The aim of the work was the attempt to answer the question if granted financial support within the frames of RDP translates into consolidation processes and the profits of producers groups. Data analysis allowed to draw a number of conclusions significant not only for theoretical knowledge, but also for practice. The most considerable element of integration proved to be financial aid granted by the EU. The analysis of assets profitability, profit margin, as well as return on equity, did not show any significant differences between Agricultural Cooperatives functioning in the form of groups and the non – attached ones.