Top 100 Largest Agricultural Cooperatives – rank, name ...

Top 100 Largest Agricultural Cooperatives ? rank, name, type, total business volume and total assets, 2014 and 2013

2014 2013

Rank 1 2

3

Rank Name

1 CHS Inc. Inver Grove Heights, Minn.

3 Dairy Farmers of America Kansas City, Mo.

2 Land O'Lakes Inc. Saint Paul, Minn.

Type

Mixed (Energy, Supply, Food,. Grain)

Dairy

Mixed (Supply, Dairy, Food)

2014 Business volume ($ billions)

42.886

2013 Business volume ($ billions)

44.480

2014

Total assets ($ billions)

15.147

17.856

12.879

3.404

15.276

14.287

6.992

4

4 GROWMARK Inc.

Bloomington, Ill.

Supply

10.433

10.236

2.459

5

5 Ag Processing Inc.

Omaha, Neb.

6

6 California Dairies Inc.

Artesia, Calif.

Mixed (Supply, Grain) Dairy

5.200 4.642

5.678 3.857

1.376 1.112

7

7 United Suppliers Inc.

Eldora, Iowa

8

10 Northwest Dairy Association

Seattle, Wash.

9

Name withheld by request

Supply Dairy

2.642 2.595

2.673 2.243

1.129 0.644

2013 Total assets ($ billions)

13.504 2.641

6.758 2.366 1.348 0.894 1.097 0.632

10

12 Associated Milk Producers Inc.

Dairy

New Ulm, Minn.

11

9 Southern States Cooperative Inc.

Supply

Richmond, Va.

12

13 Foremost Farms USA, Cooperative Dairy

Baraboo, Wis.

13

15 Prairie Farms Dairy Inc.

Dairy

Carlinville, Ill.

14

Name withheld by request

2.170 2.107 1.983 1.881

1.784 2.248 1.762 1.725

0.312 0.525 0.430 0.738

0.315 0.550 0.409 0.727

15

17 Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc.

Fruit

Lakeville-Middleboro, Mass.

16

27 Producers Livestock

Other (Livestock)

Omaha, Neb.

South Dakota Wheat Growers

17

11 Association

Mixed (Grain, Supply)

Aberdeen, S.D.

18

21 MFA Oil Company

Supply

Columbia, Mo.

Maryland & Virginia Milk

19

20 Producers Co-op Association

Dairy

Reston, Va.

20

19 MFA Incorporated

Mixed (Supply, Grain, Livestock)

Columbia, Mo.

21

25 Blue Diamond Growers

Other (Nut)

Sacramento, Calif.

22

18 American Crystal Sugar Company Sugar

Moorhead, Minn.

23 - United Producers Inc.

Other (Livestock)

1.642 1.573

1.534 1.531

1.523 1.521 1.497 1.388 1.240

1.659 1.152

2.132 1.369

1.373 1.522 1.196 1.603 0.360

1.712 0.271

0.658 0.409

0.164 0.439 0.478 0.883 0.047

1.584 0.149

0.696 0.396

0.165 0.412 0.410 0.951 0.039

Columbus, Ohio

24

32 Sunkist Growers Inc.

Fruit

Valencia, Calif.

25

22 Riceland Foods Inc.

Other (Rice)

Stuttgart, Ark.

Michigan Milk Producers

26

34 Association

Dairy

Novi, Mich.

27

35 Agri-Mark Inc.

Dairy

Lawrence, Mass.

28

39 Select Milk Producers Inc.

Dairy

Artesia, N.M.

29

44 United Dairymen of Arizona

Dairy

Tempe, Ariz.

30

24 Heartland Co-op

Mixed (Grain, Supply)

West Des Moines, Iowa

Cooperative Regions of Organic

31

37 Producer Pools (CROPP)

Dairy

La Farge, Wis.

32

28 Co-Alliance, LLP

Mixed (Supply, Grain)

Avon, Ind.

33

38 Snake River Sugar Company

Sugar

Boise, Idaho

Plains Cotton Cooperative

34

31 Association

Other (Cotton)

Lubbock, Texas

35

26 Innovative Ag Services Co.

Mixed ( Grain, Supply)

Monticello, Iowa

Aurora Cooperative Elevator

36

30 Company

Mixed (Supply, Grain)

Aurora, Neb.

37

36 Farmers Grain Terminal Inc.

Grain

Greenville, Miss.

38

42 Lone Star Milk Producers Inc.

Dairy

Windthorst, Texas

Staple Cotton Cooperative

39

29 Association

Other (Cotton)

Greenwood, Miss.

40

47 Upstate Niagara Cooperative Inc.

Dairy

Buffalo, N.Y.

41

43 Farmers Cooperative

Mixed (Grain, Supply)

Dorchester, Neb.

42

23 Farmers Cooperative Company

Mixed (Grain, Supply)

Ames, Iowa

43

33 Cooperative Producers Inc.

Mixed (Grain, Supply)

Hastings, Neb.

44

50 Central Valley Ag Cooperative

Mixed (Grain, Supply)

O'Neill, Neb.

Equity Cooperative Livestock Sales

45

60 Association

Other (Livestock)

Baraboo, Wis.

46

Name withheld by request

47

45 Tennessee Farmers Cooperative

La Vergne, Tenn.

Supply

1.234 1.162

1.153 1.143 1.057 1.038 0.983

0.972 0.965 0.903

0.892 0.889

0.882 0.881 0.875

0.865 0.864 0.862 0.837 0.809 0.787

0.774

1.081 1.315

0.957 0.954 0.907 0.837 1.232

0.930 1.147 0.926

1.084 1.193

1.098 0.934 0.867

1.143 0.759 0.864 1.236 1.068 0.684

0.620

0.212 0.562

0.203 0.384 0.123 0.177 0.255

0.241 0.330 0.763

0.108 0.248

0.483 0.137 0.135

0.328 0.258 0.251 0.310 0.268 0.275

0.041

0.215 0.579

0.173 0.345 0.186 0.197 0.251

0.235 0.293 0.864

0.173 0.231

0.471 0.125 0.097

0.243 0.244 0.236 0.338 0.243 0.255

0.032

0.764

0.800

0.313

0.286

48

54 Tillamook County Creamery Assoc. Dairy

Tillamook, Ore.

49

58 First District Association

Dairy

Litchfield, Minn.

50

41 West Central Cooperative

Mixed (Grain, Supply)

Ralston, Iowa

51

46 NEW Cooperative Inc.

Mixed (Grain, Supply)

Fort Dodge, Iowa

52

81 Hopkinsville Elevator Company Inc. Grain

Hopkinsville, Ky.

53

48 Trupointe Cooperative

Mixed (Grain, Supply)

Piqua, Ohio

Citrus World Inc. (Florida's Natural

54

59 Growers)

Fruit

Lake Wales, Fla.

55

49 United Farmers Cooperative

Grain

York, Neb.

56

87 Continental Dairy Products Inc.

Dairy

Artesia, N.M.

57

57 United Cooperative

Mixed (Supply, Grain)

Beaver Dam, Wis.

58

61 Louisiana Sugar Cane Products Inc. Sugar

Breaux Bridge, La.

59

Name withheld by request

60

66 NFO Inc.

Ames, Iowa

61

53 Frenchman Valley Farmers Cooperative Inc.

Imperial, Neb.

62

63 Alabama Farmers Cooperative Inc.

Decatur, Ala.

63

71 Pacific Coast Producers

Lodi, Calif.

64

56 Heritage Cooperative Inc.

West Mansfield, Ohio

65

64 Producers Rice Mill Inc.

Stuttgart, Ark.

66

52 Sunrise Cooperative Inc.

Fremont, Ohio

67

79 Ray-Carroll County Grain Growers Inc.

Richmond, Mo.

68

80 Horizon Resources

Williston, N.D.

69

84 Mid-Kansas Cooperative Association

Moundridge, Kan.

70

91 Bongards Creameries

Bongards, Minn.

71 - Sunrise Ag Service Company

Dairy

Mixed (Grain, Supply)

Mixed (Supply, Grain, Fish, Cotton)

Fruit & Vegetable

Grain

Other (Rice)

Mixed (Grain, Supply)

Grain

Supply

Grain

Dairy

Mixed

0.763 0.747 0.691 0.690 0.660 0.651 0.643 0.640 0.636 0.625 0.618

0.607

0.603

0.594 0.591 0.550 0.548

0.544 0.539 0.528 0.524 0.516 0.498

0.679 0.629 0.870 0.774 0.495 0.737

0.627 0.732 0.451 0.630 0.618

0.427 0.148 0.335 0.286 0.188 0.217

0.364 0.131 0.163 0.482 0.128

0.406 0.133 0.303 0.272 0.153 0.197

0.370 0.153 0.152 0.441 0.128

0.565 0.715

0.035 0.222

0.027 0.247

0.602 0.534 0.636 0.571

0.719 0.501 0.499 0.462 0.440 0.362

0.267 0.345 0.152 0.243

0.171 0.146 0.183 0.206 0.141 0.138

0.250 0.345 0.133 0.250

0.200 0.120 0.155 0.228 0.103 0.127

Virginia, Ill.

72

68 River Valley Cooperative

Eldridge, Iowa

73

51 Watonwan Farm Service Company

Truman, Minn.

74

70 Farmway Co-op Inc.

Beloit, Kan.

75

82 West Central Ag Services

Ulen, Minn.

76

62 Michigan Sugar Company

Bay City, Mich.

77

76 New Vision Cooperative

Worthington, Minn.

78

72 Landmark Services Cooperative

Cottage Grove, Wis.

79

99 Gateway FS Inc.

Red Bud, Ill.

80

69 Meadowland Farmers Cooperative

Lamberton, Minn.

81

Name withheld by request

82

95 Swiss Valley Farms Cooperative

Davenport, Iowa

83

85 Premier Cooperative Inc.

Champaign, Ill.

84 - Saint Albans Cooperative Creamery Inc.

Saint Albans, Vt.

85

74 Farmers Cooperative Society

Sioux Center, Iowa

86

86 Harvest Land Co-op

Richmond, Ind.

87

Name withheld by request

88

Name withheld by request

89 100 Tree Top Inc. Selah, Wash.

90 - Producers Livestock Marketing Association N. Salt Lake, Utah

91

73 First Cooperative Association

Cherokee, Iowa

92

67 Key Cooperative

(Supply, Grain)

Mixed (Grain, Supply)

Mixed (Grain, Supply)

Grain

Grain

Sugar

Mixed (Grain, Supply)

Mixed (Supply, Grain)

Mixed (Grain, Supply)

Grain

0.498

0.489 0.484 0.475 0.470

0.469

0.468

0.465 0.463

Dairy

Grain

Dairy

Mixed (Grain, Supply)

Mixed (Supply, Grain)

0.440 0.438 0.437

0.437

0.435

Fruit

Other (Livestock)

Mixed (Grain, Supply)

Mixed (Grain,

0.425 0.408 0.407 0.403

0.561

0.721 0.535 0.475 0.611

0.512

0.519

0.405 0.535

0.126

0.148 0.189 0.231 0.290

0.149

0.219

0.106 0.153

0.120

0.142 0.198 0.231 0.290

0.152

0.194

0.112 0.174

0.432 0.458 0.387

0.514

0.455

0.126 0.137 0.056

0.170

0.127

0.108 0.131 0.045

0.157

0.120

0.400 0.368 0.516 0.563

0.323 0.045 0.125 0.124

0.329 0.036 0.126 0.127

Supply)

Roland, Iowa

93 - Sun-Maid Growers of California

Fruit

0.390

0.361

0.222

0.211

Kingsburg, Calif.

94

65 Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative

Sugar

0.389

0.570

0.323

0.366

Renville, Minn.

95

89 Five Star Cooperative

Mixed (Grain, Supply)

0.387

0.446

0.101

0.104

New Hampton, Iowa

96

75 Gold-Eagle Cooperative

Mixed (Grain, Supply)

0.386

0.513

0.103

0.117

Goldfield, Iowa

97 - Effingham Equity

Supply

0.371

0.334

0.199

0.176

Effingham, Ill.

98 - Moroni Feed Company/Norbest

Mixed (Poultry, Supply)

0.371

0.137

0.050

0.036

Moroni, Utah

99 - Agriland FS Inc.

Supply

0.362

0.368

0.148

0.144

Winterset, Iowa

100 78 Frontier Ag Inc.

Mixed (Grain, Supply)

0.355

0.509

0.155

0.167

Oakley, Kan.

1Names withheld by request for the cooperatives ranked 9, 14, 46, 59, 81, 87, and 88. 2Total business volume is the sum of total sales, service receipts, patronage income and non-operating income. In previous years this was listed as total revenues (may include inter-

cooperative business volume).

NOTE: The dash (-) denotes that the cooperative was not in the Top 100 in 2013.

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