88 100.00

 

Full-time employ. 2,207 2,725 2,400 4,522 7,950 8,696 11,601 25,819 15,392 56,407 137,718

 Proportion (%) 1.60 1.98 1.74 3.28 5.77 6.31 8.42 18.75 11.18 40.96 100

 

Part-time employ. 2,511 2,271 1,550 2,910 5,013 5,087 4,644 11,387 6,708 3,835 45,917

 Proportion (%) 5.47 4.95 3.38 6.34 10.92 11.08 10.11 24.80 14.61 8.35 100

 

Total employees 4,718 4,996 3,950 7,432 12,963 13,783 16,245 37,206 22,100 60,242 183,635

 Proportion (%) 2.57 2.72 2.15 4.05 7.06 7.51 8.85 20.26 12.03 32.81 100

 

Branches operated2 101 85 127 313 485 622 1,128 1,699 713 2,314 7,587

 Proportion (%) 1.33 1.12 1.67 4.13 6.39 8.20 14.87 22.39 9.40 30.50 100

 

All locations 622 324 269 506 699 767 1,227 1,867 742 2,343 9,366

 Proportion (%) 6.64 3.46 2.87 5.40 7.46 8.19 13.10 19.93 7.92 25.02 100

1

Total sales category reflects cooperatives’ total sales plus service and other operating revenue. 

2

Branch numbers do not include cooperatives’ headquarters location, but the all locations figures include headquarters.
SECTION III: Cooperative Business Volume By State, and Losses

This section (Tables 17 through 19) presents cooperative sales volume of commodities and inputs by 

State and type, aggregate net business volume by type, and ag co-ops that experienced a loss in 2019. 

COOPERATIVE STATISTICS 2019 25

Highlights

• Iowa had the most net co-op sales (commodity and supply 

sales together) of any State, with $16.5 billion in 2019 

(Table 17). The majority of these sales were from co-op 

marketing of grains and oilseeds ($6.7 billion) and selling 

feed ($2.2 billion).

• The rest of the top 10 States included Minnesota with $15.2 

billion in marketing and supply sales, followed by California 

($13.2 billion), Illinois ($10.7 billion), Wisconsin ($9.1 

billion), Nebraska ($7.4 billion), Washington ($7.4 billion), 

Kansas ($6.6 billion), North Dakota ($6.5 billion), and 

Texas ($5.5 billion).

• Focusing only on commodity sales, California was the top 

State, with $12.3 billion in sales, followed by Minnesota 

($10.1 billion), Iowa ($9.8 billion), Washington ($6.1 

billion), and Illinois ($5.9 billion). Next came Wisconsin 

($5.7 billion), Michigan ($4.4 billion), Texas and Nebraska 

($4.3 billion), and New York ($4.2).

• For supply sales, Iowa was the top State with $6.8 billion, 

followed by Minnesota ($5.1 billion), Illinois ($4.8 billion), 

Wisconsin ($3.4 billion), Nebraska ($3.2 billion), North 

Dakota ($3.1 billion), Missouri ($2.6 billion), Kansas ($2.5 

billion), Indiana ($2.3 billion), and South Dakota ($2.2 

billion).

• Minnesota was first in service and other operating income, 

with $1.7 billion, followed by Kansas ($736 million), Iowa 

($660 million), California ($649 million), Texas ($516 

million), Nebraska ($355 million), Illinois ($354 million), 

Wisconsin ($309 million), Ohio ($190 million), and South 

Dakota ($161 million).

• Ag co-ops had commodity and supply sales of $10.9 billion 

in foreign markets.

• Total net business volume (eliminating sales to other coops) was $179.8 billion in 2019, up $1.5 billion from 2017 

(Table 18).

• Net sales of beans and dry peas, dairy products, rice, and 

other marketings, increased from 2018 to 2019, while 

all the others decreased. For supplies, feed, fertilizer and 

other supplies increased in 2019, while crop protectants, 

petroleum and seed decreased.

Losses

• Co-ops experienced losses of $252.6 million (negative net 

income before taxes) in 2019, which was $90.2 million more 

than the $162.4 million in losses in 2018 (Table 19). 

• In 2019, 172 co-ops suffered losses, down from 192 co-ops 

with losses in 2018. 

• By type, the co-ops with losses in 2018 included 88 

marketing ($172.2 million in losses), 75 farm supply ($76.5 

million in losses) and 9 service co-ops ($3.8 million in 

losses).

• The largest commodity segment for losses was dairy, which 

had 29.5 percent of the total losses of all ag co-ops. The 88 

marketing co-ops that finished the year with a loss had 68.2 

percent of the losses of all ag co-ops; the 75 farm supply coops “in the red” had 30.3 percent of all losses.

• Net income after taxes for these co-ops that experienced 

losses was an aggregate negative $267.6 million.
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TABLE 17—Net sales of commodities and supplies, U.S. ag co-ops, by State, 2019

AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DE

 Million $

Bean and pea (dry) - 0.044 0.004 0.006 14.494 0.590 0.0001 -

Cotton - 169.959 88.840 80.200 56.152 - - -

Cotton gins - 10.366 10.676 14.374 18.651 - - -

Fish 44.194 37.314 - - 6.113 - 0.399 -

Fruit and vegetables - - 1.219 101.443 2,386.479 12.772 - 0.644

Grains and oilseeds 0.011 290.365 225.652 24.815 475.102 558.624 0.996 0.247

Livestock - 12.687 9.686 15.907 36.707 71.369 - -

Milk - 9.762 23.705 829.336 7,048.151 1,195.998 99.012 12.058

Nut - 0.622 - 11.794 1,598.510 - - -

Poultry - - - - 246.534 2.008 - -

Rice - - 1,130.743 - 375.766 - - -

Sugar - 0.203 3.310 0.250 5.629 64.410 - -

Tobacco - - - - - - - -

Wool - - 0.368 - 0.009 - - -

Other marketing 0.076 95.146 16.889 7.212 69.109 26.332 1.449 0.662

 Total commodities 44.281 626.466 1,511.091 1,085.335 12,337.407 1,932.103 101.857 13.610

 

Crop protectants (chemicals) 0.0001 62.465 116.178 0.708 79.153 43.724 0.174 43.588

Feed 47.763 55.039 95.391 36.387 357.886 132.415 5.633 10.128

Fertilizer 0.00004 116.236 115.820 1.516 185.341 92.621 0.217 31.322

Petroleum - 23.045 248.377 3.608 22.360 385.489 5.565 20.682

Seed 0.00003 32.853 63.407 1.010 9.855 20.321 0.803 17.721

Other supplies 0.631 59.667 62.344 34.382 254.092 69.911 5.727 14.636

 Total farm supplies 48.394 349.305 701.517 77.611 908.688 744.481 18.119 138.078

 

Total commodity and supply sales 92.675 975.771 2,212.608 1,162.946 13,246.094 2,676.583 119.976 151.688

 

Service receipts & other income, patronage 3.413 37.981 69.211 44.526 649.359 48.165 0.115 0.408

 

Net business volume 96.088 1,013.752 2,281.819 1,207.472 13,895.453 2,724.749 120.091 152.096

Business between cooperatives 23.531 151.718 276.231 60.645 811.928 206.477 10.105 84.821

Gross business volume 119.619 1,165.470 2,558.049 1,268.116 14,707.382 2,931.226 130.196 236.917

 

Co-ops doing business in State (no.) 11 59 47 26 127 45 11 11 

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TABLE 17 (cont.)—Net sales of commodities and supplies, U.S. ag co-ops, by State, 2019 

FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS

 Million $

Bean and pea (dry) 0.011 0.006 - 1.113 3.756 0.188 0.013 0.322

Cotton 15.967 257.704 - - - - - 91.650

Cotton gins - 0.968 - - - - - 2.799

Fish - - - - 0.020 - - -

Fruit and vegetables 680.518 10.969 8.171 - 37.098 - 5.684 -

Grains and oilseeds 44.570 26.928 - 6,700.768 116.250 4,858.280 608.841 3,157.140

Livestock 86.057 - 2.214 756.124 113.857 147.160 238.489 27.418

Milk 327.177 366.983 - 1,088.490 1,521.747 714.581 955.372 794.653

Nut - 15.474 - - 0.000 - - -

Poultry - - - 166.568 0.050 16.063 - -

Rice - - - - - - - -

Sugar 729.650 0.254 1.813 0.613 4.917 - - -

Tobacco 40.815 40.815 - - - - 1.758 -

Wool - - - 0.368 0.074 0.221 0.294 0.736

Other marketing 12.814 15.902 - 1,037.677 15.959 132.277 10.978 31.461

 Total commodities 1,937.578 736.003 12.199 9,751.720 1,813.727 5,868.770 1,821.430 4,106.179

 

Crop protectants (chemicals) 48.064 114.480 0.146 622.120 29.026 727.750 278.908 327.228

Feed 96.170 66.889 4.039 2,215.760 63.943 391.279 202.331 289.615

Fertilizer 26.203 60.889 0.368 1,287.018 43.959 1,044.486 567.670 530.253

Petroleum 40.415 28.827 - 1,978.375 198.478 1,844.805 1,003.850 1,092.130

Seed 7.091 20.244 0.059 421.073 14.106 560.667 137.508 140.930

Other supplies 30.423 12.939 1.193 276.179 154.454 272.649 62.006 77.964

 Total farm supplies 248.365 304.268 5.804 6,800.525 503.966 4,841.636 2,252.273 2,458.120

 

Total commodity and supply sales 2,185.943 1,040.271 18.003 16,552.245 2,317.693 10,710.407 4,073.703 6,564.299

 

Service receipts & other income 77.885 7.319 2.967 659.721 48.298 354.322 167.977 735.758

 

Net business volume 2,263.827 1,047.590 20.970 17,211.966 2,365.991 11,064.728 4,241.681 7,300.057

Business between cooperatives 138.206 165.704 1.245 2,181.589 928.869 1,863.941 999.395 985.145

Gross business volume 2,402.034 1,213.295 22.215 19,393.555 3,294.861 12,928.669 5,241.075 8,285.202

 

Co-ops doing business in State (no.) 42 31 14 106 41 114 53 106

 

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TABLE 17 (cont.)—Net sales of commodities and supplies, U.S. ag co-ops, by State, 2019

Item KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO

 Million $

Bean and pea (dry) 0.002 0.008 0.007 - 0.010 45.435 3.459 0.021

Cotton - 61.809 - - - - - 56.715

Cotton gins - 8.978 - - - - - 0.911

Fish - 0.703 - 0.057 96.849 - 1.702 0.002

Fruit and vegetables 0.037 0.077 99.005 0.158 4.237 606.962 1.053 0.100

Grains and oilseeds 379.873 228.790 60.630 12.247 0.622 233.237 4,457.912 1,156.737

Livestock 120.638 - 0.116 - 0.055 150.995 173.064 101.765

Milk 275.721 17.640 54.273 209.651 149.229 2,561.287 3,218.466 385.567

Nut - 0.031 - - - - - 0.054

Poultry - - - - 0.025 226.642 37.263 1.506

Rice - 20.311 - - - - - 91.088

Sugar - 825.839 - - 0.005 500.341 1,444.000 0.476

Tobacco 24.322 - - - - - - 0.586

Wool 0.147 - - 0.037 0.039 0.442 0.405 -

Other marketing 57.542 11.412 98.177 3.046 1.261 65.743 797.035 136.536

 Total commodities 858.283 1,175.598 312.208 225.195 252.332 4,391.083 10,134.360 1,932.064

 

Crop protectants (chemicals) 81.205 55.809 0.577 14.215 1.937 52.819 494.628 181.002

Feed 81.970 63.459 14.541 58.510 10.149 236.798 1,225.297 324.057

Fertilizer 156.553 33.262 2.019 25.922 2.075 142.489 1,026.708 470.591

Petroleum 130.650 13.342 1.450 77.369 10.579 349.282 1,611.877 1,435.597

Seed 43.123 20.761 0.626 7.304 0.085 34.174 372.979 116.933

Other supplies 58.128 23.949 9.390 20.492 16.329 111.725 351.703 99.866

 Total farm supplies 551.629 210.583 28.602 203.812 41.154 927.287 5,083.192 2,628.046

 

Total commodity and supply sales 1,409.912 1,386.181 340.810 429.007 293.486 5,318.370 15,217.552 4,560.110

 

Service receipts & other income 11.978 21.855 7.553 1.072 0.640 128.017 1,656.726 138.934

 

Net business volume 1,421.891 1,408.036 348.363 430.079 294.127 5,446.387 16,874.278 4,699.044

Business between cooperatives 235.214 92.878 209.885 119.623 8.065 481.890 1,319.938 936.903

Gross business volume 1,657.105 1,500.914 558.248 549.703 302.192 5,928.277 18,194.216 5,635.946

 

Co-ops doing business in State (no.) 46 44 15 27 30 67 200 85

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TABLE 17 (cont.)—Net sales of commodities and supplies, U.S. ag co-ops, by State, 2019

Item MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM

 Million $

Bean and pea (dry) 0.009 7.311 0.012 66.039 34.479 - 0.005 0.002

Cotton 317.480 - 132.199 - - - - 24.132

Cotton gins 7.093 - 1.839 - - - - 2.733

Fish 14.511 - - - - 7.071 16.588 -

Fruit and vegetables 0.100 1.797 13.639 20.528 - 0.003 161.858 -

Grains and oilseeds 514.533 103.150 71.876 2,357.339 3,438.678 0.028 40.103 17.401

Livestock 21.424 46.199 0.350 75.715 272.400 0.587 4.064 0.571

Milk 120.020 39.526 183.013 49.132 269.598 73.773 22.982 1,860.642

Nut - - - - - - - -

Poultry - 1.115 - - - 0.003 0.214 1.004

Rice 70.750 - - - - - - -

Sugar 0.759 173.023 - 848.938 76.804 - - -

Tobacco - - 81.630 - - - - -

Wool 0.368 0.663 0.008 0.194 0.294 - 0.095 0.368

Other marketing 16.316 23.364 24.075 46.688 161.357 1.452 32.463 3.552

 Total commodities 1,083.362 396.147 508.641 3,464.572 4,253.610 82.916 278.371 1,910.404

 

Crop protectants (chemicals) 37.389 65.482 56.211 354.650 504.172 0.024 0.407 0.822

Feed 70.224 50.127 72.307 63.331 369.400 3.921 16.982 45.295

Fertilizer 36.852 156.561 63.963 566.946 902.611 0.017 9.186 1.758

Petroleum 11.883 652.951 35.636 1,462.829 1,083.962 2.448 2.328 2.293

Seed 21.367 18.268 18.227 215.281 190.387 0.010 0.256 0.340

Other supplies 45.708 80.472 17.775 398.181 117.785 2.317 4.023 7.216

 Total farm supplies 223.423 1,023.862 264.119 3,061.218 3,168.318 8.737 33.183 57.724

 

Total commodity and supply sales 1,306.784 1,420.009 772.760 6,525.790 7,421.928 91.654 311.554 1,968.129

 

Service receipts & all other income 52.044 17.624 6.193 148.743 354.590 0.406 2.735 3.623

 

Net business volume 1,358.829 1,437.633 778.953 6,674.533 7,776.518 92.060 314.288 1,971.751

Business between cooperatives 119.119 347.666 158.257 945.795 1,226.040 5.199 72.996 25.365

Gross business volume 1,477.947 1,785.299 937.210 7,620.328 9,002.558 97.259 387.284 1,997.116

 

Co-ops doing business in State (no.) 59 63 28 142 65 13 24 22

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TABLE 17 (cont.)—Net sales of commodities and supplies, U.S. ag co-ops, by State, 2019

Item NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC

 Million $

Bean and pea (dry) 0.0002 0.02208 0.022 0.059 0.177 0.04031 - 0.008

Cotton - - - 203.759 - - - 38.778

Cotton gins - - - 19.171 - - - -

Fish - - - - - - - -

Fruit and vegetables - 50.456 16.305 - 563.715 521.384 - 0.261

Grains and oilseeds 27.104 86.345 1,685.639 328.781 316.641 182.854 1.697 31.339

Livestock 11.055 0.836 247.748 116.229 129.006 0.742 - -

Milk 134.214 3,963.403 955.339 109.322 1,179.320 1,994.960 4.624 53.700

Nut - - 0.013 - 26.134 - - -

Poultry - 0.027 6.219 - - 6.116 - -

Rice - - - - - - - -

Sugar - 0.202 2.844 0.139 0.217 0.197 - -

Tobacco - - 1.758 - - - - 54.420

Wool 0.029 - 1.178 0.294 - 0.167 - -

Other marketing 1.911 59.257 11.872 10.295 72.307 28.015 0.407 4.527

 Total commodities 174.313 4,160.548 2,928.937 788.049 2,287.518 2,734.476 6.728 183.034

 

Crop protectants (chemicals) 0.611 2.865 163.354 51.829 74.542 5.586 0.033 17.049

Feed 16.415 98.163 318.606 113.584 142.410 132.110 0.713 18.275

Fertilizer 0.260 24.247 389.213 119.276 59.623 63.167 0.023 23.070

Petroleum 0.530 40.343 621.093 385.232 197.177 17.377 0.087 8.509

Seed 0.227 7.016 113.511 28.092 97.383 4.922 0.134 7.493

Other supplies 1.483 45.397 54.996 39.731 209.275 30.144 0.919 3.236

 Total farm supplies 19.527 218.032 1,660.772 737.745 780.410 253.305 1.909 77.632

 

Total commodity and supply sales 193.840 4,378.580 4,589.709 1,525.794 3,067.928 2,987.782 8.637 260.666

 

Service receipts & other income 0.0003 15.075 190.243 99.272 68.910 6.497 0.025 0.117

 

Net business volume 193.840 4,393.655 4,779.951 1,625.066 3,136.838 2,994.279 8.662 260.783

Business between cooperatives 10.492 153.531 430.805 279.938 219.164 293.950 0.760 57.694

Gross business volume 204.332 4,547.186 5,210.756 1,905.004 3,356.002 3,288.229 9.422 318.477

 

Co-ops doing business in State (no.) 14 63 62 70 48 41 9 15

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TABLE 17 (cont.)—Net sales of commodities and supplies, U.S. ag co-ops, by State, 2019

Item SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI

 Million $

Bean and pea (dry) 1.218 0.005 0.058 0.000 0.012 - 40.277 0.496

Cotton - 78.852 855.935 - 10.683 - - -

Cotton gins - 4.809 222.126 - - - - -

Fish - - - - - - 6.859 -

Fruit and vegetables - - 55.301 41.137 - 4.448 866.382 190.990

Grains and oilseeds 2,101.584 70.434 787.116 9.622 49.656 0.475 3,092.577 981.153

Livestock 144.866 1.639 128.678 89.215 2.604 4.574 14.034 382.960

Milk 199.946 63.033 1,990.739 348.407 404.295 775.072 1,741.568 3,936.798

Nut - - 3.727 - 15.824 - - -

Poultry - - - - 230.844 - - 0.502

Rice - - 24.238 - - - - -

Sugar 11.571 - 83.544 0.514 - 0.104 1.077 0.448

Tobacco - 14.656 - - 54.420 - - -

Wool 0.442 - 0.442 3.113 0.058 - 0.018 0.368

Other marketing 63.976 20.004 107.245 1.924 13.778 0.310 368.161 188.319

 Total commodities 2,523.602 253.432 4,259.150 493.933 782.176 784.982 6,130.954 5,682.034

 

Crop protectants (chemicals) 282.325 127.975 158.213 16.553 48.582 0.172 75.368 171.084

Feed 335.996 213.299 441.522 126.666 218.568 34.500 106.812 708.429

Fertilizer 498.580 268.009 151.829 37.546 118.862 10.718 227.833 557.954

Petroleum 773.721 153.402 352.793 13.633 269.693 - 575.963 1,292.856

Seed 194.652 106.754 61.923 5.447 36.074 0.104 58.316 201.024

Other supplies 99.931 214.920 115.784 78.277 166.964 8.941 238.735 497.317

 Total farm supplies 2,185.206 1,084.360 1,282.064 278.122 858.742 54.435 1,283.027 3,428.664

 

Total commodity and supply sales 4,708.808 1,337.792 5,541.214 772.055 1,640.918 839.417 7,413.981 9,110.698

 

Service receipts & other income 160.386 89.577 515.910 19.142 57.501 3.165 81.821 309.060

 

Net business volume 4,869.194 1,427.369 6,057.124 791.197 1,698.419 842.583 7,495.802 9,419.758

Business between cooperatives 597.260 637.517 467.507 41.052 214.056 7.969 719.575 1,645.569

Gross business volume 5,466.454 2,064.886 6,524.631 832.249 1,912.476 850.551 8,215.377 11,065.327

 

Co-ops doing business in State (no.) 93 73 175 25 59 14 75 94

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TABLE 17 (cont.)—Net sales of commodities and supplies, U.S. ag co-ops, by State, 2019 

Item WV WY DC Foreign1 TOTAL

 Million $

Bean and pea (dry) - 2.170 - 2.316 224.223

Cotton - - - - 2,540.814

Cotton gins - - - - 325.494

Fish - - - - 232.382

Fruit and vegetables - - - 255.769 6,720.700

Grains and oilseeds 3.614 52.024 - 8,474.092 48,444.491

Livestock 1.171 73.816 - - 3,834.791

Milk 19.864 35.310 8.238 - 42,395.695

Nut - - - - 1,672.184

Poultry - - - - 942.702

Rice - - - - 1,712.896

Sugar - 88.238 - 4.832 4,875.160

Tobacco 0.879 - - - 316.060

Wool 0.043 0.074 - 0.442 11.798

Other marketing 1.426 0.437 1.196 1,338.165 5,247.496

 Total commodities 26.997 252.068 9.434 10,075.615 119,496.884

 

Crop protectants (chemicals) 1.862 5.997 0.000 - 5,599.063

Feed 20.003 11.927 0.023 96.875 9,931.932

Fertilizer 8.575 19.273 0.000 434.100 10,713.592

Petroleum 20.928 100.333 - 301.186 18,905.339

Seed 3.806 6.091 0.030 1.950 3,442.719

Other supplies 20.703 26.963 0.000 19.387 4,627.361

 Total farm supplies 75.878 170.585 0.053 853.498 53,220.005

 

Total commodity and supply sales 102.875 422.653 9.487 10,929.113 172,716.888

 

Service receipts & other income2 0.453 12.797 - - 7,090.109

 

Net business volume 103.328 435.450 9.487 10,929.113 179,806.997

Business between cooperatives 16.068 243.063 0.019 2,009.797 23,240.170

Gross business volume 119.396 678.513 9.506 12,938.910 203,047.167

 

Co-ops doing business in State (number) 23 23 6 16 NA

 

NOTE: Some co-ops do business in several States, so the sum of the State number of co-ops doing business in the States will not be equal to

the total number of U.S. ag co-ops (1,779).

 

1

Sourced from outside the 50 States and DC. 

2

Service receipts and other income includes service income, other operating income, patronage, non-operating income.
COOPERATIVE STATISTICS 2019 33

TABLE 18—Net business volume1, U.S. ag co-ops, 2019 and 2018

2019 2018 Difference Change

Billion $ Billion $ Billion $ Percent

Commodity marketed:

Bean and pea (dry edible) 0.224 0.218 0.007 3.07 

Cotton 2.541 3.074 (0.533) (17.33)

Cottonseed 0.325 0.346 (0.021) (5.99)

Dairy 42.396 37.887 4.508 11.90 

Fish 0.232 0.239 (0.007) (2.82)

Fruit and vegetables 6.721 7.531 (0.811) (10.76)

Grains and oilseeds 48.444 50.211 (1.767) (3.52)

Livestock 3.835 3.990 (0.156) (3.90)

Nut 1.672 1.725 (0.053) (3.07)

Poultry 0.943 1.796 (0.853) (47.51)

Rice 1.713 1.694 0.019 1.10 

Sugar 4.875 4.964 (0.089) (1.80)

Tobacco 0.316 0.340 (0.024) (7.05)

Wool 0.012 0.012 (0.000) (1.15)

Other marketing 5.247 4.933 0.315 6.38 

 Total commodities 119.497 118.962 0.535 0.45 

 

Supplies sold:

Crop protectants 5.599 6.208 (0.609) (9.81)

Feed 9.932 9.905 0.027 0.27 

Fertilizer 10.714 10.438 0.275 2.64 

Petroleum 18.905 19.037 (0.132) (0.69)

Seed 3.443 3.689 (0.247) (6.69)

Other supplies 4.627 4.356 0.271 6.23 

 Total supplies 53.220 53.634 (0.414) (0.77)

 

Total commodity and supply net sales 172.717 172.595 0.122 0.07 

 

Services and other income2 7.090 5.753 1.337 23.23 

Total net business volume 179.807 178.349 1.458 0.82 

1 Net of inter-cooperative business. 

2

Includes service receipts, patronage refunds received and non-operating income.
34 COOPERATIVE STATISTICS 2019

TABLE 19—Losses, U.S. ag co-ops, 2019 and 2018

2019 2018 2019 2018

 

Primary commodity Co-ops1 Losses2 Co-ops Losses Share of Total Losses Share of Total Losses

Number Million $ Number Million $ Percent Percent

Cotton & cotton ginning 9 (5.443) 12 (3.584) 2.15 2.21 

Dairy 13 (74.605) 16 (32.401) 29.54 19.95 

Fruit and vegetable 14 (25.573) 10 (10.939) 10.12 6.74 

Grain and oilseed 39 (28.557) 42 (19.436) 11.31 11.97 

Livestock 3 (0.027) 2 (0.530) 0.01 0.33 

Sugar 2 (4.023) 2 (21.007) 1.59 12.94 

Other marketing3 8 (34.013) 13 (28.127) 13.47 6.77 

 Total marketing 88 (172.240) 95 (116.026) 68.19 71.44 

 Farm supplies 75 (76.538) 84 (44.447) 30.30 27.37 

 Services 9 (3.814) 13 (1.929) 1.51 1.19 

Total losses4 172 (252.59) 192 (162.402) 100.00 100.00 

1

Cooperatives with negative net income before taxes. 

2

Negative net income before taxes.

3

Includes rice, bean and pea, tobacco, nut, fish, wool & mohair, local foods and other marketing cooperatives.

4

For 2019, net income after taxes for these cooperatives was negative $267.63 million.
COOPERATIVE STATISTICS 2017 35

SECTION IV: Top 100 Agricultural Cooperatives

This section (Tables 20 through 24) presents income statements, balance sheets, and financial ratios 

of the Top 100 agricultural cooperatives in the United States. in 2019. It also shows the proportional 

share of the Top 100 co-ops compared to all ag co-ops, and finishes with the list of the Top 100 

cooperatives, including rank, name, type of co-op, total business revenue, and total assets. Some Top 

100 co-ops have requested to be left off of the list (as noted). 

Highlights

• The Top 100 largest ag co-ops (ranked by total gross 

business volume) had gross business volume of $147.8 

billion in 2019, a drop of almost $1.4 billion, or 0.9 percent, 

from 2018 (Table 20). 

• However, net income of the Top 100 co-ops set a new 

record of $5.9 billion and was up $800 million from 2018 

(which was the previous record year at $5.1 billion).

• Service and other operating revenue of $2.9 billion was up 

by $811 million from 2018,

• Total expenses of the Top 100 increased slightly in 2019, up 

just 0.1 percent, remaining at $13.1 billion. Wages increased 

slightly also and were at $7.2 billion for 2019. Depreciation 

and interest expense also increased slightly, but other 

expenses fell.

• Total assets of the Top 100 were a record $67.6 billion (up 

by 3.4 percent from 2018, the previous record high year), 

while member equity rose to $28.9 billion, of which $18.3 

billion was allocated (Table 21).

• Property, plant and equipment (fixed assets) of $20.3 billion 

rose 3.1 percent for the Top 100, and investments in other 

co-ops of $5.5 billion dropped by 3.6 percent.

• Current liabilities of the Top 100 increased slightly, by 1.3 

percent, in 2019, but long-term liabilities increased by 9.1 

percent. Total liabilities of $38.7 billion in 2019, were up 

3.9 percent.

• The Top 100 largest ag co-ops continued with strong 

financial performance in 2019 with sound ratios even 

though some dropped a bit from 2018 (Table 22). Gross 

margin as a percent of sales dropped slightly, but return on 

total assets, and return on member equity both improved in 

2019.

• The Top 100 largest ag co-ops had 73.3 percent of total 

sales, and 55.6 percent of service receipts and other income 

compared to the total population of ag co-ops (Table 23). 

• Patronage received from other co-ops in 2019 remained at 

38.3 percent of all ag co-ops patronage just as it had been in 

2018.

• Total gross business volume of the Top 100 ag co-ops 

accounted for 72.8 percent of business volume of all ag 

co-ops in 2019 (very slightly less than in 2018), while net 

income of the Top 100 accounted for 76.7 percent of all ag 

co-op net income, up from 2018.

• The Top 100 co-ops owned 67.5 percent of all co-op assets 

and had 71.4 percent of total liabilities. The Top 100 held 

62.9 percent of equity of all ag co-ops, similar to 2018.

• The Top 100 co-ops had 33.4 percent of co-op 

memberships and employed 55.2 percent of all ag co-op 

workers.

Top 100 List

• Iowa is home to more Top 100 co-ops than any other State, 

with 14 (by headquarters State). It is followed by Minnesota 

with 13 and Nebraska with 7 (Table 24). California and 

Illinois each have 6 and Wisconsin has 5 Top 100 ag co-ops.

• CHS Inc., a fuel, grain and food cooperative based in Inver 

Grove Heights, Minn., remains the Nation’s largest ag coop, with $32.2 billion in total revenue (total gross business 

volume serves as the proxy for revenue) for 2019. 

• CHS was followed by Dairy Farmers of America, a Kansasbased dairy cooperative, with $16.3 billion in revenue. Land 

O’Lakes, Inc., a Minnesota mixed cooperative (supplies, 

dairy, food products), was third with $13.9 billion in 

revenue.

• Of the co-ops in the 2019 Top 100 listing, 48 had revenue 

increases from 2018 to 2019, while 52 had decreases. 

• Seven ag co-ops moved onto the Top 100 list in 2019 while 

92 stayed on the list from 2018 (1 co-op that made the list 

was new to USDA’s database in 2019). Of those who were 

in the Top 100 for both 2018 and 2019, 13 remained in the 

same position, 48 moved up in ranking, and 32 dropped in 

ranking. (Note that given the differences in co-op types and 

that ranking is based on revenue, changed prices from year 

to year of marketed commodities and supplies sold given 

various factors have impacts on rankings of various co-ops. 

Thus, ranking does not indicate positive or negative overall 

financial performance of specific co-ops.)

COOPERATIVE STATISTICS 2019 35
36 COOPERATIVE STATISTICS 2019

TABLE 20—Abbreviated income statement for Top 100 ag co-ops, 2019 and 2018

2019 2018 Difference Change

Income Billion $ Billion $ Billion $ Percent

Sales 143.599 146.037 (2.438) (1.7)

 Cost of goods sold 128.613 130.949 (2.336) (1.8)

Gross margin 14.986 15.088 (0.102) (0.7)

 Service and other operating income 2.919 2.108 0.811 38.5 

Gross revenue 17.905 17.196 0.709 4.1 

Expenses 

Wages 7.209 7.164 0.044 0.6 

Depreciation 2.147 2.106 0.041 1.9 

Interest expense 0.856 0.770 0.085 11.1 

Other expenses 2.926 3.082 (0.155) (5.0)

 Total expenses 13.138 13.123 0.015 0.1 

Net operating margins 4.767 4.074 0.693 17.0 

 Patronage from Other Coops 0.254 0.198 0.056 28.2 

 Non-operating income (expense) 0.991 0.780 0.211 27.1 

Net income before taxes 6.012 5.052 0.961 19.0 

 Taxes 0.068 (0.092) 0.160 (173.8)

Net income 5.944 5.144 0.800 15.6 

 

Total gross business volume1 147.763 149.123 (1.360) (0.9)

1

Total gross business volume = sum of sales, service and other operating revenue, cooperative patronage received, and other non-operating income.
COOPERATIVE STATISTICS 2019 37

TABLE 21 — Abbreviated balance sheet for Top 100 ag co-ops, 2019 and 2018

2019 2018 Difference Change

Billion $ Billion $ Billion S Percent

Current assets 34.371 33.857 0.514 1.52 

Property, plant,& equipment 20.315 19.711 0.603 3.06 

Other assets 7.378 6.078 1.300 21.38 

 Total, own assets 62.063 59.647 2.417 4.05 

Investments in other co-ops 5.491 5.696 -0.205 (3.60)

Total assets 67.555 65.343 2.212 3.38 

 

Current liabilities 24.933 24.616 0.317 1.29 

Long-term liabilities 13.754 12.606 1.147 9.10 

 Total liabilities 38.687 37.222 1.465 3.93 

Allocated equity 18.292 18.315 -0.023 (0.13)

Retained earnings 10.576 9.806 0.771 7.86 

 Total equity 28.868 28.121 0.747 2.66 

Total liabilities and equity 67.555 65.343 2.212 3.38 
38 COOPERATIVE STATISTICS 2019

TABLE 22—Top 100 ag co-ops financial ratios compared to all co-ops, 2019 and 2018

2019 2018

Top 100 All Top 100 All

 Ratio Ratio

Current ratio 1.38 1.40 1.38 1.40

Debt-to-assets 0.57 0.54 0.57 0.54

Long-term-debt-to-equity 0.55 0.49 0.51 0.46

Times interest earned 8.03 7.36 7.56 7.23

Fixed asset turnover 7.07 6.44 7.41 6.83

Equity-to-assets 0.43 0.46 0.43 0.46

Expenses-to-gross revenue 0.73 0.78 0.76 0.80

 

 Percent Percent

Gross margin 10.44 11.39 10.33 11.16

Return on total assets 8.90 7.87 7.73 6.98

Return on member equity 32.50 29.70 28.09 26.18

TABLE 23—Top 100 ag co-ops share compared to all U.S. ag co-ops, 2019 and 2018

2019 2018

Share of total population Top 100 Top 100

Percent Percent

Total sales share 73.28 73.73

Service receipts share 55.62 49.35

Patronage from other cooperatives share 38.25 37.94

Total gross business volume share 72.77 73.17

Net income share 76.65 75.75

 

Own assets share 68.37 68.60

Investments in other co-ops share 58.75 60.89

Total assets share 67.47 67.85

Total liabilities share 71.38 71.74

Allocated equity share 70.04 70.62

Total equity share 62.86 63.31

 

Memberships share 33.40 32.35

Employees share 55.21 57.21

Cooperatives share 5.62 5.54
COOPERATIVE STATISTICS 2019 39

Total revenue = total business volume (sales + service and other operating income + patronage income + non-operating income).

Cooperatives opting out: numbers 11, 22, 24, 26, 28, 43, 46, 53, 58, 66, 74, 77, 86, 94, 97, 98, and 100.

TABLE 24—2019 Top 100 ag co-ops ranked by total gross business revenue (Billion $)

2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018

Rank Rank Name Type Revenue Revenue Assets Assets

1 1 CHS Inc. Mixed (Energy,

 Inner Grove Heights, MN Supply, Food, Grain) 32.238 33.047 16.447 16.381

2 3 Dairy Farmers of America

 Kansas City, KS Dairy 16.310 13.719 5.634 3.763

3 2 Land O’Lakes, Inc. Mixed (Supply,

 Saint Paul, MN Dairy, Food) 13.924 14.981 8.899 9.124

4 4 GROWMARK, Inc.

 Bloomington, IL Mixed (Supply, Grain) 8.762 8.546 2.676 2.629

5 5 Ag Processing Inc.

 Omaha, NE Mixed (Grain, Supply) 3.960 4.164 1.552 1.466

6 6 California Dairies, Inc. Visalia, CA Dairy 3.323 3.007 0.977 0.824

7 7 Northwest Dairy Association/Darigold, Inc. Seattle, WA Dairy 2.299 2.265 0.765 0.664

8 8 Prairie Farms Dairy Inc. Carlinville, IL Dairy 2.011 1.955 1.045 0.988

9 11 Foremost Farms USA, Cooperative Baraboo, WI Dairy 1.812 1.608 0.406 0.442

10 9 Select Milk Producers Inc. Dallas, TX Dairy 1.719 1.675 0.741 0.565

11 Opted out 

12 13 Associated Milk Producers, Inc. New Ulm, MN Dairy 1.578 1.571 0.371 0.295

13 14 Blue Diamond Growers

 Sacramento, CA Nut 1.566 1.567 0.749 0.626

14 12 AGTERA Cooperative

 Aberdeen, SD Mixed (Grain, Supply) 1.542 1.574 0.943 0.935

15 17 American Crystal Sugar Company

 Moorhead, MN Sugar 1.527 1.507 1.013 1.015

16 19 Producers Livestock 

 Omaha, NE Livestock 1.343 1.402 0.196 0.209

17 18 Southern States Cooperative Inc. Richmond, VA Supply 1.316 1.458 0.309 0.308

18 16 Central Valley Ag Coop

 York, NE Mixed (Grain, Supply) 1.228 1.545 0.677 0.622

19 20 MFA Incorporated Mixed

 Columbia, MO (Supply, Grain, Livestock) 1.166 1.374 0.510 0.496

20 25 Cooperative Regions of Organic Producer Pools (CROPP), Organic Mixed (Dairy, Organic Valley, La Farge, WI Poultry, Livestock, Vegetables, Feed) 1.153 1.101 0.357 0.359
40 COOPERATIVE STATISTICS 2019

Total revenue = total business volume (sales + service and other operating income + patronage income + non-operating income).

Cooperatives opting out: numbers 11, 22, 24, 26, 28, 43, 46, 53, 58, 66, 74, 77, 86, 94, 97, 98, and 100.

TABLE 24 (cont.)—2019 Top 100 ag co-ops ranked by total gross business revenue (Billion $)

2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018

Rank Rank Name Type Revenue Revenue Assets Assets

21 21 Sunkist Growers Inc.

 Valencia, CA Fruit 1.148 1.360 0.230 0.231

22 Opted out

 

23 27 NEW Cooperative Inc.

 Fort Dodge, IA Mixed (Grain, Supply) 1.122 1.083 0.502 0.491

24 Opted out

 

25 24 Staple Cotton Cooperative Association

 Greenwood, MS Cotton 1.095 1.117 0.281 0.329

26 Opted out 

27 15 Plains Cotton Cooperative Association Lubbock, TX Cotton 1.065 1.554 0.184 0.137

28 Opted out 

29 29 Aurora Cooperative Elevator Company Aurora, NE Mixed (Grain, Supply) 1.021 1.012 0.686 0.689

30 33 Agri-Mark Inc. Andover, MA Dairy 1.000 0.940 0.427 0.387

31 34 Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Coop Assn. Reston, VA Dairy 0.998 0.928 0.150 0.129

32 31 Riceland Foods Inc. Stuttgart, AR Rice 0.979 0.953 0.606 0.563

33 35 Snake River Sugar Company

 Boise, ID Sugar 0.930 0.906 0.796 0.738

34 32 Heartland Co-op

 West Des Moines, IA Grain 0.907 0.943 0.564 0.527

35 40 Michigan Milk Producers Association

 Novi, MI Dairy 0.894 0.808 0.216 0.194

36 42 Tillamook County Creamery Association

 Tillamook, OR Dairy 0.850 0.790 0.478 0.412

37 38 Co-Alliance, LLP Avon, IN Mixed (Supply, Grain) 0.846 0.829 0.384 0.336

38 41 United Dairymen of Arizona

 Tempe, AZ Dairy 0.836 0.797 0.192 0.198

39 50 Pacific Coast Producers

 Lodi, CA Fruit & Vegetable 0.812 0.674 0.600 0.530

40 39 Farmers Cooperative Dorchester, NE Mixed (Grain, Supply) 0.787 0.816 0.376 0.335
COOPERATIVE STATISTICS 2019 41

Total revenue = total gross business volume. Cooperatives opting out: numbers 25, 34, 50, 51, 54, 68, 69, and 76.

TABLE 24 (cont.)—2019 Top 100 ag co-ops ranked by total gross business revenue (Billion $)

2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018

Rank Rank Name Type Revenue Revenue Assets Assets

41 45 United Cooperative

 Beaver Dam, WI Mixed (Supply, Grain) 0.781 0.702 0.751 0.787

42 37 Sunrise Cooperative Inc Fremont, OH Mixed (Grain, Supply) 0.747 0.899 0.381 0.389

43 Opted out 

44 47 Tennessee Farmers Cooperative La Vergne, TN Supply 0.728 0.686 0.371 0.340

45 43 United Producers Inc. Columbus, OH Livestock 0.718 0.787 0.029 0.029

46 Opted out 

47 55 Sugar Growers and Refiners, Inc.

 Breaux Bridge, LA Sugar 0.682 0.591 0.113 0.136

48 46 Heritage Cooperative, Inc.

 Delaware, OH Mixed (Grain, Supply) 0.673 0.694 0.217 0.211

49 49 Ceres Solutions Cooperative, Inc.

 Crawfordsville, IN Mixed (Supply, Grain) 0.672 0.675 0.400 0.399

50 48 Innovative Ag Services Co.

 Monticello, IA Mixed (Grain, Supply) 0.625 0.679 0.299 0.289

51 57 First District Association

 Litchfield, MN Dairy 0.587 0.557 0.216 0.186

52 52 Citrus World Inc. (Florida’s Natural Growers)

 Lake Wales, FL Fruit 0.585 0.611 0.460 0.397

53 Opted out 

54 59 NFO Inc.

 Ames, IA Dairy, Livestock, Grain 0.565 0.535 0.028 0.027

55 51 Cooperative Producers, Inc

 Hastings, NE Mixed (Grain, Supply) 0.565 0.639 0.376 0.277

56 56 Central Farm Service

 Truman, MN Mixed (Grain, Supply) 0.543 0.578 0.235 0.247

57 63 Michigan Sugar Company

 Bay City, MI Sugar 0.519 0.508 0.299 0.303

58 Opted out 

59 78 Frenchman Valley Farmers Cooperative Inc.

 Imperial, NE Mixed (Grain, Supply) 0.496 0.388 0.256 0.261

60 72 Mid-Kansas Cooperative Association

 Moundridge, KS Mixed (Grain, Supply) 0.495 0.441 0.494 0.519
42 COOPERATIVE STATISTICS 2019

Total revenue = total business volume (sales + service and other operating income + patronage income + non-operating income). Cooperatives opting out: numbers 11, 

22, 24, 26, 28, 43, 46, 53, 58, 66, 74, 77, 86, 94, 97, 98, and 100.*Not in USDA database in 2018.

TABLE 24 (cont.)—2019 Top 100 ag co-ops ranked by total gross business revenue (Billion $)

2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018

Rank Rank Name Type Revenue Revenue Assets Assets

61 61 Ray-Carroll County Grain Growers Inc. Richmond, MO Grain 0.470 0.515 0.201 0.190

62 65 West Central Ag Services

 Ulen, MN Mixed (Grain, Supply) 0.461 0.487 0.322 0.329

63 70 River Valley Cooperative

 Eldridge, IA Mixed (Grain, Supply) 0.459 0.450 0.180 0.134

64 60 Cooperative Farmers Elevator

 Rock Valley, IA Mixed (Grain, Supply) 0.457 0.521 0.262 0.218

65 73 Producers Rice Mill Inc.

 Stuttgart, AR Rice 0.454 0.438 0.274 0.278

66 Opted out 

67 75 Effingham Equity Mixed (Supply,

 Effingham, IL Grain, Livestock) 0.444 0.399 0.242 0.216

68 248 Ag Partners Cooperative Association

 Goodhue, MN Mixed (Supply, Grain) 0.438 0.101 0.179 0.055

69 90 Lone Star Milk Producers Inc.

 Wichita Falls, TX Dairy 0.435 0.342 0.099 0.063

70 68 Hopkinsville Elevator Company Inc.

 Hopkinsville, KY Grain 0.434 0.463 0.211 0.192

71 69 Equity Cooperative Livestock Sales Association

 Baraboo, WI Livestock 0.425 0.452 0.025 0.027

72 71 Farmers Cooperative Society

 Sioux Center, IA Mixed (Grain, Supply) 0.418 0.448 0.172 0.186

73 * Minnesota Soybean Processors

 Brewster, MN Biofuel, Feed 0.393 0.449 0.128 0.134

74 Opted out 

75 80 Premier Cooperative, Inc. Champaign, IL Grain 0.390 0.380 0.165 0.168

76 113 Pacific Northwest Farmers Cooperative, Inc. Genesee, ID Grain, Bean 0.390 0.282 0.101 0.109

77 Opted out 

78 76 First Cooperative Association

 Cherokee, IA Mixed (Grain, Supply) 0.385 0.395 0.147 0.146

79 74 New Vision Cooperative

 Brewster, MN Mixed (Grain, Supply) 0.383 0.433 0.139 0.140

80 84 Landmark Services Cooperative

 Cottage Grove, WI Mixed (Supply, Grain) 0.380 0.361 0.204 0.215
COOPERATIVE STATISTICS 2019 43

Total revenue = total business volume (sales + service and other operating income + patronage income + non-operating income).

Cooperatives opting out: numbers 11, 22, 24, 26, 28, 43, 46, 53, 58, 66, 74, 77, 86, 94, 97, 98, and 100.

TABLE 24 (cont.)—2019 Top 100 ag co-ops ranked by total gross business revenue (Billion $)

2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018

Rank Rank Name Type Revenue Revenue Assets Assets

81 82 Western Sugar Cooperative

 Denver, CO Sugar 0.374 0.364 0.295 0.312

82 81 Key Cooperative

 Roland, IA Mixed (Grain, Supply) 0.371 0.370 0.131 0.130

83 79 Tree Top Inc.

 Selah, WA Fruit 0.369 0.381 0.315 0.324

84 77 Producers Livestock Marketing Association

 N Salt Lake, UT Livestock 0.364 0.388 0.069 0.061

85 95 Agriland FS Inc

 Winterset, IA Supply 0.358 0.321 0.233 0.200

86 Opted out 

87 83 Sun-Maid Growers of California

 Fresno, CA Fruit 0.353 0.362 0.277 0.225

88 98 Gateway FS Inc.

 Red Bud, IL Mixed (Grain, Supply) 0.346 0.316 0.148 0.136

89 139 Fruit Growers Supply Company

 Valencia, CA Supply 0.339 0.224 0.313 0.195

90 92 MaxYield Cooperative

 West Bend, IA Mixed (Grain, Supply) 0.333 0.335 0.166 0.183

91 96 Northwest Grain Growers Inc.

 Walla Walla, WA Grain 0.327 0.317 0.084 0.069

92 94 United Farmers Cooperative

 Red Oak, IA Mixed (Supply, Grain) 0.326 0.329 0.123 0.120

93 117 Ag Producers Co-op

 Bushland, TX Mixed (Grain, Supply) 0.320 0.274 0.177 0.202

94 Opted out 

95 87 Crystal Valley Cooperative

 Mankato, MN Mixed (Supply, Grain) 0.315 0.356 0.179 0.172

96 99 Frontier Ag, Inc

 Goodland, KS Mixed (Grain, Supply) 0.315 0.316 0.244 0.291

97 Opted out 

98 Opted out 

99 97 Five Star Cooperative

 New Hampton, IA Mixed (Grain, Supply) 0.310 0.317 0.084 0.100

100 Opted out 
44 COOPERATIVE STATISTICS 2019 COOPERATIVE STATISTICS 2017 44

SECTION V: Benchmark Statistics for Cooperative Comparisons

This section (Tables 25 through 29) presents benchmark statistics (common-size) for operating 

statements, balance sheets, and other data by operating type and primary product handled. These tables 

provide benchmarks to allow cooperatives to compare their own financial performance with cooperatives 

of similar type and size. Table 29 provides the best method for comparing co-ops since it is comprehensive 

and broken down by type and size.

Highlights

• Marketing co-ops have higher gross margins as a 

percent of gross business volume (11.1 percent) than 

supply (10.9 percent) or service co-ops (6.1 percent). 

For all co-ops, gross margin was 11 percent of total 

gross business volume (Table 25).

• Total expenses were 9.5 percent of business volume 

for marketing co-ops and 13.2 percent for supply coops. Net income before taxes was higher for marketing 

co-ops (4.5 percent of business volume) than farm 

supply co-ops (2.1 percent). Service co-ops had the 

highest net income before taxes as a percent of total 

business, at 22.7 percent.

• For marketing co-ops, gross margins as a percent of 

business volume was highest for rice at 58.8 percent, 

followed by other marketing (42.3 percent), sugar 

(40.5 percent), fish (25.5 percent), fruit and vegetables 

(23.8 percent), poultry (16.2 percent), and cotton gins 

(14.2 percent) (Table 26). Grains and oilseeds had 7.6 

percent gross margins as a percent of business volume, 

while dairy had 6.4 percent.

• Total operating expenses as a percent of business 

volume were highest among cotton gin co-ops, at 

40.7 percent. Following were fruit and vegetable (19.7 

percent), rice and sugar (both 19.5 percent), fish (17.1 

percent), poultry (13.7 percent), grains and oilseeds 

(8.3 percent), dairy (7.2 percent), and cotton (6.4 

percent). Livestock co-ops had the lowest operating 

expenses, at 2.4 percent of business volume. 

• Allocated member equity as a proportion of assets was 

highest for service co-ops (45.4 percent), followed by 

marketing co-ops at 26.9 percent, and then supply coops at 23.8 percent (Table 27). 

• Among marketing co-ops, cotton gins had the highest 

proportion of fixed assets to total assets (48 percent) 

(Table 28). Sugar co-ops were next (44.9 percent), and 

then fish (43.8 percent).

• Total liabilities as a percent of assets were highest for 

livestock co-ops at 72.5 percent. Following were fruit 

and vegetable (68.4 percent), dairy (67 percent), and 

sugar (59.2 percent) co-ops.

• Total equity as a percent of assets was highest among 

cotton gin co-ops (59.4 percent), followed by poultry 

(56.7 percent), combined “other” marketing co-ops 

(56.2 percent), grains and oilseeds (49.2 percent), 

cotton (44.8 percent), rice (44.2 percent), fish (42.8 

percent), sugar (40.8 percent), dairy (33 percent), 

and fruit and vegetable (31.6 percent). Livestock was 

lowest at 27.5 percent.

Benchmarks

Cooperatives may compare their performance with 

the set of cooperatives that most closely matches their 

operating type and amount of sales. The 20 commonsize financial statements in Tables 29.1 through 29.20 

represent 104 different combinations of primary source 

of business volume and various total sales ranges as 

follows:

• Grain marketing (29.1)*

• Mixed grain marketing (29.2)**

• Dairy marketing (29.3)

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• Cotton marketing (29.4)

• Cotton ginning (29.5)

• Fresh fruit and vegetable (29.6)

• Fresh and processed fruit and vegetable (29.7)

• Processed fruit and vegetable (29.8)

• Livestock marketing (29.9)

• Poultry marketing (29.10)

• Fish and seafood marketing (29.11)

• Rice marketing (29.12)

• Sugar marketing (29.13)

• Nut marketing (29.14)

• Local foods (29.15)

• Bioenergy marketing (29.16)

• Dry bean and pea marketing (29.16)

• Tobacco marketing (29.16)

• Wool marketing (29.16)

• Other marketing—seed, flower, forestry, coffee 

(29.16)

• Farm supply (29.17)***

• Mixed farm supply (29.18)****

• Artificial insemination (29.19)

• Cotton service (29.20)

• Crop service (29.20)

• Hulling service (29.20)

• Dairy service (29.20)

• Fruit and vegetable service (29.20)

• Livestock service (29.20)

• Nut service (29.20)

• Rice drying (29.20)

• Storage (29.20)

• Transportation (29.20)

• Other service (29.20)

*Grain marketing co-ops market grain and oilseeds, and less than 25 

percent of their total sales are from farm supplies.

**Mixed grain marketing co-ops have most sales from marketing grain 

and oilseeds (more than 50 percent), but also have farm supply sales in 

the 25 to 49.9 percent range.

***Farm supply co-ops’ sales are 100 percent from farm supplies.

****Mixed farm supply co-ops have most sales from supplies (more than 

50 percent), but also market commodities (up to 49.9 percent).
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TABLE 25—Common-size income statement, U.S. ag co-ops, by type, 2019

Marketing Supply Service Total

Percent of total gross business volume

Income

Commodities marketed 79.29 15.07 0.15 61.52 

Farm supply sales 17.76 80.52 7.67 34.99 

Total sales 97.05 95.59 7.82 96.51 

 Cost of goods sold 86.00 84.72 1.68 85.52 

Gross margin 11.05 10.87 6.14 10.99 

 Service & other operating income 2.10 3.37 90.77 2.58 

Gross revenue 13.14 14.24 96.91 13.58 

Expenses 

Wages 4.67 7.29 23.90 5.42 

Depreciation 1.52 1.76 4.76 1.59 

Interest expense 0.64 0.53 0.87 0.61 

Other expense 2.64 3.62 46.11 2.98 

 Total operating expenses 9.48 13.19 75.65 10.60 

Net operating margins 3.67 1.04 21.26 2.97 

 Patronage from other co-ops 0.25 0.53 0.45 0.33 

 Nonoperating income 0.61 0.51 0.95 0.58 

Net income before taxes 4.52 2.08 22.67 3.88 

 Taxes 0.04 0.13 0.25 0.06 

Net income 4.49 1.95 22.42 3.82 

 

Total Gross Business Volume 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 

 

Export sales 3.26 0.66 - 2.54 
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TABLE 26—Common-size income statement, U.S. ag co-ops, by primary commodity marketed, 2019

Cotton Fruit & Grains & 

Item Cotton Gins Dairy Veg. Oilseeds Livestock Poultry Rice Sugar Fish Other1

Percent of gross business volume

Income

Commodities marketed 91.62 45.65 97.24 93.91 63.89 98.16 96.88 96.02 97.14 89.85 87.17 

Farm supply sales 5.19 16.54 0.48 0.89 33.16 0.24 2.63 1.44 0.73 7.89 11.10 

Total sales 96.81 62.18 97.72 94.80 97.05 98.40 99.51 97.45 97.86 97.74 98.27 

 Cost of goods sold 89.93 47.96 91.30 70.99 89.50 97.32 83.35 38.67 57.41 72.26 56.01 

Gross margin 6.88 14.22 6.42 23.81 7.55 1.08 16.16 58.79 40.45 25.48 42.27 

 Service & other operating income 2.84 32.61 1.12 5.02 2.09 1.45 0.17 2.00 1.85 2.21 1.01 

Gross revenue 9.72 46.83 7.54 28.83 9.64 2.53 16.34 60.79 42.30 27.70 43.28 

Expenses 

Wages 2.14 13.81 4.09 10.69 3.76 1.24 5.25 10.27 9.57 6.64 6.64 

Depreciation 0.50 3.95 0.91 2.17 1.73 0.13 1.62 1.94 2.92 1.43 1.62 

Interest expense 0.73 0.83 0.45 1.20 0.66 0.24 0.61 0.79 1.06 0.48 0.53 

Other expenses 2.98 22.07 1.71 5.60 2.15 0.75 6.24 6.54 6.00 8.54 5.13 

 Total operating expenses 6.35 40.65 7.16 19.66 8.29 2.36 13.72 19.55 19.54 17.08 13.93 

Net operating margins 3.38 6.18 0.38 9.16 1.34 0.17 2.62 41.25 22.76 10.61 29.35 

 Patronage from other co-ops 0.05 4.09 0.06 0.12 0.38 0.16 0.01 0.11 0.07 0.01 0.02 

 Non-operating income 0.30 1.11 1.09 0.06 0.48 (0.01) 0.31 0.44 0.22 0.04 0.69 

Net income before taxes 3.73 11.38 1.54 9.34 2.20 0.32 2.94 41.79 23.04 10.66 30.07 

 Taxes 0.22 0.02 0.05 0.14 0.00 0.02 (0.05) 0.16 0.13 0.02 (0.08)

Net Income 3.50 11.36 1.48 9.20 2.20 0.30 2.99 41.63 22.91 10.64 30.14 

 

Total gross business volume 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 

 

Export sales 28.06 - 1.20 8.47 1.95 0.00 3.76 11.27 2.69 - 23.22 

1 Other: tobacco, nuts, dry beans & peas, wool, biofuels, local foods, flowers, forestry, coffee.
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TABLE 27—Common-size balance sheet, U.S. ag co-ops, by operating type, 2019

Marketing Supply Service Total

Percent of total assets

Current assets 48.64 56.03 33.67 50.81 

Property, plant, and equipment 32.78 24.97 29.55 30.39 

Other assets 9.67 9.00 9.31 9.46 

 Total own assets 91.09 90.00 72.53 90.66 

Investments in other cooperatives 8.90 10.00 27.47 9.34 

Total assets 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 

Current liabilities 35.96 37.07 26.38 36.25 

Long-term liabilities 20.04 13.14 9.09 17.88 

 Total liabilities 56.00 50.21 35.47 54.13 

Allocated equity 26.92 23.84 45.44 26.08 

Retained earnings 17.08 25.95 19.09 19.78 

 Total equity 44.00 49.79 64.53 45.87 

Total liabilities & equity 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 
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TABLE 28—Common-size balance sheet, U.S. ag co-ops, by primary commodity marketed, 2019

Cotton Fruits & Grains & 

Cotton Gins Dairy Veg. Oilseeds Livestock Poultry Rice Sugar Fish Other1

Percent of total assets

Current assets 68.50 35.15 45.10 56.58 48.43 86.30 68.59 55.39 39.16 51.60 46.08 

PP&E2 25.88 47.96 32.16 29.15 32.38 6.68 30.31 31.41 44.86 43.81 37.99 

Other assets 4.16 1.56 21.92 11.86 4.72 4.10 0.96 11.36 15.01 4.59 14.02 

 Total own assets 98.54 84.67 99.17 97.59 85.53 97.09 99.85 98.15 99.03 100.00 98.10 

Invest. in other co-ops 1.46 15.33 0.83 2.41 14.47 2.91 0.15 1.85 0.97 0.00 1.90 

Total assets 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 

Current liabilities 43.98 25.21 34.59 37.86 37.07 64.24 28.60 24.12 33.71 41.44 22.74 

Long-term liabilities 11.20 15.37 32.40 30.52 13.74 8.27 14.66 31.67 25.47 15.79 21.08 

 Total liabilities 55.18 40.58 66.99 68.38 50.81 72.51 43.27 55.79 59.18 57.23 43.83 

Allocated equity 32.99 41.65 23.57 19.55 29.01 15.87 22.72 16.14 27.35 34.17 33.44 

Retained earnings 11.84 17.77 9.44 12.07 20.20 11.61 34.02 28.07 13.47 8.60 22.73 

 Total equity 44.82 59.42 33.01 31.62 49.20 27.49 56.73 44.21 40.82 42.77 56.17 

Total liabilities & equity 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.01 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 

1

Other: tobacco, nuts, dry beans & peas, wool, biofuels, local foods, flowers, forestry, coffee.

2

PP&E = property, plant and equipment.
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TABLE 29.1—Grain marketing co-ops, common-size financial statements, by size, 2017 

GRAIN MARKETING CO-OPS SALES GROUP

< $5 Million $5–$10 Million $10–$15 Million

Balance sheet (percent of total assets)

Current assets 63.06 61.06 50.30 

Other assets 6.15 6.85 1.86 

Property, plant, and equipment 26.19 25.38 40.47 

 Total, own assets 95.40 93.29 92.63 

Investments in other cooperatives 4.60 6.71 7.37 

Total assets 100.00 100.00 100.00 

Current liabilities 47.85 40.40 29.08 

Long-term liabilities 12.39 10.41 12.03 

 Total liabilities 60.24 50.81 41.11 

Allocated equity 17.16 30.51 19.25 

Retained earnings 22.60 18.68 39.64 

 Total equity 39.76 49.19 58.89 

Total equity and liabilities 100.00 100.00 100.00 

 

Income statement (percent of total sales)

Total sales for group 100.00 100.00 100.00 

 Cost of goods sold 88.53 92.72 92.33 

Gross margin 11.47 7.28 7.67 

 Service and other operating income 5.92 8.10 4.95 

Gross revenue 17.39 15.38 12.62 

 

Wages 7.14 6.33 4.21 

Depreciation 2.34 1.61 2.31 

Interest 0.87 0.52 0.77 

Other expenses 6.55 6.70 5.04 

 Total expenses 16.90 15.16 12.33 

Net operating margins 0.49 0.22 0.29 

 Patronage income 0.31 0.63 1.11 

 Non-operating income 0.04 0.34 0.29 

Net income before taxes 0.85 1.18 1.68 

 Taxes 0.03 0.05 0.10 

Net income 0.81 1.13 1.58 

 

Total gross business volume (million $) 39.67 170.02 249.70 

 

Ratios 

Current ratio (current assets/current liabilities) 1.32 1.51 1.73 

Long-term debt-to-equity (long-term liabilities/total equity) 0.31 0.21 0.20 

Retained earnings-to-equity (retained earnings/total equity) 0.57 0.38 0.67 

Return-on-assets (net income before taxes + interest/total assets 2.68% 2.95% 4.14%

Return-on-member equity (net income after taxes/allocated equity) 7.42% 6.42% 13.85%

Number of cooperatives 18 21 18

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TABLE 29.1 (cont.)—Grain marketing co-ops, common-size financial statements, by size, 2019 

GRAIN MARKETING CO-OPS SALES GROUP

$15–$20 Million $20–$30 Million $30–$50 Million

Balance sheet (percent of total assets)

Current assets 53.94 58.25 62.37 

Other assets 6.99 1.90 1.17 

Property, plant, and equipment 33.34 35.32 33.18 

 Total, own assets 94.27 95.47 96.71 

Investments in other cooperatives 5.73 4.53 3.29 

Total assets 100.00 100.00 100.00 

Current liabilities 34.01 38.72 46.12 

Long-term liabilities 11.66 14.79 13.97 

 Total liabilities 45.67 53.51 60.09 

Allocated equity 19.78 19.45 16.73 

Retained earnings 34.55 27.05 23.18 

 Total equity 54.33 46.49 39.91 

Total equity and liabilities 100.00 100.00 100.00 

 

Income statement (percent of total sales) 

Total sales for group 100.00 100.00 100.00 

 Cost of goods sold 92.16 94.13 93.78 

Gross margin 7.84 5.87 6.22 

 Service and other operating income 2.76 3.45 2.82 

Gross revenue 10.59 9.33 9.03 

 

Wages 3.38 3.21 2.91 

Depreciation 1.93 1.74 1.75 

Interest 0.75 0.68 0.55 

Other expenses 3.09 2.93 2.67 

 Total expenses 9.15 8.56 7.87 

Net operating margins 1.44 0.76 1.16 

 Patronage income 0.34 0.22 0.20 

 Non-operating income 0.61 0.44 (0.03)

Net income before taxes 2.39 1.42 1.33 

 Taxes 0.15 0.09 0.06 

Net income 2.24 1.33 1.27 

 

Total gross business volume (million $) 221.83 829.35 673.16 

 

Ratios 

Current ratio (current assets/current liabilities) 1.59 1.50 1.35 

Long-term debt-to-equity (long-term liabilities/total equity) 0.21 0.32 0.35 

Retained earnings-to-equity (retained earnings/total equity) 0.64 0.58 0.58 

Return-on-assets (net income before taxes + interest/total assets 5.27% 3.97% 3.65%

Return-on-member equity (net income after taxes/allocated equity) 18.97% 12.95% 14.69%

Number of cooperatives 12 31 17 

 

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TABLE 29.1 (cont.)—Grain marketing co-ops, common-size financial statements, by size, 2019 

GRAIN MARKETING CO-OPS SALES GROUP

$50–$100 Million $100–$200 Million $200 Million or More 

Balance sheet (percent of total assets)

Current assets 60.95 54.27 56.17 

Other assets 2.20 4.10 4.56 

Property, plant, and equipment 31.90 35.29 33.49 

 Total, own assets 95.05 93.66 94.22 

Investments in other cooperatives 4.95 6.34 5.78 

Total assets 100.00 100.00 100.00 

Current liabilities 45.97 44.10 41.56 

Long-term liabilities 11.22 13.88 14.08 

 Total liabilities 57.19 57.98 55.64 

Allocated equity 21.94 19.62 19.11 

Retained earnings 20.87 22.40 25.25 

 Total equity 42.81 42.02 44.36 

Total equity and liabilities 100.00 100.00 100.00 

 

Income statement (percent of total sales) 

Total sales for group 100.00 100.00 100.00 

 Cost of goods sold 94.14 94.08 93.97 

Gross margin 5.86 5.92 6.03 

 Service and other operating income 3.60 3.73 2.59 

Gross revenue 9.45 9.66 8.62 

 

Wages 2.85 3.02 3.00 

Depreciation 1.53 2.03 1.47 

Interest 0.63 0.90 0.62 

Other expenses 2.79 2.55 2.65 

 Total expenses 7.80 8.50 7.74 

Net operating margins 1.66 1.16 0.88 

 Patronage income 0.36 0.68 0.31 

 Non-operating income 0.48 0.22 0.36 

Net income before taxes 2.50 2.06 1.56 

 Taxes 0.00 0.05 (0.05)

Net income 2.49 2.00 1.61 

 

Total gross business volume (million $) 2,391.89 2,000.68 6,389.60 

 

Ratios 

Current ratio (current assets/current liabilities) 1.33 1.23 1.35 

Long-term debt-to-equity (long-term liabilities/total equity) 0.26 0.33 0.32 

Retained earnings-to-equity (retained earnings/total equity) 0.49 0.53 0.57 

Return-on-assets (net income before taxes + interest/total assets 5.81% 4.90% 4.45%

Return-on-member equity (net income after taxes/allocated equity) 21.12% 16.92% 17.23%

Number of cooperatives 31 14 17 

 
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TABLE 29.2—Mixed grain marketing co-ops, common-size financial statements, by size, 2019 

MIXED GRAIN MARKETING CO-OPS SALES GROUP

< $5 million $5 - $10 million $10 - $15 million $15 - $20 million

Balance sheet (percent of total assets) 

Current assets 51.98 52.67 60.56 60.62 

Other assets 9.12 3.75 3.73 5.51 

Property, plant, and equipment 23.58 31.70 28.31 25.73 

 Total, own assets 84.68 88.12 92.60 91.86 

Investments in other cooperatives 15.32 11.88 7.40 8.14 

Total assets 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 

Current liabilities 27.12 34.96 41.57 47.34 

Long-term liabilities 7.99 11.58 11.70 9.03 

 Total liabilities 35.11 46.54 53.26 56.37 

Allocated equity 45.01 30.45 21.40 23.37 

Retained earnings 19.88 23.01 25.33 21.75 

 Total equity 64.89 53.46 46.74 45.13 

Total equity and liabilities 100.00 100.00 100.00 101.49 

 

Income statement (percent of total sales)

Total sales for group 93.06 94.16 96.38 95.68 

 Cost of goods sold 83.87 84.99 88.57 88.15 

Gross margin 9.19 9.17 7.81 7.53 

 Service and other operating income 6.94 5.84 3.62 4.32 

Gross revenue 16.13 15.01 11.43 11.85 

 

Wages 8.46 6.49 4.95 4.64 

Depreciation 2.23 2.58 1.66 2.26 

Interest 0.42 1.20 0.48 0.62 

Other expenses 7.53 4.72 3.94 3.99 

 Total expenses 18.63 14.99 11.03 11.51 

Net operating margins (2.50) 0.02 0.40 0.34 

 Patronage income 0.68 0.88 0.32 0.60 

 Non-operating income (0.48) 0.55 0.13 0.38 

Net income before taxes (2.30) 1.45 0.85 1.32 

 Taxes (0.01) 0.07 0.01 0.03 

Net income (2.29) 1.38 0.84 1.29 

 

Total gross business volume (million $) 18.67 177.04 185.47 315.72 

 

Ratios 

Current ratio (current assets/current liabilities) 1.92 1.51 1.46 1.28 

Long-term debt-to-equity (long-term liabilities/total equity) 0.12 0.22 0.25 0.20 

Retained earnings-to-equity (retained earnings/total equity) 0.31 0.43 0.54 0.48 

Return-on-assets (net income before taxes + interest/total assets -3.61% 4.66% 2.70% 3.20%

Return-on-member equity (net income after taxes/allocated equity) -9.74% 7.99% 7.96% 9.23%

Number of cooperatives 5 21 14 17 

 

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TABLE 29.2 (cont.)—Mixed grain marketing co-ops, common-size financial statements, by size, 2019 

MIXED GRAIN MARKETING CO-OPS SALES GROUP

$20–$30 million $30–$50 million $50–$100 million 

Balance sheet (percent of total assets) 

Current assets 53.97 56.11 56.58

Other assets 3.45 3.68 4.02

Property, plant, and equipment 30.93 28.06 28.31

 Total, own assets 88.34 87.85 88.91

Investments in other cooperatives 11.66 12.15 11.09

Total assets 100.00 100.00 100.00

Current liabilities 39.70 45.55 42.97

Long-term liabilities 14.19 10.93 11.93

 Total liabilities 53.90 56.48 54.90

Allocated equity 19.22 21.17 25.88

Retained earnings 26.88 22.35 19.22

 Total equity 46.10 43.52 45.10

Total equity and liabilities 100.00 100.00 100.00

 

Income statement (percent of total sales)

Total sales for group 95.97 95.94 95.70

 Cost of goods sold 87.57 87.29 87.19

Gross margin 8.40 8.66 8.52

 Service and other operating income 4.03 4.06 4.30

Gross revenue 12.43 12.71 12.81

 

Wages 5.20 4.93 5.11

Depreciation 2.16 2.14 1.79

Interest 1.10 1.15 0.69

Other expenses 3.92 4.28 4.23

 Total expenses 12.38 12.50 11.82

Net operating margins 0.05 0.21 1.00

 Patronage income 1.05 0.92 0.70

 Non-operating income 0.28 0.50 0.27

Net income before taxes 1.38 1.64 1.97

 Taxes 0.12 -0.02 0.12

Net income 1.26 1.66 1.85

 

Total gross business volume (million $) 544.15 937.76 1,932.82

 

Ratios 

Current ratio (current assets/current liabilities) 1.36 1.23 1.32

Long-term debt-to-equity (long-term liabilities/total equity) 0.31 0.25 0.26

Retained earnings-to-equity (retained earnings/total equity) 0.58 0.51 0.43

Return-on-assets (net income before taxes + interest/total assets 4.13% 4.31% 5.14%

Return-on-member equity (net income after taxes/allocated equity) 10.91% 12.14% 13.84%

Number of cooperatives 20 22 25

 

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TABLE 29.2 (cont.)—Mixed grain marketing co-ops, common-size financial statements, by size, 2019 

MIXED GRAIN MARKETING CO-OPS SALES GROUP

$100–$200 million $200–$500 million $500 million or more 

Balance sheet (percent of total assets) 

Current assets 58.43 52.63 43.25 

Other assets 1.44 5.64 5.22 

Property, plant, and equipment 29.07 29.67 33.34 

 Total, own assets 88.93 87.94 81.81 

Investments in other cooperatives 11.07 12.06 18.19 

Total assets 100.00 100.00 100.00 

Current liabilities 45.60 40.81 33.25 

Long-term liabilities 9.99 15.45 14.06 

 Total liabilities 55.58 56.26 47.31 

Allocated equity 19.13 17.12 35.71 

Retained earnings 25.28 26.62 16.97 

 Total equity 44.42 43.74 52.69 

Total equity and liabilities 100.00 100.00 100.00 

 

Income statement (percent of total sales)

Total sales for group 96.10 95.44 98.95 

 Cost of goods sold 86.51 86.20 91.39 

Gross margin 9.59 9.23 7.56 

 Service and other operating income 3.90 4.56 1.05 

Gross revenue 13.49 13.80 8.61 

 

Wages 5.17 5.48 3.48 

Depreciation 2.10 2.04 1.69 

Interest 0.84 1.05 0.56 

Other expenses 4.41 4.67 1.18 

 Total expenses 12.52 13.24 6.92 

Net operating margins 0.97 0.56 1.69 

 Patronage income 0.85 1.00 0.20 

 Non-operating income 0.13 (0.11) 0.68 

Net income before taxes 1.95 1.44 2.57 

 Taxes 0.06 0.07 (0.02)

Net income 1.89 1.37 2.59 

 

Total gross business volume (million $) 3,857.94 8,489.45 46,160.17 

 

Ratios 

Current ratio (current assets/current liabilities) 1.28 1.29 1.30 

Long-term debt-to-equity (long-term liabilities/total equity) 0.22 0.35 0.27 

Retained earnings-to-equity (retained earnings/total equity) 0.57 0.61 0.32 

Return-on-assets (net income before taxes + interest/total assets 4.42% 4.23% 6.20%

Return-on-member equity (net income after taxes/allocated equity) 15.65% 13.59% 14.34%

Number of cooperatives 26 25 13 
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TABLE 29.3—Dairy marketing co-ops, common-size financial statements, by size, 2019 

DAIRY MARKETING CO-OPS SALES GROUP

< $1 million $1–$5 million $5–$10 million 

Balance sheet (percent of total assets)

Current assets 62.75 74.68 87.86 

Other assets 14.94 6.12 3.20 

Property, plant, and equipment 22.31 18.21 8.33 

 Total, own assets 100.00 99.00 99.39 

Investments in other cooperatives - 1.00 0.61 

Total assets 100.00 100.00 100.00 

Current liabilities 51.69 60.63 44.06 

Long-term liabilities 8.44 16.96 1.93 

 Total liabilities 60.13 77.59 46.00 

Allocated equity 24.22 9.71 48.96 

Retained earnings 15.65 12.70 5.04 

 Total equity 39.87 22.41 54.00 

Total equity and liabilities 100.00 100.00 100.00 

 

Income statement (percent of total sales)

Total sales for group 100.00 100.00 100.00 

 Cost of goods sold 94.11 91.76 88.08 

Gross margin 5.89 8.24 11.92 

 Service and other operating income 7.28 3.40 2.56 

Gross revenue 13.18 11.63 14.48 

 

Wages 6.58 4.58 2.96 

Depreciation 1.15 0.62 0.63 

Interest 0.50 0.34 0.19 

Other expenses 12.85 5.65 9.44 

 Total expenses 21.08 11.19 13.22 

Net operating margins (7.90) 0.44 1.26 

 Patronage income 8.76 - 0.01 

 Non-operating income - 0.16 1.14 

Net income before taxes 0.86 0.60 2.40 

 Taxes - 0.001 - 

Net income 0.86 0.60 2.40 

 

Total gross business volume (million $) 0.99 23.45 90.96 

 

Ratios 

Current ratio (current assets/current liabilities) 1.21 1.23 1.99 

Long-term debt-to-equity (long-term liabilities/total equity) 0.21 0.76 0.04 

Retained earnings-to-equity (retained earnings/total equity) 0.39 0.57 0.09 

Return-on-assets (net income before taxes + interest/total assets 3.37% 4.32% 19.59%

Return-on-member equity (net income after taxes/allocated equity) 8.81% 28.27% 37.12%

Number of cooperatives 4 8 13

 

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TABLE 29.3 (cont.)—Dairy marketing co-ops, common-size financial statements, by size, 2019

DAIRY MARKETING CO-OPS SALES GROUP

$10–$20 million $20–$50 million $50–$200 million 

Balance sheet (percent of total assets)

Current assets 57.37 69.94 52.03 

Other assets 3.31 2.81 12.80 

Property, plant, and equipment 19.67 14.92 29.64 

 Total, own assets 80.35 87.67 94.47 

Investments in other cooperatives 19.65 12.33 5.53 

Total assets 100.00 100.00 100.00 

Current liabilities 43.39 62.09 45.37 

Long-term liabilities 10.91 7.04 14.57 

 Total liabilities 54.30 69.13 59.94 

Allocated equity 35.01 29.08 24.70 

Retained earnings 10.69 1.79 15.36 

 Total equity 45.70 30.87 40.06 

Total equity and liabilities 100.00 100.00 100.00 

 

Income statement (percent of total sales)

Total sales for group 100.00 100.00 100.00 

 Cost of goods sold 95.34 97.14 95.91 

Gross margin 4.66 2.86 4.09 

 Service and other operating income 1.14 2.53 0.93 

Gross revenue 5.81 5.38 5.02 

 

Wages 2.07 1.55 2.39 

Depreciation 0.29 0.25 0.42 

Interest 0.22 0.13 0.19 

Other expenses 3.13 2.91 2.12 

 Total expenses 5.71 4.84 5.13 

Net operating margins 0.10 0.54 (0.10)

 Patronage income 0.44 0.17 0.16 

 Non-operating income 0.06 0.07 0.05 

Net income before taxes 0.59 0.78 0.10 

 Taxes 0.005 0.01 0.002 

Net income 0.59 0.77 0.10 

 

Total gross business volume (million $) 270.67 396.89 1,714.11 

 

Ratios 

Current ratio (current assets/current liabilities) 1.32 1.13 1.15 

Long-term debt-to-equity (long-term liabilities/total equity) 0.24 0.23 0.36 

Retained earnings-to-equity (retained earnings/total equity) 0.23 0.06 0.38 

Return-on-assets (net income before taxes + interest/total assets 5.15% 8.79% 1.85%

Return-on-member equity (net income after taxes/allocated equity) 10.60% 25.58% 2.50%

Number of cooperatives 17 14 16 

 

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TABLE 29.3 (cont.)—Dairy marketing co-ops, common-size financial statements, by size, 2019

DAIRY MARKETING CO-OPS SALES GROUP

$200–$1 billion $1 billion or more

Balance sheet (percent of total assets)

Current assets 57.93 41.45 

Other assets 4.44 26.78 

Property, plant, and equipment 35.80 31.45 

 Total, own assets 98.17 99.67 

Investments in other cooperatives 1.83 0.33 

Total assets 100.00 100.00 

Current liabilities 35.13 34.01 

Long-term liabilities 29.66 33.79 

 Total liabilities 64.79 67.80 

Allocated equity 28.71 22.14 

Retained earnings 6.51 10.06 

 Total equity 35.21 32.20 

Total equity and liabilities 100.00 100.00 

 

Income statement (percent of total sales)

Total sales for group 100.00 100.00 

 Cost of goods sold 94.23 93.00 

Gross margin 5.77 7.00 

 Service and other operating income 4.70 0.05 

Gross revenue 10.47 7.06 

 

Wages 4.69 4.19 

Depreciation 0.85 1.01 

Interest 0.40 0.50 

Other expenses 3.69 1.08 

 Total expenses 9.63 6.77 

Net operating margins 0.83 0.28 

 Patronage income 0.06 0.05 

 Non-operating income 0.15 1.50 

Net income before taxes 1.04 1.84 

 Taxes 0.17 0.03 

Net income 0.88 1.81 

 

Total gross business volume (million $) 9,513.61 30,084.11 

 

Ratios 

Current ratio (current assets/current liabilities) 1.65 1.22 

Long-term debt-to-equity (long-term liabilities/total equity) 0.84 1.05 

Retained earnings-to-equity (retained earnings/total equity) 0.18 0.31 

Return-on-assets (net income before taxes + interest/total assets 4.97% 6.69%

Return-on-member equity (net income after taxes/allocated equity) 10.53% 23.42%

Number of cooperatives 15 8 
COOPERATIVE STATISTICS 2019 59

TABLE 29.4—Cotton marketing co-ops, common-size financial statements, by size, 2019

COTTON MARKETING CO-OPS SALES GROUP

< $100 million $100 million or more

Balance sheet (percent of total assets) 

Current assets 56.89 71.78 

Other assets 4.82 3.97 

Property, plant, and equipment 35.56 23.15 

 Total, own assets 97.27 98.90 

Investments in other cooperatives 2.73 1.10 

Total assets 100.00 100.00 

Current liabilities 54.63 40.97 

Long-term liabilities 10.52 11.39 

 Total liabilities 65.15 52.36 

Allocated equity 21.28 36.30 

Retained earnings 13.57 11.35 

 Total equity 34.85 47.64 

Total equity and liabilities 100.00 100.00 

 

Income statement (percent of total sales)

Total sales for group 100.00 100.00 

 Cost of goods sold 88.16 93.71 

Gross margin 11.84 6.29 

 Service and other operating income 2.66 2.99 

Gross revenue 14.50 9.28 

 

Wages 3.41 2.00 

Depreciation 1.26 0.39 

Interest 1.30 0.66 

Other expenses 3.90 2.93 

 Total expenses 9.87 5.98 

Net operating margins 4.63 3.29 

 Patronage income 0.14 0.04 

 Non-operating income 0.80 0.22 

Net income before taxes 5.57 3.55 

 Taxes 0.25 0.23 

Net income 5.32 3.32 

 

Total gross business volume (million $) 438.93 2,538.08 

 

Ratios 

Current ratio (current assets/current liabilities) 1.04 1.75 

Long-term debt-to-equity (long-term liabilities/total equity) 0.30 0.24 

Retained earnings-to-equity (retained earnings/total equity) 0.39 0.24 

Return-on-assets (net income before taxes + interest/total assets 14.64% 14.75%

Return-on-member equity (net income after taxes/allocated equity) 53.28% 32.05%

Number of cooperatives 10 4 
60 COOPERATIVE STATISTICS 2019

TABLE 29.5—Cotton ginning co-ops, common-size financial statements, by size, 2019 

COTTON GINNING CO-OPS SALES GROUP

< $1 million $1–$5 million $5–$10 million $10 million or more

Balance sheet (percent of total assets)

Current assets 37.74 34.56 33.55 39.84 

Other assets 3.56 1.72 0.89 2.10 

Property, plant, and equipment 42.53 48.68 50.16 42.48 

 Total, own assets 83.83 84.96 84.60 84.41 

Investments in other cooperatives 16.17 15.04 15.40 15.59 

Total assets 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 

Current liabilities 16.03 22.89 29.19 24.85 

Long-term liabilities 10.81 16.90 14.18 16.01 

 Total liabilities 26.85 39.79 43.37 40.86 

Allocated equity 71.95 44.58 37.71 32.24 

Retained earnings 1.20 15.64 18.92 26.90 

 Total equity 73.15 60.21 56.63 59.14 

Total equity and liabilities 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 

 

Income statement (percent of total sales)

Total sales for group 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 

 Cost of goods sold 80.76 78.09 75.40 78.04 

Gross margin 19.24 21.91 24.60 21.96 

 Service and other operating income 72.15 55.78 59.53 30.13 

Gross revenue 91.39 77.69 84.13 52.09 

 

Wages 28.09 24.64 22.52 16.15 

Depreciation 11.45 6.76 6.48 4.66 

Interest 1.29 1.34 1.38 1.21 

Other expenses 46.14 39.00 34.94 28.33 

 Total expenses 86.97 71.74 65.32 50.36 

Net operating margins 4.42 5.95 18.81 1.73 

 Patronage income 10.23 7.44 7.04 3.62 

 Non-operating income 1.58 2.63 1.37 0.98 

Net income before taxes 16.23 16.01 27.21 6.33 

 Taxes (0.38) 0.13 (0.03) 0.004 

Net income 16.61 15.88 27.24 6.33 

 

Total gross business volume (million $) 18.83 264.95 258.12 110.37 

 

Ratios 

Current ratio (current assets/current liabilities) 2.35 1.51 1.15 1.60 

Long-term debt-to-equity (long-term liabilities/total equity) 0.15 0.28 0.25 0.27 

Retained earnings-to-equity (retained earnings/total equity) 0.02 0.26 0.33 0.45 

Return-on-assets (net income before taxes + interest/total assets 7.22% 15.77% 26.45% 9.52%

Return-on-member equity (net income after taxes/allocated equity) 9.52% 32.37% 66.81% 24.78%

Number of cooperatives 18 62 24 6 
COOPERATIVE STATISTICS 2019 61

TABLE 29.6—Fresh fruit & vegetable co-ops, common-size financial statements, by size, 2019 

FRESH FRUIT & VEGETABLE CO-OPS SALES GROUP

< $1 million $1–$5 million $5–$10 million

Balance sheet (percent of total assets) 

Current assets 66.37 44.66 55.42 

Other assets 9.27 4.21 8.67 

Property, plant, and equipment 19.88 50.41 33.75 

 Total, own assets 95.52 99.27 97.84 

Investments in other cooperatives 4.48 0.73 2.16 

Total assets 100.00 100.00 100.00 

Current liabilities 44.96 31.46 38.20 

Long-term liabilities 9.60 28.19 12.30 

 Total liabilities 54.57 59.65 50.50 

Allocated equity 21.39 26.28 29.17 

Retained earnings 24.04 14.07 20.33 

 Total equity 45.43 40.35 49.50 

Total equity and liabilities 100.00 100.00 100.00 

 

Income statement (percent of total sales) 

Total sales for group 100.00 100.00 100.00 

 Cost of goods sold 89.44 88.71 82.95 

Gross margin 10.56 11.29 17.05 

 Service and other operating income 36.99 4.84 5.79 

Gross revenue 47.55 16.12 22.85 

 

Wages 18.49 8.49 7.49 

Depreciation 1.31 2.14 1.40 

Interest 0.55 0.84 0.32 

Other expenses 19.08 4.69 8.23 

 Total expenses 39.44 16.17 17.44 

Net operating margins 8.11 (0.04) 5.40 

 Patronage income 0.22 0.05 0.03 

 Non-operating income 0.37 0.03 0.11 

Net income before taxes 8.70 0.04 5.54 

 Taxes 2.20 0.01 0.002 

Net income 6.50 0.03 5.54 

 

Total gross business volume (million $) 8.99 33.51 90.50 

 

Ratios 

Current ratio (current assets/current liabilities) 1.48 1.42 1.45 

Long-term debt-to-equity (long-term liabilities/total equity) 0.21 0.70 0.25 

Retained earnings-to-equity (retained earnings/total equity) 0.53 0.35 0.41 

Return-on-assets (net income before taxes + interest/total assets 15.91% 2.21% 10.62%

Return-on-member equity (net income after taxes/allocated equity) 52.24% 0.31% 34.43%

Number of cooperatives 17 10 12 

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TABLE 29.6 (cont.)—Fresh fruit & vegetable co-ops, common-size financial statements, by size, 2019

FRESH FRUIT & VEGETABLE CO-OPS SALES GROUP

$10–$20 million $20–$50 million $50 million or More

Balance sheet (percent of total assets)

Current assets 33.69 55.26 42.07 

Other assets 0.52 2.71 19.74 

Property, plant, & equipment 65.55 36.20 36.17 

 Total, own assets 99.75 94.17 97.98 

Investments in other cooperatives 0.25 5.83 2.02 

Total assets 100.00 100.00 100.00 

Current liabilities 38.68 40.86 31.66 

Long-term liabilities 32.39 17.12 22.14 

 Total liabilities 71.07 57.99 53.79 

Allocated equity 17.95 25.58 13.77 

Retained earnings 10.98 16.43 32.44 

 Total equity 28.93 42.01 46.21 

Total equity and liabilities 100.00 100.00 100.00 

 

Income statement (percent of total sales)

Total sales for group 100.00 100.00 100.00 

 Cost of goods sold 82.48 82.43 85.57 

Gross margin 17.52 17.57 14.43 

 Service and other operating income 7.48 14.23 12.58 

Gross revenue 25.00 31.80 27.01 

 

Wages 9.23 14.76 8.09 

Depreciation 2.34 2.32 1.72 

Interest 1.17 0.39 0.87 

Other expenses 10.04 12.19 9.35 

 Total expenses 22.79 29.66 20.04 

Net operating margins 2.21 2.14 6.97 

 Patronage income - 0.13 0.08 

 Non-operating income (0.08) 0.47 0.06 

Net income before taxes 2.13 2.75 7.11 

 Taxes (0.03) 0.03 0.23 

Net income 2.17 2.72 6.88 

 

Total gross business volume (million $) 120.70 439.99 3,162.26 

 

Ratios 

Current ratio (current assets/current liabilities) 0.87 1.35 1.33 

Long-term debt-to-equity (long-term liabilities/total equity) 1.12 0.41 0.48 

Retained earnings-to-equity (retained earnings/total equity) 0.38 0.39 0.70 

Return-on-assets (net income before taxes + interest/total assets 5.53% 5.24% 17.37%

Return-on-member equity (net income after taxes/allocated equity) 20.15% 17.71% 108.64%

Number of cooperatives 8 11 16 
COOPERATIVE STATISTICS 2019 63

TABLE 29.7—Fresh and processed fruit & vegetable co-ops, common-size financial statements, by size, 2019 

FRESH AND PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLE CO-OPS SALES GROUP

< $10 million > $10 million

Balance sheet (percent of total assets)

Current assets 34.20 46.06 

Other assets 13.83 9.47 

Property, plant, and equipment 38.38 20.24 

 Total, own assets 86.41 75.77 

Investments in other cooperatives 13.59 24.23 

Total assets 100.00 100.00 

Current liabilities 30.43 17.19 

Long-term liabilities 15.36 10.83 

 Total liabilities 45.80 28.01 

Allocated equity 50.26 49.29 

Retained earnings 3.95 22.69 

 Total equity 54.20 71.99 

Total equity and liabilities 100.00 100.00 

 

Income statement (percent of total sales)

Total sales for group 100.00 100.00 

 Cost of goods sold 84.86 71.08 

Gross margin 15.14 28.92 

 Service and other operating income 17.28 5.54 

Gross revenue 32.43 34.46 

 

Wages 10.19 7.63 

Depreciation 1.51 1.04 

Interest 0.20 1.58 

Other expenses 17.67 7.12 

 Total expenses 29.57 17.36 

Net operating margins 2.86 17.10 

 Patronage income 0.03 0.86 

 Non-operating income 0.17 0.17 

Net income before taxes 3.06 18.13 

 Taxes 0.02 0.03 

Net income 3.05 18.10 

 

Total gross business volume (million $) 33.08 206.22 

 

Ratios 

Current ratio (current assets/current liabilities) 1.12 2.68 

Long-term debt-to-equity (long-term liabilities/total equity) 0.28 0.15 

Retained earnings-to-equity (retained earnings/total equity) 0.07 0.32 

Return-on-assets (net income before taxes + interest/total assets 6.90% 38.12%

Return-on-member equity (net income after taxes/allocated equity) 12.80% 71.03%

Number of cooperatives 7 5 
64 COOPERATIVE STATISTICS 2019

TABLE 29.8—Processed fruit & vegetable co-ops, common-size financial statements, by size, 2019

PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLE CO-OPS SALES GROUP

< $10 million $10–$100 million $100–$500 million $500 million or more

Balance sheet (percent of total assets)

Current assets 69.61 82.63 65.34 58.30 

Other assets 6.23 2.00 3.40 14.29 

Property, plant, and equipment 18.14 13.92 27.11 26.68 

 Total, own assets 93.99 98.54 95.84 99.27 

Investments in other cooperatives 6.01 1.46 4.16 0.73 

Total assets 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 

Current liabilities 49.84 72.40 45.53 35.07 

Long-term liabilities 15.59 4.82 27.47 39.84 

 Total liabilities 65.43 77.22 73.00 74.90 

Allocated equity 17.30 16.15 8.55 26.03 

Retained earnings 17.27 6.63 18.45 (0.93)

 Total equity 34.57 22.78 27.00 25.10 

Total equity and liabilities 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 

 

Income statement (percent of total sales)

Total sales for group 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 

 Cost of goods sold 57.68 80.76 69.98 67.30 

Gross margin 42.32 19.24 30.02 32.70 

 Service and other operating income 1.42 3.78 2.00 0.13 

Gross revenue 43.74 23.02 32.02 32.83 

 

Wages 14.85 11.19 14.93 12.05 

Depreciation 1.98 1.15 2.26 2.91 

Interest 0.60 0.94 1.37 1.66 

Other expenses 12.92 7.84 6.45 1.84 

 Total expenses 30.35 21.12 25.01 18.46 

Net operating margins 13.39 1.90 7.01 14.37 

 Patronage income 0.68 0.09 0.06 0.17 

 Non-operating income 3.32 0.76 (0.15) 0.06 

Net income before taxes 17.39 2.75 6.92 14.60 

 Taxes 0.10 0.17 0.21 0.08 

Net income 17.30 2.58 6.71 14.52 

 

Total gross business volume (million $) 18.83 256.86 1,711.75 3,645.88 

 

Ratios 

Current ratio (current assets/current liabilities) 1.40 1.14 1.43 1.66 

Long-term debt-to-equity (long-term liabilities/total equity) 0.45 0.21 1.02 1.59 

Retained earnings-to-equity (retained earnings/total equity) 0.50 0.29 0.68 (0.04)

Return-on-assets (net income before taxes + interest/total assets 28.90% 4.94% 9.94% 20.96%

Return-on-member equity (net income after taxes/allocated equity) 160.58% 21.40% 94.09% 71.89%

Number of cooperatives 8 6 6 4 
COOPERATIVE STATISTICS 2019 65

TABLE 29.9—Livestock marketing co-ops, common-size financial statements, by size, 2019 

LIVESTOCK MARKETING CO-OPS SALES GROUP

< $1 million $1–$50 million $50–$100 million $100 million or more

Balance sheet (percent of total assets)

Current assets 61.47 47.17 79.00 90.38 

Other assets 11.84 5.76 6.51 3.63 

Property, plant, and equipment 26.62 40.99 11.36 3.33 

 Total, own assets 99.92 93.92 96.87 97.34 

Investments in other cooperatives 0.08 6.08 3.13 2.66 

Total assets 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 

Current liabilities 41.11 31.76 31.61 70.78 

Long-term liabilities 14.36 13.78 43.84 3.61 

 Total liabilities 55.47 45.54 75.45 74.38 

Allocated equity 34.56 48.10 11.31 13.78 

Retained earnings 9.97 6.36 13.24 11.84 

 Total equity 44.53 54.46 24.55 25.62 

Total equity and liabilities 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 

 

Income statement (percent of total sales)

Total sales for group 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 

 Cost of goods sold 94.41 95.60 98.11 99.29 

Gross margin 5.59 4.40 1.89 0.71 

 Service and other operating income 4.11 1.62 0.72 1.55 

Gross revenue 9.70 6.02 2.61 2.27 

 

Wages 5.12 3.05 1.58 1.06 

Depreciation 0.39 0.67 0.12 0.08 

Interest 0.25 0.22 0.15 0.26 

Other expenses 3.18 1.93 0.50 0.69 

 Total expenses 8.94 5.88 2.36 2.10 

Net operating margins 0.76 0.13 0.25 0.17 

 Patronage income 0.001 0.11 0.0002 0.18 

 Non-operating income 0.04 (0.00) (0.01) (0.01)

Net income before taxes 0.81 0.24 0.24 0.34 

 Taxes 0.06 0.06 0.02 0.02 

Net income 0.75 0.17 0.22 0.32 

 

Total gross business volume (million $) 9.07 235.66 349.92 2,884.84 

 

Ratios 

Current ratio (current assets/current liabilities) 1.50 1.49 2.50 1.28 

Long-term debt-to-equity (long-term liabilities/total equity) 0.32 0.25 1.79 0.14 

Retained earnings-to-equity (retained earnings/total equity) 0.22 0.12 0.54 0.46 

Return-on-assets (net income before taxes + interest/total assets 2.13% 2.73% 2.25% 3.34%

Return-on-member equity (net income after taxes/allocated equity) 4.40% 2.14% 11.30% 12.99%

Number of cooperatives 22 38 4 6 
66 COOPERATIVE STATISTICS 2019

TABLE 29.10—Poultry marketing co-ops, common-size financial statements, by size, 2019 

POULTRY MARKETING CO-OPS SALES GROUP

 < $100 million $100 million or more

Balance sheet (percent of total assets)

Current assets 58.18 55.32 

Other assets 12.14 1.15 

Property, plant, and equipment 29.19 43.45 

 Total, own assets 99.51 99.92 

Investments in other cooperatives 0.49 0.08 

Total assets 100.00 100.00 

Current liabilities 35.56 31.58 

Long-term liabilities 9.46 27.20 

 Total liabilities 45.03 58.78 

Allocated equity 23.31 13.19 

Retained earnings 31.66 28.03 

 Total equity 54.97 41.22 

Total equity and liabilities 100.00 100.00 

 

Income statement (percent of total sales)

Total sales for group 100.00 100.00 

 Cost of goods sold 73.93 86.43 

Gross margin 26.07 13.57 

 Service and other operating income 3.01 0.05 

Gross revenue 29.08 13.62 

 

Wages 10.50 10.09 

Depreciation 1.53 1.37 

Interest 0.34 0.75 

Other expenses 14.44 1.77 

 Total expenses 26.80 13.98 

Net operating margins 2.27 (0.36)

 Patronage income 0.20 - 

 Non-operating income 0.01 0.19 

Net income before taxes 2.48 (0.17)

 Taxes (0.02) 0.01 

Net income 2.50 (0.18)

 

Total gross business volume (million $) 78.28 1677.41 

 

Ratios 

Current ratio (current assets/current liabilities) 1.64 1.75 

Long-term debt-to-equity (long-term liabilities/total equity) 0.17 0.66 

Retained earnings-to-equity (retained earnings/total equity) 0.58 0.68 

Return-on-assets (net income before taxes + interest/total assets 5.59% 1.26%

Return-on-member equity (net income after taxes/allocated equity) 21.26% -2.98%

Number of cooperatives 5 4 
COOPERATIVE STATISTICS 2019 67

TABLE 29.11—Fish and seafood marketing co-ops, common-size financial statements, by size, 2019

FISH AND SEAFOOD MARKETING CO-OPS SALES GROUP

 < $1 million $1–$10 million $10 million or more 

Balance sheet (percent of total assets)

Current assets 46.87 36.23 53.88 

Other assets 0.17 25.81 1.85 

Property, plant, and equipment 52.83 37.95 44.27 

 Total, own assets 99.87 100.00 100.00 

Investments in other cooperatives 0.13 0.00 0.00 

Total assets 100.00 100.00 100.00 

Current liabilities 36.36 31.08 43.04 

Long-term liabilities 25.52 6.78 16.66 

 Total liabilities 61.88 37.86 59.70 

Allocated equity 36.64 35.16 33.94 

Retained earnings 1.48 26.97 6.36 

 Total equity 38.12 62.14 40.30 

Total equity and liabilities 100.00 100.00 100.00 

 

Income statement (percent of total sales)

Total sales for group 100.00 100.00 100.00 

 Cost of goods sold 86.69 83.54 71.38 

Gross margin 13.31 16.46 28.62 

 Service and other operating income 1.74 1.69 2.41 

Gross revenue 15.05 18.15 31.03 

 

Wages 7.36 7.55 6.61 

Depreciation 0.85 0.82 1.62 

Interest 0.48 0.29 0.54 

Other expenses 6.51 6.94 9.20 

 Total expenses 15.20 15.60 17.97 

Net operating margins (0.15) 2.55 13.06 

 Patronage income 0.09 0.03 - 

 Non-operating income - 0.07 0.03 

Net income before taxes (0.06) 2.64 13.10 

 Taxes - 0.0003 0.03 

Net income (0.06) 2.64 13.07 

 

Total gross business volume (million $) 6.09 34.23 160.65 

 

Ratios 

Current ratio (current assets/current liabilities) 1.29 1.17 1.25 

Long-term debt-to-equity (long-term liabilities/total equity) 0.67 0.11 0.41 

Retained earnings-to-equity (retained earnings/total equity) 0.04 0.43 0.16 

Return-on-assets (net income before taxes + interest/total assets 1.29% 13.93% 41.24%

Return-on-member equity (net income after taxes/allocated equity) -0.54% 35.71% 116.48%

Number of cooperatives 13 9 9 
68 COOPERATIVE STATISTICS 2019

TABLE 29.12—Rice marketing co-ops, common-size financial statements, by size, 2019

RICE MARKETING CO-OPS SALES GROUP

< $10 million $10–$200 million $200 million or more

Balance sheet (percent of total assets)

Current assets 40.18 56.04 55.47 

Other assets 4.78 19.35 10.73 

Property, plant, and equipment 54.42 22.23 31.99 

 Total, own assets 99.38 97.63 98.19 

Investments in other cooperatives 0.62 2.37 1.81 

Total assets 100.00 100.00 100.00 

Current liabilities 20.44 50.93 21.83 

Long-term liabilities 54.22 8.29 33.49 

 Total liabilities 74.66 59.23 55.32 

Allocated equity 25.12 29.14 14.93 

Retained earnings 0.22 11.63 29.75 

 Total equity 25.34 40.77 44.68 

Total equity and liabilities 100.00 100.00 100.00 

 

Income statement (percent of total sales)

Total sales for group 100.00 100.00 100.00 

 Cost of goods sold 87.78 87.50 34.06 

Gross margin 12.22 12.50 65.94 

 Service and other operating income 15.36 6.38 1.45 

Gross revenue 27.58 18.88 67.39 

 

Wages 8.09 3.51 11.32 

Depreciation 2.91 1.09 2.07 

Interest 1.39 0.13 0.88 

Other expenses 11.82 1.87 7.18 

 Total expenses 24.22 6.60 21.45 

Net operating margins 3.37 12.27 45.94 

 Patronage income - 0.02 0.12 

 Non-operating income - 0.67 0.43 

Net income before taxes 3.37 12.97 46.49 

 Taxes - (0.26) 0.21 

Net income 3.37 13.22 46.29 

 

Total gross business volume (million $) 20.12 187.64 1675.22 

 

Ratios 

Current ratio (current assets/current liabilities) 1.97 1.10 2.54 

Long-term debt-to-equity (long-term liabilities/total equity) 2.14 0.20 0.75 

Retained earnings-to-equity (retained earnings/total equity) 0.01 0.29 0.67 

Return-on-assets (net income before taxes + interest/total assets 8.89% 26.49% 77.63%

Return-on-member equity (net income after taxes/allocated equity) 25.05% 91.76% 507.92%

Number of cooperatives 5 4 3 
COOPERATIVE STATISTICS 2019 69

TABLE 29.13—Sugar marketing co-ops, common-size financial statements, by size, 2019 

SUGAR MARKETING CO-OPS SALES GROUP

< $100 million $100–$300 million $300 million or more

Balance sheet (percent of total assets) 

Current assets 29.10 28.39 44.02 

Other assets 2.88 44.12 4.93 

Property, plant, and equipment 64.94 25.77 50.53 

 Total, own assets 96.92 98.27 99.48 

Investments in other cooperatives 3.08 1.73 0.52 

Total assets 100.00 100.00 100.00 

Current liabilities 22.34 25.71 37.62 

Long-term liabilities 25.08 18.63 28.09 

 Total liabilities 47.42 44.34 65.70 

Allocated equity 40.30 8.28 33.56 

Retained earnings 12.28 47.38 0.74 

 Total equity 52.58 55.66 34.30 

Total equity and liabilities 100.00 100.00 100.00 

 

Income statement (percent of total sales)

Total sales for group 100.00 100.00 100.00 

 Cost of goods sold 63.97 68.45 55.94 

Gross margin 36.03 31.55 44.06 

 Service and other operating income 0.91 3.02 1.65 

Gross revenue 36.94 34.57 45.71 

 

Wages 14.36 7.97 10.01 

Depreciation 4.10 2.57 3.03 

Interest 1.78 1.03 1.06 

Other expenses 17.57 7.03 5.35 

 Total expenses 37.81 18.60 19.45 

Net operating margins (0.87) 15.96 26.27 

 Patronage income 0.35 0.04 0.06 

 Non-operating income 0.29 0.66 0.12 

Net income before taxes (0.23) 16.66 26.44 

 Taxes 0.23 0.26 0.10 

Net income (0.45) 16.41 26.34 

 

Total gross business volume (million $) 231.02 1,228.99 4,773.27 

 

Ratios 

Current ratio (current assets/current liabilities) 1.30 1.10 1.17 

Long-term debt-to-equity (long-term liabilities/total equity) 0.48 0.33 0.82 

Retained earnings-to-equity (retained earnings/total equity) 0.23 0.85 0.02 

Return-on-assets (net income before taxes + interest/total assets 1.53% 18.60% 43.27%

Return-on-member equity (net income after taxes/allocated equity) -1.10% 208.14% 123.50%

Number of cooperatives 5 6 7 
70 COOPERATIVE STATISTICS 2019

TABLE 29.14—Nut marketing co-ops, common-size financial statements, by size, 2019 

NUT MARKETING CO-OPS SALES GROUP

< $15.5 million $15.5 million or more 

Balance sheet (percent of total assets)

Current assets 68.35 50.31 

Other assets 4.22 0.77 

Property, plant, and equipment 27.16 44.72 

 Total, own assets 99.73 95.80 

Investments in other cooperatives 0.27 4.20 

Total assets 100.00 100.00 

Current liabilities 42.49 33.44 

Long-term liabilities 39.60 34.98 

 Total liabilities 82.10 68.42 

Allocated equity 6.57 14.43 

Retained earnings 11.33 17.15 

 Total equity 17.90 31.58 

Total equity and liabilities 100.00 100.00 

 

Income statement (percent of total sales)

Total sales for group 100.00 100.00 

 Cost of goods sold 80.95 24.96 

Gross margin 19.05 75.04 

 Service and other operating income 1.02 0.06 

Gross revenue 20.07 75.10 

 

Wages 8.48 9.35 

Depreciation 2.19 1.03 

Interest 1.75 0.57 

Other expenses 6.52 6.74 

 Total expenses 18.95 17.69 

Net operating margins 1.12 57.42 

 Patronage income 0.01 - 

 Non-operating income 0.04 0.88 

Net income before taxes 1.17 58.30 

 Taxes - (0.11)

Net income 1.17 58.41 

 

Total gross business volume (million $) 20.97 1,637.52 

 

Ratios 

Current ratio (current assets/current liabilities) 1.61 1.50 

Long-term debt-to-equity (long-term liabilities/total equity) 2.21 1.11 

Retained earnings-to-equity (retained earnings/total equity) 0.63 0.54 

Return-on-assets (net income before taxes + interest/total assets 4.32% 121.27%

Return-on-member equity (net income after taxes/allocated equity) 26.38% 833.84%

Number of cooperatives 3 3 
COOPERATIVE STATISTICS 2019 71

TABLE 29.15—Local food co-ops, common-size financial statements, by size, 2019

LOCAL FOOD CO-OPS SALES GROUP

< $1 million $1 million or more

Balance sheet (percent of total assets)

Current assets 26.53 59.69 

Other assets 9.23 0.00 

Property, plant, and equipment 64.23 40.27 

 Total, own assets 99.99 99.95 

Investments in other cooperatives 0.01 0.05 

Total assets 100.00 100.00 

Current liabilities 29.16 46.49 

Long-term liabilities 20.09 52.39 

 Total liabilities 49.25 98.88 

Allocated equity 2.79 30.04 

Retained earnings 47.96 (28.92)

 Total equity 50.75 1.12 

Total equity and liabilities 100.00 100.00 

 

Income statement (percent of total sales)

Total sales for group 100.00 100.00 

 Cost of goods sold 77.33 74.90 

Gross margin 22.67 25.10 

 Service and other operating income 83.50 1.18 

Gross revenue 106.16 26.28 

 

Wages 47.71 11.84 

Depreciation 7.30 0.51 

Interest 2.93 0.38 

Other expenses 50.63 15.46 

 Total expenses 108.56 28.19 

Net operating margins (2.40) (1.91)

 Patronage income 0.40 0.002

 Non-operating income 0.56 0.42 

Net income before taxes (1.43) (1.48)

 Taxes 0.21 0.01 

Net income (1.64) (1.49)

 

Total gross business volume (million $) 8.34 40.50 

 

Ratios 

Current ratio (current assets/current liabilities) 0.91 1.28 

Long-term debt-to-equity (long-term liabilities/total equity) 0.40 46.64 

Retained earnings-to-equity (retained earnings/total equity) 0.94 (25.75)

Return-on-assets (net income before taxes + interest/total assets 0.97% -7.12%

Return-on-member equity (net income after taxes/allocated equity) -38.17% -32.15%

Number of cooperatives 25 6 
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TABLE 29.16—Miscellaneous marketing co-ops, common-size financial statements, 2019 

TYPE OF MISCELLANEOUS MARKETING CO-OP

 Bioenergy Dry bean & pea Tobacco Wool Other1

Balance sheet (percent of total assets) 

Current assets 38.88 47.66 50.61 48.96 37.30 

Other assets 6.42 8.24 40.00 32.66 51.18 

Property, plant, and equipment 53.29 42.96 9.38 17.66 11.52 

 Total, own assets 98.60 98.85 100.00 99.28 100.00 

Investments in other cooperatives 1.40 1.15 0.00 0.72 0.00 

Total assets 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 

Current liabilities 18.11 22.93 15.09 22.90 27.29 

Long-term liabilities 6.19 11.47 18.29 19.12 5.28 

 Total liabilities 24.30 34.40 33.38 42.02 32.57 

Allocated equity 45.26 63.39 42.90 33.46 46.31 

Retained earnings 30.44 2.21 23.72 24.52 21.13 

 Total equity 75.70 65.60 66.62 57.98 67.43 

Total equity and liabilities 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 

 

Income statement (percent of total sales) 

Total sales for group 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 

 Cost of goods sold 95.05 85.38 87.14 88.50 63.32 

Gross margin 4.95 14.62 12.86 11.50 36.68 

 Service and other operating income 0.47 5.34 0.05 2.63 6.33 

Gross revenue 5.43 19.97 12.90 14.12 43.00 

 

Wages 2.31 5.14 4.75 7.61 33.70 

Depreciation 2.17 2.84 0.61 0.91 1.39 

Interest 0.25 0.80 0.78 0.08 0.68 

Other expenses 1.41 8.28 6.06 4.78 7.46 

 Total expenses 6.14 17.05 12.20 13.38 43.22 

Net operating margins (0.71) 2.91 0.71 0.74 (0.22)

 Patronage income 0.05 0.02 0.00 1.56 - 

 Non-operating income (0.12) 0.02 2.05 4.95 - 

Net income before taxes (0.78) 2.95 2.76 7.25 (0.22)

 Taxes 0.08 0.10 (0.72) 1.56 0.002 

Net income (0.86) 2.86 3.48 5.70 (0.22)

 

Total gross business volume (million $) 1039.52 58.97 322.72 12.98 3.74 

 

Ratios 

Current ratio (current assets/current liabilities) 2.15 2.08 3.35 2.14 1.37 

Long-term debt-to-equity (long-term liabilities/total equity) 0.08 0.17 0.27 0.33 0.08 

Retained earnings-to-equity (retained earnings/total equity) 0.40 0.03 0.36 0.42 0.31 

Return-on-assets (net income before taxes + interest/total assets -0.77% 7.57% 1.71% 9.69% 0.52%

Return-on-member equity (net income after taxes/allocated equity) -2.75% 9.08% 3.93% 22.49% -0.54%

Number of cooperatives 8 3 3 32 4 

1

Other: seed, flower, forestry, coffee. 
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TABLE 29.17—Farm supply co-ops, common-size financial statements, by size, 2019 

 FARM SUPPLY CO-OPS SALES GROUP

< $1 million $1–$5 million. $5–$10 million $10–$15 million

Balance sheet (percent of total assets)

Current assets 60.84 49.12 53.19 49.86 

Other assets 8.38 7.59 3.25 2.50 

Property, plant, and equipment 14.61 27.13 22.85 26.27 

 Total, own assets 83.83 83.85 79.28 78.63 

Investments in other cooperatives 16.17 16.15 20.72 21.37 

Total assets 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 

Current liabilities 23.03 22.18 27.35 24.63 

Long-term liabilities 5.92 6.50 6.44 6.19 

 Total liabilities 28.95 28.68 33.78 30.82 

Allocated equity 51.54 40.37 39.87 35.54 

Retained earnings 19.52 30.95 26.35 33.63 

 Total equity 71.05 71.32 66.22 69.18 

Total equity and liabilities 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 

 

Income statement (percent of total sales)

Total sales for group 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 

 Cost of goods sold 83.07 82.43 82.84 82.26 

Gross margin 16.93 17.57 17.16 17.74 

 Service and other operating income 8.29 5.38 2.51 4.37 

Gross revenue 25.23 22.95 19.66 22.11 

 

Wages 16.85 11.38 9.89 11.18 

Depreciation 0.79 2.33 1.74 2.10 

Interest 0.63 0.64 0.42 0.50 

Other expenses 7.23 7.44 6.24 6.57 

 Total expenses 25.51 21.79 18.29 20.36 

Net operating margins (0.28) 1.16 1.37 1.75 

 Patronage income 0.64 0.99 1.05 1.44 

 Non-operating income 0.35 0.58 0.24 0.40 

Net income before taxes 0.71 2.74 2.66 3.59 

 Taxes 0.14 0.10 0.22 0.27 

Net income 0.57 2.64 2.44 3.31 

 

Total gross business volume (million $) 13.25 513.00 772.61 876.38 

 

Ratios 

Current ratio (current assets/current liabilities) 2.64 2.21 1.94 2.02 

Long-term debt-to-equity (long-term liabilities/total equity) 0.08 0.09 0.10 0.09 

Retained earnings-to-equity (retained earnings/total equity) 0.27 0.43 0.40 0.49 

Return-on-assets (net income before taxes + interest/total assets 1.35% 4.22% 5.10% 6.10%

Return-on-member equity (net income after taxes/allocated equity) 1.11% 8.17% 10.15% 13.91%

Number of cooperatives 21 159 103 69 

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TABLE 29.17 (cont.)—Farm supply co-ops, common-size financial statements, by size, 2019 

 FARM SUPPLY CO-OPS SALES GROUP

$15–$20 million $20–$25 million $25–$30 million $30–$50 million

Balance sheet (percent of total assets)

Current assets 54.33 44.95 48.73 51.91 

Other assets 5.71 5.36 1.16 3.54 

Property, plant and equipment 25.16 25.94 27.90 27.78 

 Total, own assets 85.21 76.25 77.80 83.23 

Investments in other cooperatives 14.79 23.75 22.20 16.77 

Total assets 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 

Current liabilities 30.45 25.81 30.16 31.71 

Long-term liabilities 6.14 11.43 9.60 9.61 

 Total liabilities 36.59 37.25 39.76 41.31 

Allocated equity 39.81 31.39 32.15 34.09 

Retained earnings 23.60 31.36 28.08 24.60 

 Total equity 63.41 62.75 60.24 58.69 

Total equity and liabilities 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 

 

Income statement (percent of total sales)

Total sales for group 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 

 Cost of goods sold 81.03 82.38 80.98 82.54 

Gross margin 18.97 17.62 19.02 17.46 

 Service and other operating income 2.38 2.46 1.83 3.65 

Gross revenue 21.35 20.08 20.85 21.10 

 

Wages 10.28 10.18 9.86 9.26 

Depreciation 2.16 2.56 2.39 2.25 

Interest 0.43 0.64 0.55 0.55 

Other expenses 6.27 5.52 6.48 6.82 

 Total expenses 19.15 18.90 19.28 18.88 

Net operating margins 2.20 1.18 1.57 2.23 

 Patronage income 0.89 0.98 1.70 1.02 

 Non-operating income 0.07 0.44 0.31 0.46 

Net income before taxes 3.17 2.60 3.58 3.71 

 Taxes 0.21 0.10 0.38 0.26 

Net income 2.96 2.50 3.20 3.45 

 

Total gross business volume (million $) 1,134.23 403.37 647.56 1,915.64 

 

Ratios 

Current ratio (current assets/current liabilities) 1.78 1.74 1.62 1.64 

Long-term debt-to-equity (long-term liabilities/total equity) 0.10 0.18 0.16 0.16 

Retained earnings-to-equity (retained earnings/total equity) 0.37 0.50 0.47 0.42 

Return-on-assets (net income before taxes + interest/total assets 5.51% 4.20% 5.87% 6.93%

Return-on-member equity (net income after taxes/allocated equity) 11.38% 10.29% 14.16% 16.47%

Number of cooperatives 65 18 23 45 

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TABLE 29.17 (cont.)—Farm supply co-ops, common-size financial statements, by size, 2019 

FARM SUPPLY CO-OPS SALES GROUP

 $50–$100 million $100–$500 million > $500 million

Balance sheet (percent of total assets)

Current assets 48.18 49.98 54.82 

Other assets 1.91 7.21 6.16 

Property, plant, and equipment 28.99 28.79 30.02 

 Total, own assets 79.07 85.97 91.00 

Investments in other cooperatives 20.93 14.03 9.00 

Total assets 100.00 100.00 100.00 

Current liabilities 27.56 29.91 28.97 

Long-term liabilities 8.42 14.35 13.55 

 Total liabilities 35.98 44.26 42.51 

Allocated equity 28.93 14.51 30.06 

Retained earnings 35.09 41.22 27.43 

 Total equity 64.02 55.74 57.49 

Total equity and liabilities 100.00 100.00 100.00 

 

Income statement (percent of total sales)

Total sales for group 100.00 100.00 100.00 

 Cost of goods sold 83.38 83.08 87.45 

Gross margin 16.62 16.92 12.55 

 Service and other operating income 2.43 1.55 0.75 

Gross revenue 19.05 18.46 13.30 

 

Wages 8.72 8.19 6.30 

Depreciation 1.94 1.87 1.56 

Interest 0.48 0.72 0.53 

Other expenses 6.05 6.23 4.06 

 Total expenses 17.19 17.01 12.44 

Net operating margins 1.87 1.45 0.86 

 Patronage income 1.24 1.15 0.14 

 Non-operating income 0.62 5.28 0.15 

Net income before taxes 3.73 7.89 1.14 

 Taxes 0.38 1.43 0.20 

Net income 3.35 6.46 0.94 

 

Total gross business volume (million $) 2,579.06 2,879.71 4,256.00 

 

Ratios 

Current ratio (current assets/current liabilities) 1.75 1.67 1.89 

Long-term debt-to-equity (long-term liabilities/total equity) 0.13 0.26 0.24 

Retained earnings-to-equity (retained earnings/total equity) 0.55 0.74 0.48 

Return-on-assets (net income before taxes + interest/total assets 7.14% 13.46% 3.98%

Return-on-member equity (net income after taxes/allocated equity) 19.65% 69.57% 7.46%

Number of cooperatives 34 15 4 
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TABLE 29.18—Mixed farm supply co-ops, common-size financial statements, by size, 2019 

MIXED FARM SUPPLY CO-OPS SALES GROUP

< $1 million $1–$5 million $5–$10 million $10–$15 million

Balance sheet (percent of total assets)

Current assets 56.15 46.49 51.50 50.90 

Other assets 25.31 1.84 1.93 1.62 

Property, plant, and equipment 18.24 30.74 28.90 28.72 

 Total, own assets 99.69 79.07 82.34 81.24 

Investments in other cooperatives 0.31 20.93 17.66 18.76 

Total assets 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 

Current liabilities 59.98 28.50 27.13 29.82 

Long-term liabilities 18.07 12.84 10.70 9.98 

 Total liabilities 78.05 41.34 37.84 39.79 

Allocated equity 27.83 33.17 35.85 34.54 

Retained earnings (5.88) 25.49 26.31 25.67 

 Total equity 21.95 58.66 62.16 60.21 

Total equity and liabilities 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 

 

Income statement (percent of total sales)

Total sales for group 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 

 Cost of goods sold 84.50 82.36 85.47 86.13 

Gross margin 15.50 17.64 14.53 13.87 

 Service and other operating income 1.89 8.47 3.69 3.70 

Gross revenue 17.39 26.12 18.22 17.56 

 

Wages 12.05 12.68 8.92 9.52 

Depreciation 1.15 2.48 2.02 2.17 

Interest 1.14 0.86 0.55 0.56 

Other expenses 3.80 10.11 6.51 5.33 

 Total expenses 18.15 26.12 18.00 17.59 

Net operating margins (0.76) (0.00) 0.22 (0.02)

 Patronage income 0.12 1.26 0.87 1.05 

 Non-operating income 0.00 0.46 0.35 0.26 

Net income before taxes (0.64) 1.71 1.44 1.29 

 Taxes 0.00 0.18 0.12 0.10 

Net income (0.64) 1.53 1.32 1.19 

 

Total gross business volume (million $) 1.20 111.77 149.72 242.47 

 

Ratios 

Current ratio (current assets/current liabilities) 0.94 1.63 1.90 1.71 

Long-term debt-to-equity (long-term liabilities/total equity) 0.82 0.22 0.17 0.17 

Retained earnings-to-equity (retained earnings/total equity) (0.27) 0.43 0.42 0.43 

Return-on-assets (net income before taxes + interest/total assets 0.54% 3.72% 3.56% 3.13%

Return-on-member equity (net income after taxes/allocated equity) -2.42% 6.68% 6.59% 5.84%

Number of cooperatives 3 32 19 18 

 

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TABLE 29.18 (cont.)—Mixed farm supply co-ops, common-size financial statements, by size, 2019 

 MIXED FARM SUPPLY CO-OPS SALES GROUP

 $15–$20 Million $20–$30 Million $30–$50 Million $50–$100 Million

Balance sheet (percent of total assets)

Current assets 44.10 46.98 56.54 52.98 

Other assets 3.68 8.29 3.59 2.94 

Property, plant, and equipment 35.32 29.96 25.58 28.66 

 Total, own assets 83.09 85.23 85.70 84.58 

Investments in other cooperatives 16.91 14.77 14.30 15.42 

Total assets 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 

Current liabilities 26.73 25.64 39.99 38.55 

Long-term liabilities 12.42 11.08 6.82 10.30 

 Total liabilities 39.16 36.72 46.81 48.85 

Allocated equity 25.38 26.38 26.84 25.67 

Retained earnings 35.46 36.90 26.35 25.48 

 Total equity 60.84 63.28 53.19 51.15 

Total equity and liabilities 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 

 

Income statement (percent of total sales)

Total sales for group 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 

 Cost of goods sold 85.54 87.04 87.97 89.27 

Gross margin 14.46 12.96 12.03 10.73 

 Service and other operating income 7.90 7.87 5.20 5.07 

Gross revenue 22.36 20.83 17.23 15.81 

 

Wages 9.05 9.98 7.35 7.08 

Depreciation 2.77 2.43 2.29 2.36 

Interest 0.75 0.59 0.56 0.73 

Other expenses 7.81 6.35 5.79 5.23 

 Total expenses 20.37 19.35 16.00 15.41 

Net operating margins 1.98 1.48 1.23 0.40 

 Patronage income 1.02 0.92 1.43 1.07 

 Non-operating income 0.38 0.25 0.22 0.34 

Net income before taxes 3.38 2.65 2.88 1.81 

 Taxes 0.21 0.11 0.10 0.07 

Net income 3.17 2.54 2.78 1.74 

 

Total gross business volume (million $) 281.35 557.17 746.84 1,225.09 

 

Ratios 

Current ratio (current assets/current liabilities) 1.65 1.83 1.41 1.37 

Long-term debt-to-equity (long-term liabilities/total equity) 0.20 0.18 0.13 0.20 

Retained earnings-to-equity (retained earnings/total equity) 0.58 0.58 0.50 0.50 

Return-on-assets (net income before taxes + interest/total assets 6.50% 5.17% 5.63% 4.38%

Return-on-member equity (net income after taxes/allocated equity) 19.68% 15.37% 16.92% 11.70%

Number of cooperatives 15 21 18 16 

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TABLE 29.18 (cont.)—Mixed farm supply co-ops, common-size financial statements, by size, 2019 

MIXED FARM SUPPLY CO-OPS SALES GROUP

 $100–$300 million $300–$1 billion $1 billion or more

Balance sheet (percent of total assets)

Current assets 46.38 53.19 64.80 

Other assets 3.76 6.38 15.53 

Property, plant, and equipment 31.59 29.11 18.72 

 Total, own assets 81.73 88.67 99.05 

Investments in other cooperatives 18.27 11.33 0.95 

Total assets 100.00 100.00 100.00 

Current liabilities 29.12 31.66 47.97 

Long-term liabilities 11.16 6.62 17.68 

 Total liabilities 40.28 38.28 65.65 

Allocated equity 19.69 32.11 19.37 

Retained earnings 40.03 29.61 14.98 

 Total equity 59.72 61.72 34.35 

Total equity and liabilities 100.00 100.00 100.00 

 

Income statement (percent of total sales)

Total sales for group 100.00 100.00 100.00 

 Cost of goods sold 86.17 84.57 94.41 

Gross margin 13.83 15.43 5.59 

 Service and other operating income 3.13 2.34 4.36 

Gross revenue 16.97 17.77 9.94 

 

Wages 7.58 7.89 6.37 

Depreciation 2.42 2.66 1.34 

Interest 0.61 0.60 0.50 

Other expenses 5.57 5.11 0.79 

 Total expenses 16.17 16.27 9.00 

Net operating margins 0.80 1.51 0.94 

 Patronage income 1.05 0.76 0.05 

 Non-operating income 0.39 0.63 0.15 

Net income before taxes 2.24 2.90 1.14 

 Taxes 0.03 0.04 (0.05)

Net income 2.21 2.86 1.19 

 

Total gross business volume (million $) 8,574.84 3,560.58 23,851.86 

 

Ratios 

Current ratio (current assets/current liabilities) 1.59 1.68 1.35 

Long-term debt-to-equity (long-term liabilities/total equity) 0.19 0.11 0.51 

Retained earnings-to-equity (retained earnings/total equity) 0.67 0.48 0.44 

Return-on-assets (net income before taxes + interest/total assets 4.62% 5.56% 3.11%

Return-on-member equity (net income after taxes/allocated equity) 18.20% 14.16% 11.61%

Number of cooperatives 43 6 3 

 
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TABLE 29.19—Artificial insemination co-ops, common-size financial statements, by size, 2019 

ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION CO-OPS SALES GROUP

< $25 million in sales $25 million or more

Balance sheet (percent of total assets)

Current assets 64.08 58.08 

Other assets 0.41 12.14 

Property, plant, and equipment 22.59 23.30 

 Total, own assets 87.08 93.52 

Investments in other cooperatives 12.92 6.48 

Total assets 100.00 100.00 

Current liabilities 24.74 39.26 

Long-term liabilities 5.52 13.28 

 Total liabilities 30.26 52.54 

Allocated equity 4.73 21.46 

Retained earnings 65.01 26.01 

 Total equity 69.74 47.46 

Total equity and liabilities 100.00 100.00 

 

Income statement (percent of total sales)

Total sales for group 100.00 100.00 

 Cost of goods sold 37.33 38.16 

Gross margin 62.67 61.84 

 Service and other operating income 15.34 9.00 

Gross revenue 78.01 70.84 

 

Wages 41.56 35.39 

Depreciation 3.09 4.69 

Interest 0.09 1.33 

Other expenses 34.47 31.33 

 Total expenses 79.21 72.76 

Net operating margins (1.20) (1.92)

 Patronage income 0.76 0.61 

 Non-operating income 2.07 0.90 

Net income before taxes 1.63 (0.41)

 Taxes (0.18) 1.04 

Net income 1.81 (1.44)

 

Total gross business volume (million $) 44.50 453.82 

 

Ratios 

Current ratio (current assets/current liabilities) 2.59 1.48 

Long-term debt-to-equity (long-term liabilities/total equity) 0.08 0.28 

Retained earnings-to-equity (retained earnings/total equity) 0.93 0.55 

Return-on-assets (net income before taxes + interest/total assets 2.47% 1.19%

Return-on-member equity (net income after taxes/allocated equity) 54.99% -8.63%

Number of cooperatives 3 6 
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TABLE 29.20—Miscellaneous service co-ops, common-size financial statements, by size, 2019

 TYPE OF SERVICE COOPERATIVE

 Cotton Crop Hulling Dairy

Balance sheet (percent of total assets)

Current assets 51.09 19.91 23.84 51.71 

Other assets 15.78 5.18 0.18 14.35 

Property, plant, and equipment 32.20 72.59 75.85 30.42 

 Total, own assets 99.07 97.68 99.87 96.48 

Investments in other cooperatives 0.93 2.32 0.13 3.52 

Total assets 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 

Current liabilities 39.08 20.71 17.20 24.80 

Long-term liabilities 7.25 19.70 33.97 13.40 

 Total liabilities 46.34 40.41 51.17 38.20 

Allocated equity 33.11 50.83 40.56 22.67 

Retained earnings 20.56 8.76 8.27 39.13 

 Total equity 53.66 59.59 48.83 61.80 

Total equity and liabilities 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 

 

Income statement (percent of total sales and service receipts)

Total sales for group - - 61.52 6.79 

 Cost of goods sold - - 17.77 4.97 

Gross margin - - 43.74 1.82 

 Service and other operating income 100.00 100.00 38.48 93.21 

Gross revenue 100.00 100.00 82.23 95.03 

 

Wages 20.18 61.92 21.16 26.68 

Depreciation 3.47 7.32 15.56 2.05 

Interest 0.89 0.57 2.83 0.23 

Other expenses 51.32 30.37 20.79 51.63 

 Total expenses 75.86 100.19 60.34 80.59 

Net operating margins 24.14 (0.19) 21.89 14.43 

 Patronage income 0.16 0.15 0.03 0.03 

 Non-operating income 0.21 0.87 3.44 0.38 

Net income before taxes 24.51 0.82 25.35 14.85 

 Taxes 0.09 (1.07) 0.93 0.35 

Net income 24.42 1.90 24.43 14.50 

 

Total gross business volume (million $) 84.05 26.21 72.86 66.37 

 

Ratios 

Current ratio (current assets/current liabilities) 1.31 0.96 1.39 2.08 

Long-term debt-to-equity (long-term liabilities/total equity) 0.14 0.33 0.70 0.22 

Retained earnings-to-equity (retained earnings/total equity) 0.38 0.15 0.17 0.63 

Return-on-assets (net income before taxes + interest/total assets 14.01% 1.86% 18.53% 41.18%

Return-on-member equity (net income after taxes/allocated equity) 40.68% 4.97% 39.59% 174.61%

Number of cooperatives 5 4 11 10 

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TABLE 29.20 (cont.)—Miscellaneous service co-ops, common-size financial statements, by size, 2019

 TYPE OF SERVICE COOPERATIVE

Fruit & Vegetable Livestock Nut Rice Drying

Balance sheet (percent of total assets)

Current assets 46.89 50.49 99.43 35.53 

Other assets 10.40 7.86 0.00 9.70 

Property, plant, and equipment 30.53 41.65 0.57 54.42 

 Total, own assets 87.82 100.00 100.00 99.66 

Investments in other cooperatives 12.18 0.00 0.00 0.34 

Total assets 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 

Current liabilities 35.42 25.24 0.00 22.36 

Long-term liabilities 18.62 6.87 6.10 2.96 

 Total liabilities 54.04 32.11 6.10 25.33 

Allocated equity 37.18 68.12 88.54 67.19 

Retained earnings 8.78 (0.23) 5.37 7.48 

 Total equity 45.96 67.89 93.90 74.67 

Total equity and liabilities 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 

 

Income statement (percent of total sales and service receipts)

Total sales for group 0.01 - - - 

 Cost of goods sold - - - - 

Gross margin 0.01 - - - 

 Service and other operating income 99.99 100.00 100.00 100.00 

Gross revenue 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 

 

Wages 21.04 16.81 72.32 22.78 

Depreciation 4.92 3.00 - 7.30 

Interest 0.77 0.63 - 0.71 

Other expenses 71.40 79.50 - 46.71 

 Total expenses 98.14 99.95 72.32 77.50 

Net operating margins 1.86 0.05 27.68 22.50 

 Patronage income 0.76 - - 0.19 

 Non-operating income 1.06 0.51 - 0.12 

Net income before taxes 3.68 0.57 27.68 22.80 

 Taxes 0.29 0.01 0.00 0.19 

Net income 3.40 0.56 27.68 22.61 

 

Total gross business volume (million $) 39.18 10.50 0.26 7.26 

 

Ratios 

Current ratio (current assets/current liabilities) 1.32 2.00 -- 1.59 

Long-term debt-to-equity (long-term liabilities/total equity) 0.41 0.10 0.06 0.04 

Retained earnings-to-equity (retained earnings/total equity) 0.19 (0.003) 0.06 0.10 

Return-on-assets (net income before taxes + interest/total assets 3.43% 2.09% 32.49% 20.41%

Return-on-member equity (net income after taxes/allocated equity) 7.02% 1.43% 36.70% 29.21%

Number of cooperatives 17 9 3 3 

This table continues on next page.
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TABLE 29.20 (cont.)—Miscellaneous service co-ops, common-size financial statements, by size, 2019

TYPE OF SERVICE COOPERATIVE

Storage Transportation Other1

Balance sheet (percent of total assets)

Current assets 16.47 38.81 20.22 

Other assets - 9.22 6.87 

Property, plant, and equipment 76.07 49.36 7.09 

 Total, own assets 92.54 97.39 34.18 

Investments in other cooperatives 7.46 2.61 65.82 

Total assets 100.00 100.00 100.00 

Current liabilities 11.86 40.24 17.50 

Long-term liabilities 14.15 5.86 4.52 

 Total liabilities 26.01 46.10 22.02 

Allocated equity 49.40 77.23 54.39 

Retained earnings 24.59 (23.33) 23.59 

 Total equity 73.99 53.90 77.98 

Total equity and liabilities 100.00 100.00 100.00 

 

Income statement (percent of total sales and service receipts)

Total sales for group - - - 

 Cost of goods sold - - - 

Gross margin - - - 

 Service and other operating income 100.00 100.00 100.00 

Gross revenue 100.00 100.00 100.00 

 

Wages 22.97 28.08 2.14 

Depreciation 16.76 7.90 2.29 

Interest 5.31 0.09 0.63 

Other expenses 42.36 58.96 4.50 

 Total expenses 87.40 95.02 9.56 

Net operating margins 12.60 4.98 90.44 

 Patronage income 1.38 0.13 2.67 

 Non-operating income 0.07 (13.02) 10.22 

Net income before taxes 14.05 (7.91) 103.32 

 Taxes 0.04 0.02 1.81 

Net income 14.01 (7.93) 101.51 

 

Total gross business volume (million $) 8.40 12.03 33.27 

 

Ratios 

Current ratio (current assets/current liabilities) 1.39 0.96 1.16 

Long-term debt-to-equity (long-term liabilities/total equity) 0.19 0.11 0.06 

Retained earnings-to-equity (retained earnings/total equity) 0.33 (0.43) 0.30 

Return-on-assets (net income before taxes + interest/total assets 7.06% -13.66% 14.81%

Return-on-member equity (net income after taxes/allocated equity) 10.35% -17.93% 26.58%

Number of cooperatives 6 4 23 

1

Other service includes farm supply, grain, forestry, and various producer associations.
SECTION VI: Cooperative Statistical Trends

This section presents 4 tables and 12 charts depicting statistical trends of U.S. agricultural cooperatives 

covering 10 years, 2010 through 2019.

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Highlights

• In 10 years, the number of ag co-ops dropped 23.1 percent, 

from 2,314 in 2010 to 1,779 in 2019. This was an average 

drop of 2.9 percent per year (Tables 30 and 33, and Figure 1).

• Membership numbers have fallen from 2.2 million in 2010 

to 1.9 million in 2019, a drop of 15 percent (Tables 30 and 

33, and Figure 2).

• The number of total employees of ag co-ops have fluctuated 

during the last 10 years, from a high of 191,000 employees 

in 2013 and 2014 and at 183,635 in 2019 (Tables 31 and 33, 

and Figure 3). Over the same period, full-time employment 

grew by 6.8 percent (2010 to 2019), but the high year was 

2017 with 140,653 full-time employees. 

• Net business volume increased for the fourth year in a row, 

but gross business volume decreased slightly in 2019 from 

2018 (Tables 30 and 32 and Figure 4). 

• Net sales of grain & oilseeds, fruit & vegetables, livestock, 

and sugar all decreased from 2018 to 2019, while dairy net 

sales increased by almost 12 percent (Table 32 and Figures 

5 and 6).

• Petroleum, crop protectants, and seed net sales each 

decreased from 2018 to 2019, while feed and fertilizer net 

sales increased (Table 32 and Figures 7 and 8). 

• In 2019, net operating margins and income before taxes 

both increased for the second year in a row (Table 32 and 

Figure 9).

• In 2019, assets grew for the sixth straight year and set 

another record in 2019, while total members’ equity 

continued its steady growth trend and hit yet another record 

in 2019 (Table 32 and Figure 10). Liabilities increased for 

the second year in a row in 2019.

Top 100 Co-op Trends

• Total assets of the Top 100 co-ops grew 70.8 percent from 

2010 to 2019, while gross business volume decreased from 

2018 to 2019 (Table 33 and Figures 11 and 12). 

• Total assets reached a record level for the 10th consecutive 

year, while 2014 remains the highest year on record for total 

business volume, at $176.6 billion. 

• Net income hit a record for the second straight year and was 

almost $6 billion for 2019 for the Top 100 ag co-ops (Table 32).
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TABLE 30—Number, memberships, and business volume, U.S. ag co-ops, by operating type, 2010–2019

Cooperatives Memberships

Marketing Farm supply Service Total Marketing Farm supply Service Total

Year —————— Number —————— —————— Thousands —————— 

2008 1,215 974 125 2,314 737 1,463 35 2,234

2011 1,222 935 128 2,285 846 1,398 36 2,279

2012 1,200 916 120 2,236 652 1,426 37 2,115

2013 1,195 871 120 2,186 655 1,284 37 1,977

2014 1,114 876 116 2,106 627 1,333 35 1,996

2015 1,079 874 94 2,047 591 1,296 34 1,921

2016 1,040 827 86 1,953 584 1,280 37 1,901

2017 1,010 777 84 1,871 604 1,251 35 1,890

2018 961 760 85 1,806 594 1,262 33 1,889

2019 931 759 89 1,779 677 1,184 38 1,900

Marketing volume Farm supply volume Total Other Receipts1 Total

Gross Net Gross Net Gross Net

Billion $ Billion $ Billion $ Billion $ Billion $ Billion $ Billion $

2010 103.031 95.756 63.842 47.118 4.930 171.803 147.805

2011 128.041 121.784 80.898 57.322 4.453 213.391 187.100

2012 140.900 133.200 92.200 64.700 4.700 237.800 202.600

2013 144.615 135.810 95.933 67.175 5.572 246.120 208.557

2014 147.731 138.340 92.624 65.638 6.315 246.670 210.293

2015 124.892 115.409 81.709 59.023 5.458 212.059 179.890

2016 114.587 108.603 71.048 51.589 5.440 191.075 165.632

2017 119.807 112.754 71.754 51.516 5.579 197.141 169.849

2018 126.333 118.962 71.728 53.634 5.753 203.814 178.349

2019 124.916 119.497 71.041 53.220 7.090 203.047 179.807

1

Total other receipts = service receipts, other operating income, patronage from other cooperatives, and non-operating income.
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TABLE 31—Number of full-time employees, U.S. ag co-ops, by type, 2010–2019

FULL TIME EMPLOYEES

Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

 ————————————————————— Thousands —————————————————————

 

Cotton & cotton ginning 2.9 3.3 3.4 5.5 4.1 1.6 1.5 1.8 1.9 1.7

Dairy 18.9 20.7 21.0 21.0 20.3 21.4 22.8 24.6 22.8 25.3

Fruit & vegetable 13.3 13.5 13.2 14.2 13.6 14.0 14.1 16.2 16.3 15.0

Grain & oilseed 22.4 24.9 21.6 23.5 23.6 23.6 24.9 23.6 23.4 33.4

Livestock and poultry 2.6 2.6 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.4 1.6 1.6 4.8 1.8

Rice 2.4 2.5 2.3 2.5 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.3

Sugar 5.5 5.7 5.9 6.9 6.9 6.5 6.0 6.2 6.4 6.5

Other marketing 1.9 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.5

Total marketing 69.9 75.9 72.3 78.4 75.6 74.4 75.7 78.6 80.3 88.6

 

Total supplies 57.6 53.8 56.0 56.6 58.5 61.1 62.2 61.3 58.7 48.0

 

Total services 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.1

 Total full-time employees 129.0 130.8 129.4 136.2 135.6 136.3 138.6 140.7 139.8 137.7

 PART-TIME OR SEASONAL EMPLOYEES

Part-time employees 54.4 52.8 56.2 54.9 55.7 51.0 48.7 48.3 47.6 45.9

Total employees 183.4 183.6 185.6 191.1 191.3 187.3 187.3 189.0 187.3 183.6

 
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TABLE 32—Data used in trend analysis, U.S. ag co-ops, 2010 to 2019

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 

 

Number of cooperatives 

Marketing 1,215 1,222 1,206 1,195 1,114 1,079 1,040 1,010 961 931

Supply and service 1,099 1,063 1,032 991 992 968 913 861 845 848

Total 2,314 2,285 2,238 2,186 2,106 2,047 1,953 1,871 1,806 1,779

Number of memberships

(millions) 

Marketing 0.737 0.846 0.652 0.655 0.627 0.591 0.584 0.604 0.594 0.677

Supply & service 1.498 1.434 1.463 1.321 1.368 1.330 1.317 1.286 1.295 1.222

Total 2.235 2.280 2.115 1.976 1.995 1.921 1.901 1.890 1.889 1.900

Number of employees

(thousands) 

Full-time employees 129.000 130.800 129.400 136.200 135.600 136.300 138.635 140.653 139.759 137.718

Total employees 183.400 183.600 185.600 191.100 191.300 187.300 187.335 188.979 187.331 183.635

Business volume

(billion $) 

Net business volume 147.805 187.100 202.600 208.557 210.293 179.890 165.632 169.849 178.349 179.807

Gross business volume 171.803 213.391 237.800 246.120 246.670 212.059 191.075 197.140 203.814 203.047

Net sales of selected 

commodities (billion $) 0.000

Dairy 31.130 40.670 39.740 40.180 49.640 38.328 38.562 39.417 37.887 42.396

Grains & Oilseeds 40.500 55.340 63.710 66.250 57.900 48.347 44.294 46.596 50.211 48.444

Fruit & Veg. 5.450 5.570 5.750 5.890 5.800 5.889 5.913 6.418 7.531 6.721

Livestock 3.554 4.233 4.020 3.345 4.947 4.792 3.779 3.976 3.990 3.835

Sugar 4.100 4.760 6.000 6.030 5.200 4.727 4.539 4.247 4.964 4.875

Net sales of selected 

supplies (billion $) 

Petroleum 16.450 20.330 23.360 24.400 25.600 21.390 17.031 16.963 19.037 18.905

Feed 8.590 10.490 11.840 12.720 10.800 9.932 9.032 8.938 9.905 9.932

Fertilizer 9.370 11.940 14.190 14.020 16.300 12.326 10.425 9.884 10.438 10.714

Crop protectants 5.640 6.600 7.190 7.330 7.500 7.315 6.377 6.970 6.208 5.599

Seed 2.630 2.900 3.270 3.360 3.400 3.188 3.373 3.507 3.689 3.443

Margins and income

(billion $) 

Net operating margin 3.590 4.760 5.200 4.160 4.860 5.995 5.527 4.779 5.243 6.039

Net income (pretax) 4.260 5.370 6.130 6.150 6.990 7.520 7.148 6.179 6.724 7.881

Balance sheet items

(billion $) 

Assets 64.890 79.410 83.360 82.560 87.100 88.300 92.055 93.516 96.305 100.121

Liabilities 38.990 51.300 53.210 47.920 49.490 47.700 51.156 50.871 51.888 54.200

Equity 25.900 28.110 30.150 34.640 37.600 40.500 40.899 42.645 44.417 45.923

Top 100 cooperatives

(billion $) 

Total assets 39.497 50.054 53.452 53.762 56.994 58.524 62.096 63.183 65.343 67.473

Gross business volume 116.379 151.552 165.802 174.34 176.602 148.598 136.337 143.703 149.123 147.763

Net income after taxes 2.221 2.393 3.156 3.550 3.526 4.268 4.894 4.401 5.144 5.944
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TABLE 33—Percent changes of data used in trend analysis, U.S. ag co-ops, 2010–2019 

2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018-19 Avg chg. 10-yr chg.

 

Number of cooperatives 

Marketing 0.6% (1.3%) (0.9%) (6.8%) (3.1%) (3.6%) (2.9%) (4.9%) (3.1%) (2.9%) (23.4%)

Supply and service (3.3%) (2.9%) (4.0%) 0.1% (2.4%) (5.7%) (5.7%) (1.9%) 0.4% (2.8%) (22.8%)

Total (1.3%) (2.1%) (2.3%) (3.7%) (2.8%) (4.6%) (4.2%) (3.5%) (1.5%) (2.9%) (23.1%)

 

Number of memberships 

Marketing 14.8% (22.9%) 0.5% (4.3%) (5.7%) (1.2%) 3.5% (1.7%) 14.0% (0.3%) (8.1%)

Supply & service (4.3%) 2.0% (9.7%) 3.6% (2.8%) (1.0%) (2.4%) 0.7% (5.6%) (2.2%) (18.4%)

Total 2.0% (7.2%) (6.6%) 1.0% (3.7%) (1.0%) (0.6%) (0.1%) 0.6% (1.7%) (15.0%)

 

Number of employees 

Full-time employees 1.4% (1.1%) 5.3% (0.4%) 0.5% 1.7% 1.5% (0.6%) (1.5%) 0.7% 6.8%

Total employees 0.1% 1.1% 3.0% 0.1% (2.1%) 0.0% 0.9% (0.9%) (2.0%) 0.025% 0.1%

 

Business volume 

Net business volume 26.6% 8.3% 2.9% 0.8% (14.5%) (7.9%) 2.5% 5.0% 0.8% 2.7% 21.7%

Gross business volume 24.2% 11.4% 3.5% 0.2% (14.0%) (9.9%) 3.2% 3.4% (0.4%) 2.4% 18.2%

 

Net sales of selected commodities 

Dairy 30.6% (2.3%) 1.1% 23.5% (22.8%) 0.6% 2.2% (3.9%) 11.9% 4.6% 36.2%

Grains 36.6% 15.1% 4.0% (12.6%) (16.5%) (8.4%) 5.2% 7.8% (3.5%) 3.1% 19.6%

Fruit & Veg. 2.2% 3.2% 2.4% (1.5%) 1.5% 0.4% 8.5% 17.3% (10.8%) 2.6% 23.3%

Livestock 19.1% (5.0%) (16.8%) 47.9% (3.1%) (21.1%) 5.2% 0.4% (3.9%) 2.5% 7.9%

Sugar 16.1% 26.1% 0.5% (13.8%) (9.1%) (4.0%) (6.4%) 16.9% (1.8%) 2.7% 18.9%

 

Net sales of selected supplies 

Petroleum 23.6% 14.9% 4.5% 4.9% (16.4%) (20.4%) (0.4%) 12.2% (0.7%) 2.5% 14.9%

Feed 22.1% 12.9% 7.4% (15.1%) (8.0%) (9.1%) (1.0%) 10.8% 0.3% 2.3% 15.6%

Fertilizer 27.4% 18.8% (1.2%) 16.3% (24.4%) (15.4%) (5.2%) 5.6% 2.6% 2.7% 14.3%

Crop protectants 17.0% 8.9% 1.9% 2.3% (2.5%) (12.8%) 9.3% (10.9%) (9.8%) 0.4% (0.7%)

Seed 10.3% 12.8% 2.8% 1.2% (6.2%) 5.8% 4.0% 5.2% (6.7%) 3.2% 30.9%

 

Margins and income 

Net operating margin 32.6% 9.2% (20.0%) 16.8% 23.4% (7.8%) (13.5%) 9.7% 15.2% 7.3% 68.2%

Net income before taxes 26.1% 14.2% 0.3% 13.7% 7.6% (4.9%) (13.6%) 8.8% 17.2% 7.7% 85.0%

 

Balance sheet items 

Assets 26.7% 6.8% 0.6% 6.0% 2.7% 6.1% 1.8% 3.4% 3.3% 6.4% 54.3%

Liabilities 30.2% 9.4% 5.1% 1.3% (15.9%) (8.3%) 5.4% 3.8% (0.9%) 3.4% 39.0%

Equity 7.7% 31.9% 12.5% (0.7%) 21.0% 14.7% (10.1%) 16.9% 15.6% 12.2% 77.3%

 

Top 100 cooperatives 

Assets 26.7% 6.8% 0.6% 6.0% 2.7% 6.1% 1.8% 3.4% 3.3% 6.4% 70.8%

Gross business volume 30.2% 9.4% 5.1% 1.3% -15.9% -8.3% 5.4% 3.8% -0.9% 3.4% 27.0%

Net income after taxes 7.7% 31.9% 12.5% -0.7% 21.0% 14.7% -10.1% 16.9% 15.6% 12.2% 167.6%
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FIGURE 1—Number of U.S. ag co-ops, 2010–2019

FIGURE 2—Memberships of U.S. ag co-ops, 2010–2019
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FIGURE 3—Employees of U.S. ag co-ops, 2010–2019

FIGURE 4—Net and gross business volume, U.S. ag co-ops, 2010–2019
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FIGURE 5—Net sales of grain and dairy commodities, U.S. ag co-ops, 2010–2019

FIGURE 6—Net sales of fruit and vegetable, livestock, and sugar commodities, U.S. ag co-ops, 2010–2019
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FIGURE 7—Net sales of petroleum, feed, and fertilizer, U.S. ag co-ops, 2010–2019

FIGURE 8—Net sales of crop protectants and seed, U.S. ag co-ops, 2010–2019
FIGURE 9—Net operating margin and net income, U.S. ag co-ops, 2010–2019

FIGURE 10—Total assets, liabilities, and equity, U.S. ag co-ops, 2010–2019

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FIGURE 11—Total assets of Top 100 U.S. ag co-ops, 2010-2019

FIGURE 12—Total gross business volume of Top 100 U.S. ag co-ops, 2010-2019
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APPENDIX

NOTE 1: METHODOLOGY

USDA conducts an annual survey of the population of 

U.S. farmer, rancher, and fishery cooperatives to gain 

information on the Nation’s agricultural cooperative sector. 

Survey returns from cooperatives typically represent 93-96 

percent of the total business volume of the entire cooperative 

sector. Information obtained from individual cooperatives 

is combined with data from other cooperatives to maintain 

confidentiality; thus, aggregate statistics are reflected in all 

analysis, articles, and reports generated from the data. When 

individual cooperative data are released, it is only done with 

permission from the individual cooperatives involved (for 

example, those included in the Top 100 cooperatives listing of 

Table 24).

USDA considers four major criteria in identifying farmer, 

rancher, and fishery cooperatives that are then sampled for the 

annual statistics compilation:

(1) Membership is limited to persons producing agricultural 

and aquacultural products and to associations of such 

producers;

(2) Cooperative members are limited to one vote regardless 

of the amount of stock or membership capital owned; 

APPENDIX TABLE A—Miscellaneous ag co-op profile information, 2019

Number Percent

Total ag co-ops 1,779 

 

Age of ag co-ops* 

Co-ops 100 years or older 317 17.8%

Co-ops 75 to 99 years 644 36.2%

Co-ops 50 to 74 years 410 23.0%

Co-ops 25 to 49 years 212 11.9%

Co-ops 24 years or younger 181 10.2%

Unknown co-op age 15 0.8%

 Total 1,779 100.0%

Scope of operations 

Operating in more than one State 263 14.8%

Operating in only one State 1,516 85.2%

 Total 1,779 100.0%

Board of directors (average size)**

Size of co-op by total sales:

 Up to $99 million 7

 $100 to $1 billion 11

 $1 billion or more 16

Average of all 651 co-ops 8

Co-ops involved with LLCs, subsidiaries, or joint ventures 

Marketing co-ops 165 58.9%

Supply co-ops 111 39.6%

Service co-ops 4 1.4%

 Total 280 100.0%

*When merged with others, some co-ops used year combined rather than year of a predecessor co-op. These numbers reflect age of co-ops in 2020, not survey and 

fiscal year 2019.

**Co-ops where board size known = 651 co-ops.
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or, the cooperative does not pay dividends on stock or 

membership capital in excess of 8 percent a year or the 

legal rate in the State, whichever is higher;

(3) Business conducted with non-members may not exceed the 

value of business conducted with members; 

(4) The cooperative operates for the mutual interest of 

members by providing member benefits based on 

members’ use of the cooperative.

These criteria may result in larger or smaller numbers of 

farmer, rancher, and fishery cooperatives than found in lists or 

directories of State agencies or cooperative councils.

NOTE 2: FINANCIAL GLOSSARY

These are the definitions and/or formulas used to calculate 

the financial items in this report.

Income statement — Shows the financial results (sales, 

service and other income, expenses, taxes, and net income) of 

a cooperative’s operations. 

Total sales — Includes all sales from marketing or supplies 

(less discounts), returns, and allowances from gross sales. 

(Service co-ops typically do not have a total sales value; 

the first income statement item for those co-ops is service 

receipts.).

Cost of goods sold — Beginning inventory plus purchases 

and freight costs, minus purchase returns and allowances, 

purchase discounts, and ending inventory.

Gross margins — The excess of net sales over the cost of 

goods sold.

Service and other operating income — This income is 

derived from any service the cooperatives provide. Some 

co-ops only provide services. Service-only co-ops include 

rice driers, storage, transportation, auctions, hulling, seed 

development, locker plants, pest management, scouting, 

farmer markets, and miscellaneous services. Marketing and 

supply co-ops also provide hauling, storage, grading, delivery, 

custom application, recordkeeping, and drying as most 

common services. Other operating income can also include 

income from providing financing for sales.

Gross revenue — Gross margins plus service and other 

operating income.

Operating expenses — Four categories of expenses are 

used: wages, depreciation, interest, and “other.” Wages 

include salaries and wages, payroll taxes, employee insurance, 

unemployment compensation, and pension expense. Other 

expenses include administrative expenses and general 

expenses. Administrative expenses are overhead costs, 

including professional services, office supplies, telephone, 

meetings and travel, donations, dues and subscriptions, 

directors’ fees and expense, and annual meetings. General 

expenses include advertising and promotion, auto and 

truck delivery, insurance, taxes (for property, business, etc.), 

licenses, rent and lease expenses, plant supplies, repairs and 

maintenance, utilities, bad debts, and miscellaneous.

Net operating margins — Net operating margins are 

calculated by taking gross revenue minus total expenses 

before taxes and not counting patronage refunds from other 

cooperatives or other non-operating income or expenses.

Patronage income — Patronage refunds received (usually 

income from other cooperatives) that result from business 

activity with other cooperatives (generally regional co-ops), or 

CoBank (a cooperative bank).

Non-operating income — Income not generated by sales. 

It can be interest from investments. It also can come from 

the sales of property, plant, and equipment, rentals, and 

extraordinary items.

Net income before taxes — Net operating margins plus 

patronage refunds and non-operating income, before taxes are 

subtracted. 

Income taxes — Cooperatives pay income taxes on earnings 

not allocated to members (retained earnings) and on dividend 

payments.

Net income after taxes — Net operating margins plus 

patronage refunds and non-operating income, minus taxes.

Gross business volume — Comprised of total sales, other 

operating income, patronage income, and non-operating 

income.

Net business volume — Comprised of total sales, other 

operating income, patronage income, and non-operating 

income, but sales to other cooperatives are not included.

Earnings before interest, depreciation, and taxes — reflects 

the profitability of cooperatives in a different way by 

eliminating the effects of financing and capital expenditures.

Gross and net value-added — value added to the products 

cooperatives market, to the supplies they sell, and the services 

they provide. Value-added income represents the earnings 

from land, labor, capital, and management contributed by 

farmer cooperatives. It is calculated by adding cooperatives’ 

reported (1) wages and benefits, (2) net income before taxes, 

(3) interest paid on borrowed capital, and (4) depreciation. 

The first three components equal net value-added, and all 

four components, collectively represent gross value-added. In 
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simple terms, this method of measuring gross value-added is 

equivalent to subtracting cost of goods sold and total expenses 

from total net sales and adding service receipts and other 

income. 

Balance sheet — The balance sheet of a cooperative states 

its financial position at the end of a 12-month fiscal year. It 

represents the co-op’s assets, liabilities, member equity, and 

their mutual relationships.

Current assets — Assets generally comprised of cash 

and cash equivalents, accounts and notes (with short-term 

maturities) receivable, inventories, and prepaid expenses.

Investments and other assets — Investments are most often 

in other cooperatives and CoBank. “Other assets” is a catchall category that contains a wide variety of items.

Property, plant, and equipment (PP&E) — Net property, 

plant, and equipment are tangible assets needed for a 

cooperative’s operations. It is calculated by taking total PP&E 

and subtracting accumulated depreciation.

Current liabilities — All obligations that are paid with 

the use of current assets and usually paid within 1 year. 

These include notes payable to banks and/or other trade 

creditors, accounts payable, current maturities of long-term 

debt, income taxes, other accrued liabilities (i.e., payroll, 

property taxes, interest), patronage dividends payable, and 

miscellaneous current liabilities. 

Total liabilities — Include current liabilities plus long-term 

liabilities (primarily long-term debt).

Allocated (or member) equities — Represent member 

ownership in the cooperative; those equities allocated 

specifically to members.

Retained earnings — Equity that is not assigned to specific 

member accounts.

Total equity (net worth) — Sum of allocated equity, 

patron’s equity, and retained earnings. 

NOTE 3: FINANCIAL RATIOS

Ratios provide for comparative analysis of items in balance 

sheets and income statements.

Current ratio = current assets divided by current liabilities.

Debt-to-assets = total debt (total liabilities) divided by total 

assets.

Long-term-debt-to-equity = long-term liabilities divided by 

total equity.

Times interest earned = income before interest expense and 

taxes divided by interest expense.

Fixed assets turnover = net sales divided by fixed assets (net 

PP&E).

Equity-to-assets = total equity divided by total assets.

Expenses-to-gross revenue = total expenses divided by gross 

revenue.

Gross margin = total sales minus cost of goods sold (gross 

margin) divided by total sales.

Return on assets = net income before taxes and interest 

divided by total assets.

Return on allocated member equity = net income after taxes 

divided by allocated equity.

NOTE 4: REFERENCES

A. USDA RD Service Report 82, Agricultural Cooperative 

Statistics, 2018: available in Excel workbook format only.

B. USDA RD Service Report 81, Agricultural Cooperative 

Statistics, 2017: https://www.rd.usda.gov/files/publications/

SR81_CooperativeStatistics2017.pdf

C. USDA RD Rural Cooperatives magazine, May/June 1999, 

“Improving Their Worth: Farmer co-ops’ 1997 value-added 

activities rise to $10.1 billion”: https://www.rd.usda.gov/files/

CoopMag-may99.pdf

D. USDA RD Research Report 234, Marketing 

Operations of Dairy Cooperatives 2017: 

https://www.rd.usda.gov/files/publications/

RR234MarketingOperationsofDairyCooperatives2017_0.pdf
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January 2021

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