Table 17,--Opportunities for cooperative purchase of containers and packaging supplies 
reported by fruit and vegetable cooperative processors, 1965 
Comments regarding opportunities 
Number of times 
mentioned 
No opportunity: 
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Little opportunity--are currently buying in volume 
and would be no additional advantage, ,...ccccccccvvcce 
Only processing co-op in the country so would not have 
EMOUgH VOLUME, seve siciecele 6.6 0164 6 6.6.6 0.6.6 0 00%. ons sei6rs 
We can now purchase as cheaply aS a CO-OP ,,.eccccvccecccece 
Wine co-ops will not cooperate because they do not want to let 
their competition know the prices they are paying. ...ccece 
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Possible opportunity: 
FOSSible OPPOrtunity.<;seie:6 06s 06 6: 6.010 0:6 6 6 0:6 00 60 006 
Depends on price and service they could provide, ...s.0ccecec.0 
Always a possibility, especially for cartons ,,.c.cccccccvcece 
Would welcome it if they could get enough volume ,......c.000 
Would purchase from co-op if supply and price were 
COMPCCILIVE Zot cvenctiere eteienel oie ore taielellore oreo} eneie 60.66 .016/0Ue 
May have some advantage, but problems may arise to offset 
the advantages ,.ccccccscsvecscccccccccescccece 
We are interested if there would be SavingS ,..c.ccccccvcecec 
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Definite opportunities: 
A paperboard co-op would be very beneficial in many ways... 
Opportunity for fig packers to purchase certain standard items 
COOPERATIVE] Votes elslee 1s 6: els ele tei's ee.0 ¢'e's sa 6s \e's' oi's6 0/0 
Co-op buying and selling is the only way small business can 
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Bet save Velisiic (6 a\'e 101016» @ eile) @ 1c!'e, ois sc 6/05 @ 6 56 0 4 6 6 save 
Would’ be:no SubStitute f0r it ee ececcssccvecorecevene 
Would lower price and might be more efficient, ...cecccccece 
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each was reluctant to release any specific 
price information concerning purchases, 
In an area where there are several rela- 
tively small processors, cooperative pur- 
chase appears to be a definite possibility. 
Managers believed savings of 5 to 10 percent 
could be realized from volume discounts, 
brokerage allowances, or negotiated prices. 
In some areas, however, where many small 
processors did exist, mergers have taken 
place and a once independent cooperative is 
now a member plant of a larger cooperative. 
Therefore, centralized purchasing is being 
utilized by the large cooperatives for their 
individual plants with the same effect as co- 
operative purchasing. 
Cooperative Manufacture 
A few large processors are very inter- 
ested in the feasibility of manufacturing metal 
cans, and to a limited extent in fabricating 
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