Writing and Reading

      Cooperatives are user-owned and democratically controlled businesses. Given this unique business structure, each cooperative has particular goals and objectives. For example, the objective of a cooperative 
that sells supplies to its members is to provide merchandise on a “best value” basis. The goal of a cooperative that markets products or services produced by the members is to pay fair-market value or negotiate for the highest price. 5 Some cooperatives provide services to their members that are not available from other sources. In such cases, the objective is to provide a needed service, not necessarily to save money or obtain the highest price. 

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