Sixty-four apple marketing, processing, contracting and bargaining cooperatives accounted for 27 percent of the total apple crop in the United States in 1984. They were responsible for 17 percent of the fresh and 41 percent of the processed apples. Forty-four percent of the apples utilized for canning, 41 percent of those used in juice and cider, and 33 percent of frozen apples passed through these associations. Important concerns of apple cooperatives were overproduction, increasing imports of apple juice concentrate, decreasing exports of fresh apples, quality control, and rising costs. All types of associations utilized facilities to a high degree and the majority planned to expand over the next 5 years to provide adequate facilities for handling the expected increases in volume of members’ production.