Financial Profile of Dairy Cooperatives, 1997

摘要

Financial statements for U.S. dairy cooperatives in 1997 are presented. Thenation's dairy cooperatives were categorized into six groups based on their primary function (bargaining-only, bargaining-balancing, hard-product manufacturing, branded-cheese, fluid processing and diversified) and according to size (net volume of milk handled). Balance sheets and operating statements (common-size and per-cwt of milk), as well as financial ratios, were developed for U.S. dairy cooperatives by type and size.