The findings from this report imply that the degree to which cooperatives are involved in the coordination of production and harvesting decisions is less than expected. This study defined coordination as the influence a cooperative has over production practices and harvesting scheduling decisions to match anticipated supply with market demand during a specific period. About 61.8 percent of the respondents said their cooperative practiced some form of coordination. However, when asked about specific areas of coordination, positive responses were notably lower when measuring fruit and vegetable as a total group. The positive responses increased when analyzing the co-ops by types of products handled—fruits and vegetables, and by types of operations—fresh and process markets. Nearly 30 percent of the cooperatives surveyed said they do not attempt to coordinate producer activities. A majority that practiced some form of coordination said they derived some benefits.