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| Title: | AGRICULTURAL COOPERATION AND PRODUCE MARKETING IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA |
| Authors: | Trupo, Paul
Colavito, Luke A.
Reaves, Dixie Watts
Coale, Charles W., Jr.
Norton, George W. |
| Issue Date: | 1998-07 |
| Abstract: | Growers and community leaders have expressed interest in establishing a horticultural shipping-point market in Southwest Virginia. This paper reports on a study that assessed whether horticultural production would be profitable in the region and, if so, the physical and organizational requirements for a successful shipping-point market. It appears that tomatoes, peppers, and pumpkins can be produced and marketed profitably to large-volume wholesale buyers if growers meet the exacting requirements of the retailers. A cooperative association is the organizational structure with the greatest chance of success. At the conclusion of this study, a shipping-point market in the recommended form was established in Southwest Virginia. |
| URI: | http://purl.umn.edu/26874 |
| Institution/Association: | Journal of Food Distribution Research>Volume 29, Number 2, July 1998 |
| Total Pages: | 14 |
| Language: | English |
| From Page: | 45 |
| To Page: | 58 |
| Collections: | Volume 29, Number 2, July 1998
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