Historic, archived document Do not assume content reflects current scientific knowledge, policies, or practices. 1^ 1 1 States /* c^ S< lent of ..g.-wuiture Directory of Agricultural Cooperative U.S. Agricultural Service Service Cooperative Report Number 21 Exporters .3^ c/^r- -p Directory of U.S. Agricultural Cooperative Exporters International Trade Program Agricultural Cooperative Service United States Department of Agriculture Post Office Box 96576 Washington, D.C. 20290-6576 Service Report Number 21 Revised February 1989 This directory provides information for importers who want to contact U.S. farmer cooperatives. The first section is an index by type of product, and the second section is an alphabetical listing that provides more details and contact information. A general description of each cooperative's products is reported under the heading "Commodities Exported." In some cases a commodity name is followed by a dash and a detailed breakdown of various types is listed for that commodity. For example: "Seeds - alfalfa, ladino clovers, Sudan grass, and safflower." Information about packaging is included for a few cooperative products and is reported in parentheses under the heading "Commodities Exported." In addition, some cooperatives have jointly established trading organizations and these are also referred to in parentheses under the heading "Commodities Exported." A listing in this directory is voluntary and there are no membership or organization affiliation requirements. About 3,719 agricultural marketing cooperatives operate in the U.S., and 91 of this group are listed. This directory includes cooperatives that are capable of responding to inquiries and carrying out export transactions themselves or with third party representation. The selection of cooperatives for the directory is influenced by the expected interest on the part of importers for the type of products that cooperatives offer. A technical definition of what constitutes an exporter did not strictly guide the selection proc- ess. For example, cooperatives with differentiated products that have some brand recognition in overseas markets are regarded as exporters, even if they never directly transact with importers. However, in the case of cooperatives with undifferentiated bulk commodities, those that are unable to directly transact with foreign buyers are not included. Importers interested in U.S. cooperatives that are not currently exporting may contact Agricultural Cooperative Service for assistance in identifying those organizations. This directory will be periodically updated and revised. Directory of U.S. Agricultural Cooperative Exporters COOPERATIVE EXPORTERS BY COMMODITY Fresh Deciduous Fruit Blue Anchor, Inc 6 Blue Chelan, Inc 7 Calavo Growers of California 8 Chief Wenatchee 9 Diamond Fruit Growers, Inc 10 Lake Michigan Growers 16 Manson Growers Cooperative 17 Michigan Blueberry Growers Association 18 Naturipe Berry Growers 19 Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc 21 Oregon Cherry Growers 21 Oregon Prune Exchange 21 Skookum, Inc 25 Snokist Growers 26 Trout, Inc 29 Wenoka Sales 32 Processed Deciduous Fruit Agripac, Inc 5 Caiavo Growers of California 8 Cherry Central Cooperative, Inc 9 Knouse Foods, Inc 16 Michigan Blueberry Growers Association 18 Naturipe Berry Growers 19 NORPAC Foods, Inc 20 Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc 21 Oregon Cherry Growers 21 Pacific Coast Producers 22 Snokist Growers 26 Sun-Diamond Growers of California 27 Tree Top, Inc 29 Tri/Valley Growers (S & W Fine Foods) 30 1 Fresh Citrus Fruit Lake Wales Citrus Growers Association 17 Pure Gold, Inc 23 Seald-Sweet Growers, Inc 24 Sunkist Growers, Inc. - Fresh Overseas Exports 28 Texas Citrus Exchange 28 Processed Citrus Fruit Bordo Citrus Products Cooperative 7 Sunkist Growers, Inc. - Products Group 28 Fruit Juices Bordo Citrus Products Cooperative 7 Citrus World, Inc 10 Golden Gem Growers, Inc 14 Keystone Foods, Inc 16 Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc 21 Sunkist Growers, Inc. - Products Group 28 Texas Citrus Exchange 28 Tree Top, Inc 29 Welch Foods, Inc 31 Winter Garden Citrus Products Cooperative 32 Yakima Valley Grape Producers, Inc 33 Vegetabies Agripac, Inc 5 Comstock Foods 10 NORPAC Foods, Inc 20 Pacific Coast Producers 22 Pioneer Growers Cooperative 22 Tri/Valley Growers (S & W Fine Foods) 30 Washington Rhubarb Growers Association 31 Pulses Alliance Cooperative Association . : 6 California Bean Growers Association 9 Nuts Anderson's Peanuts 6 Blue Diamond Growers 7 Gold Crown Macadamia Association 13 Gold Kist Inc 14 Kona Farmers Cooperative 16 Oregon Prune Exchange 21 Sun-Diamond Growers of California 27 Virginia-Carolina Peanut Farmers Cooperative Association 31 Specialty Products Gibson Wine Company 13 Guild Wineries and Distilleries 14 Kona Farmers Cooperative 16 Lindsay International 17 Sioux Honey Association 25 Texas Citrus Exchange 28 Grains and Oilseeds Ag Processing Inc. (AGP) 5 Farmers Grain Terminal, Inc 11 Harvest States Cooperatives 15 Indiana Farm Bureau Cooperative Association, Inc 15 Mid-States Terminals, Inc 18 Ranchers Cotton Oil 23 Soy-Cot Sales, Inc 27 Southwestern Irrigated Cotton Growers Association 26 Union Equity Cooperative Exchange 30 Rice Farmers' Rice Cooperative 11 Producers' Rice Mill 22 Rice Growers Association of California 23 Riceland Foods, Inc 24 Animal Feed Ingredients Ag Processing, Inc. (AGP) 5 Gold Kist Inc 14 Farmland Industries, Inc 12 Land O'Lakes, Inc 17 MFC Services (AAL) 18 Midwest Agri-Commodities Co 19 San Joaquin Valley Hay Growers Association . 24 Southern States Cooperative, Inc 26 Meat, Poultry and Eggs Farmland Foods, Inc. 11 Gold Kist Inc 14 Land O'Lakes, Inc 17 Norbest, Inc 20 Nulaid Foods, Inc 21 Dairy Land O'Lakes, Inc 17 Mid-American Dairymen, Inc 18 Cotton AMCOT 6 CALCOT, Ltd 8 Plains Cotton Cooperative Association 22 Southwestern Irrigated Cotton Growers Association (SWIG Cotton) 26 Staple Cotton Cooperative Association (STAPLCOTN) 27 Tobacco Burley Stabilization Corporation 7 Flue-Cured Tobacco Cooperative Stabilization Corporation 13 Floral Products FernTrust, Inc 12 Hawaii Anthurium Growers Cooperative 15 Supply Farmland Industries, Inc 12 Southern States Cooperative, Inc 26 Universal Cooperatives, Inc 31 Seeds Agway Inc 5 Cal/West Seeds 8 Land O'Lakes, Inc 17 Southern States Cooperative, Inc 26 Frozen Bovine Semen and Livestock Federated Genetics 12 Land O'Lakes, Inc 17 NOBA, Inc 20 Sire Power, Inc 25 Tri-State 29 21st Century Genetics 30 World-Wide Sires, Inc 33 4 COOPERATIVE EXPORTER CONTACT INFORMATION Ag Processing Inc. (AGP) 1 1 235 Davenport St. Omaha, NE 68154 Telephone: 402/334-8010 FAX: 402/691-5215 TELEX: 43-8074 Commodities Exported: Degummed soybean oil, fully refined soybean salad oil, and soybean meal. Agripac, Inc. P.O. Box 5346 Salem, OR 97304 Contact: Douglas Frengle Title: Export Sales Manager Telepfione: 503/ 363-9255 FAX: 503/ 371-5666 TELEX: 62933671 Commodities Exported: Beans—green and Italian, sweetcorn—whole kernel and cream style, carrots, mixed vegetables, beets, squash, and cherries. (Canned and frozen packed.) Agway Inc. P.O. Box 4933 Syracuse, NY 13221 Contact: Joel G. Newman Title: Director, Natural State Food Products, Country Food Division Telephone: 315/477-6135 Contact: Bruce Chapman Title: Specialties Product Division Telephone: 315/477-6008 FAX: 315/477-6078 TELEX: 62924571 Commodities Exported: Dry edible beans and seeds - potatoes, vine, clover, alfalfa, and sunflower. Alliance Cooperative Association P.O. Box H Alliance, NE 69301 Contact: Joe Kirchner Telephone: 308/762-3112 TELEX: 910 380 4934 Commodities Exported: Dry edible beans - Great Northern and pinto. AMCOT P.O. Box 547 Greenwood, MS 38930 Contact: Herman L. Hodges Title: Chairman Telephone: 601/ 453-6231 FAX: 601/ 453-5347 TELEX: 510 988 1206 Commodities Exported: Handles all major cotton varieties of the U.S. (Marketing agent for CALCOT, Ltd., STAPLCOTN, Plains Cotton Cooperative Association, and SWIG.) Anderson's Peanuts P.O. Drawer 420 Opp, AL 36467 Contact: John Reed Title: Sales Manager Telephone: 205/ 493-4591 TELEX: 593-408 Commodities Exported: Shelled peanuts - runner and Spanish variety. Blue Anchor, Inc. P.O. Box 15498 Sacramento, CA 95851 Contact: Jim Llano Title: Export Sales Manager Telephone: 916/929-3050 FAX: 916/921-9362 TELEX: 3774291 Commodities Exported: Table grapes, kiwifruit, peaches, plums, nectarines, cherries, apples, and pears. Blue Chelan, Inc. P.O. Box 789 Chelan, WA 98816 Contact: Mike Lust Title: Sales Manager Telephone: 509/ 682-4027 FAX: 509/ 682-4620 Commodities Exported: Apples and pears. Blue Diamond Growers P.O. Box 1768 Sacramento, CA 95812 Contact: Ian C. Erridge Title: Director-Export Sales Telephone: 916/442-0771 FAX: 916/446-8620 TELEX: 377449 Commodities Exported: Almonds, hazelnuts, pistachios, and macadamias. Bordo Citrus Products Cooperative P.O. Box 1152 Winter Haven, FL 33882-1152 Contact: Joe Wellman Title: Director of Transportation and Export Sales Telephone: 813/294-5951 FAX: 813/293-6761 Commodities Exported: Single strength juices, bulk concentrates, and Florida grapefruit sections. Burley Stabilization Corporation P.O. Box 6447 Knoxville, TN 37914 Contact: William O. L. Myers Title: Manager Telephone: 615/525-9381 FAX: 615/525-8383 Commodities Exported: Tobacco. Cal/West Seeds P.O. Box 1428 Woodland, CA 95695 Contact: E. D. Weimortz Title: President Telephone: 916/666-3331 FAX: 916/666-5317 TELEX: 377407 Commodities Exported: Seeds - alfalfa, ladino clovers, Sudan grass, and safflower. Calavo Growers of California P.O. Box 26081 Santa Ana, CA 92799 Contact: Steven