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A Model of a Bargaining Cooperative

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This paper analyzes behavior of a cooperative of raw material producers. The cooperative sells a production input to producers, provides a "free" service to members, and bargains with processors for raw material price. One analysis assumes the cooperative's objective is maximization of the raw material price received by members. Another assumes the objective is maximization of quantity marketed through the cooperative. The cooperative has three instruments to manipulate to attain its objective. First-order maximization conditions for the two objectives are quite different from each other and from "marginal cost equals marginal revenue" conditions.

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  • George W. Ladd, 1974. "A Model of a Bargaining Cooperative," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 56(3), pages 509-519.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:ajagec:v:56:y:1974:i:3:p:509-519.
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    1. Puaha, Hubertus & Tilley, Daniel S., 2003. "Investment Decisions In New Generation Cooperatives: A Case Study Of Value Added Products (Vap) Cooperative In Alva, Oklahoma," 2003 Annual Meeting, February 1-5, 2003, Mobile, Alabama 35069, Southern Agricultural Economics Association.
    2. Han, Saim Woo, 1992. "A production and pricing decision model for the Korean agricultural cooperatives," ISU General Staff Papers 1992010108000010995, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.
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    4. Esteves, Luiz A., 2014. "A Economia das Firmas Cooperadas e a Análise Antitruste [The Economics of Cooperative Firms and the Antitrust Analysis]," MPRA Paper 58908, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    5. Folwell, Raymond J. & Mittelhammer, Ronald C. & Wang, Q., 1998. "An Empirical Bargaining Model Of Price Discovery: An Application To The Washington/Oregon Asparagus Industry," International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, International Food and Agribusiness Management Association, vol. 1(4), pages 1-13.
    6. French, Ben C., 1987. "Farm Price Estimation When There Is Bargaining: The Case Of Processed Fruit And Vegetables," Western Journal of Agricultural Economics, Western Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 12(1), pages 1-10, July.
    7. Kinnucan, Henry W., 1995. "Price Bargaining Without Supply Control," Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association, vol. 24(1), pages 1-9, April.
    8. Agbo, Maxime & Rousselière, Damien & Salanié, Julien, 2015. "Agricultural marketing cooperatives with direct selling: A cooperative–non-cooperative game," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 109(C), pages 56-71.
    9. Ladd, George W., 1981. "The Objective of the Cooperative Association," AAEA Miscellaneous Paper Archive 337346, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
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    11. Lopez, Rigoberto A. & Spreen, Thomas H., 1984. "The Impact of Alternative Payment Arrangements on the Performance of Florida Sugarcane Cooperatives," Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 16(2), pages 99-108, December.
    12. Vontalge, Alan L., 1991. "A feasibility study of swine producer management cooperatives," ISU General Staff Papers 1991010108000018168, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.
    13. Yung-Chang WANG, 2017. "A conjectural variation approach to vertical integration in agricultural cooperatives," Agricultural Economics, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 63(5), pages 228-233.
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    15. Puaha, Hubertus & Tilley, Daniel S., 2002. "Coalition Development In The Agricultural Marketing System," 2002 Annual meeting, July 28-31, Long Beach, CA 19721, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).

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