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BUSINESS / AGRICULTURE and AGRIBUSINESS
List: Top Ten Largest Agriculture and Hardware Cooperatives in the USA
Date: 1999
Source: National Cooperative Bank, Washington, D.C.
Base: All cooperatives involved primarily in Agribusiness or Hardware sectors
Notes: Taken from the website of the U.S. Organic Consumers Association in a document entitled 'Facts & Figures on Corporate Agribusiness & Corporate Power'
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Cooperative
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Revenue US$bn
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Farmland Industries
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10.7
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Dairy
Farmers of America
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7.6
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Centex
Harvest States
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6.3
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Land O'Lakes
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5.6
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Wakefern Food
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5.5
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Truserve
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4.5
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Topco Associates
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3.6
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Associated Wholesale Grocers
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3.3
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Ace Hardware
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3.1
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Unified Western Grocers
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2.9
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