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Current trends in cooperative finance

Brian C. Briggeman (Department of Agricultural Economics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA)
Keri L. Jacobs (Department of Economics, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA)
Phil Kenkel (Department of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA )
Gregory Mckee (North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, USA)

Agricultural Finance Review

ISSN: 0002-1466

Article publication date: 5 September 2016

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to explore the recent financial trends affecting grain and farm supply cooperatives.

Design/methodology/approach

Review of and descriptive analysis of current cooperative finance topics.

Findings

In recent years three important trends have become apparent among grain marketing and farm supply cooperatives. These farmer-owned firms have been rapidly investing in infrastructure, reformulating profit distribution and equity strategies, and have pursued consolidation with other cooperatives.

Originality/value

Grain and farm supply cooperatives are changing at a rapid clip to meet the needs of their evolving and growing farmer-owners. New research is needed to help these cooperatives meet these needs, and this paper identifies new areas of research in cooperative finance.

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Citation

Briggeman, B.C., Jacobs, K.L., Kenkel, P. and Mckee, G. (2016), "Current trends in cooperative finance", Agricultural Finance Review, Vol. 76 No. 3, pp. 402-410. https://doi.org/10.1108/AFR-04-2016-0034

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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