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specific arrangements regarding acreage, product specifications, and 
the like to be settled between the individual grower and the processor. 
Processorscan contract with any producer for whatever amount of raw 
product they desire; the individual producer has an equal degree of 
latitude. 
Table 16.--Doliar volume of fruit and vegetable bargaining association 
operations, 1964-65 
Farm value : Fruits : Vegetables : Total 
$1,000 Number of Associations 
Less than 1,000 6 5 Lt 
1,000-2 ,499 13 7 20 
2,500-4,999 2 5 2) 
5, 000-9 ,999 2 4 6 
10,000-19,999 1 - 1 
20,000 and over - 1 if 
The major limitations of bargaining associations have their origin 
in the individualistic nature of farmers and their reluctance to forego 
the necessary decision-making freedom required to gain the full measure 
of bargaining power possible through cooperative action. 
The voluntary nature of bargaining cooperatives appears to be the major 
impediment to their widespread use by fruit and vegetable producer 
groups. Producer representation for only a fraction of the total crop 
bargained gives rise to inadequate control over volume. The fact that 
production is not subject to control is a further contributing factor. 
Even in instances where grower groups might achieve such control, they 
usually lack the unanimity to do so. 
