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HomeFood and Agricultural CodeDiv. 21Pt. 1Ch. 6Art. 1§ 58556 Agricultural Market Development Cooperators

§ 58556 Agricultural Market Development Cooperators

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§ 58556 Agricultural Market Development Cooperators

Key Takeaways

  • •A 'cooperator' is a group that helps sell farm products from California in other countries.
  • •This group can be a private company, a nonprofit, or a government board that works with farmers.
  • •The group must have a deal with the state to help pay for or work on selling farm products overseas.
  • •They need to know a lot about selling farm products in other countries.

Example

A group of California almond farmers wants to sell more almonds in Japan.

They can team up with a 'cooperator' like a nonprofit that knows how to sell food in Japan. This group will help them advertise and sell almonds there. The farmers and the group will work together and share the costs.

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§ 58556 Agricultural Market Development Cooperators

“Cooperator” means a private or nonprofit agricultural marketing organization; a nonprofit trade association, whose members market agricultural commodities, which has demonstrated expertise in the promotion of agricultural commodities that will coordinate a foreign market development program for its members; a federal marketing order board for California produced agricultural commodities; or a state marketing order board or commission organized pursuant to this code operating in California which is actively engaged in the marketing of agricultural commodities and has entered into a project agreement with the department to contribute cash, goods, or services to a foreign market development program. (Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 155, Sec. 1. Effective July 10, 1987.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

cooperatoragreementroadmotioncommissiondevelopmenteffective julyorganization

Related Statutes

  • § 77709 Date Marketing Commission Powers
  • § 58559 Agricultural Export Development Contracts
  • § 68005 Commission Marketing Administration
  • § 73003 Navel Orange Industry Commission
  • § 78207 Asparagus Marketing Commission

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 58556.
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