2011 Co-op 100 List*

Ranked by Revenue in Millions of Dollars

Each year, the NCB Co-op 100 announces the top 100 cooperatives in America, highlighting the business activity and economic power of these member-owned, member- controlled businesses. The only annual report of its kind, the NCB Co-op 100 is an important indicator of cooperative business activity across the country.

*Much of the information in this report has been provided to NCB from outside sources. NCB expressly disclaims any warranties or representatives, express or implied, of any kind as to the accuracy or completeness of any of the information, facts, or opinions contained in this report.

2010
Rank		 2009
Rank		 Cooperative Name
Website		 2010 Revenue 2009 Revenue 2010 Assets 2009 Assets Industry President/CEO
City, State
Total Revenue in Millions $193,806
1 1 CHS Inc.
www.chsinc.com		 25,268 25,730 8,666 7,870 Agriculture Carl Casale
Saint Paul, MN
2 2 Land O'Lakes, Inc.
www.landolakesinc.com		 11,146 10,409 4,885 4,924 Agriculture Chris Policinski
Saint Paul, MN
3 -- TOPCO Associates LLC
www.topco.com		 10,405 9,728 506 437 Grocery Steven K. Lauer
Skokie, IL
4 4 Dairy Farmers of America
www.dfamilk.com		 9,880 8,174 2,165 2,198 Agriculture Richard Smith
Kansas City, MO
5 3 Wakefern Food Corp.
www.wakfern.com		 9,458 9,263 1,304 1,252 Grocery Dean Janeway
Elizabeth, NJ
6 5 Associated Wholesale Grocers
www.awginc.com		 7,252 7,057 1,024 991 Grocery Jerry Garland
Kansas City, KS
7 6 GROWMARK, Inc.
www.growmark.com		 6,132 6,092 1,876 1,798 Agriculture Bill Davisson
Bloomington, IL
8 8 Agribank, FCB
www.agribank.com		 3,975 3,808 79,772 73,824 Finance L. William York
Saint Paul, MN
9 7 Unified Grocers, Inc.
www.unifiedgrocers.com		 3,921 4,051 928 916 Grocery Alfred A. Plamann
Commerce, CA
10 10 HealthPartners, Inc.
www.healthpartners.com		 3,578 3,386 1,893 1,682 Healthcare Mary K. Brainerd
South Bloomington, MN
11 9 Ace Hardware Corp.
www.acehardware.com		 3,531 3,457 1,317 1,282 Hardware &
Lumber		 Ray A. Griffith
Oakbrook, IL
12 11 Ag Processing, Inc.
www.agp.com		 3,288 3,378 1,187 1,084 Agriculture Marty Reagan
Omaha, NE
13 12 Group Health Cooperative
www.ghc.org		 3,197 3,001 1,655 1,605 Healthcare Scott Armstrong
Seattle, WA
14 13 Navy Federal Credit Union
www.navyfcu.org		 3,146 2,896 44,198 39,597 Finance Cutler Dawson
Merrifield, VA
15 15 California Dairies, Inc.
www.californiadairies.com		 2,963 2,381 678 676 Agriculture Richard Cotta
Visalia, CA
16 14 Associated Wholesalers, Inc.
www.awiweb.com		 2,471 2,535 441 450 Grocery J. Christopher Michael
Robesonia, PA
17 16 CoBank
www.cobank.com		 2,364 2,379 65,826 59,843 Finance Robert B. Engel
Greenwood Village, CO
18 17 Do it Best Corp.
www.doitbest.com		 2,296 2,361 691 713 Hardware &
Lumber		 Robert N. Taylor
Fort Wayne, IN
19 18 National Cable Television Cooperative, Inc.
www.cabletvcoop.org		 2,103 1,907 353 331 Energy &
Communications		 Rich Fickle
Lenexa, KS
20 20 True Value Company
www.truevalue.coop		 1,804 1,823 693 667 Hardware &
Lumber		 Lyle G. Heidemann
Chicago, IL
21 23 Central Grocers Cooperative
www.central-grocers.com		 1,787 1,571 376 394 Grocery James Denges
Franklin Park, IL
22 22 Associated Food Stores
www.afstores.com		 1,786 1,688 609 445 Grocery Richard A. Parkinson
Salt Lake City, UT
23 21 Ag First Farm Credit Bank
www.agfirst.com		 1,739 1,735 33,550 33,406 Finance F.A. Lowrey
Columbia, SC
24 28 Associated Milk Producers, Inc.
www.ampi.com		 1,709 1,383 288 300 Agriculture Ed Welch
New Ulm, MN
25 19 Southern States Cooperative
www.southernstates.coop		 1,692 1,827 500 477 Agriculture Thomas R. Scribner
Richmond, VA
26 25 Recreational Equipment Inc.
www.rei.com		 1,659 1,455 1,062 920 Recreational Sally Jewell
Sumner, WA
27 -- Darigold
www.darigold.com		 1,649 1,991 496 489 Agriculture Jim Wegner
Seattle, WA
28 24 Ocean Spray
www.oceanspray.com		 1,589 1,541 1,201 1,168 Agriculture Randy Papadellis
Middleboro, MA
29 27 Basin Electric Power Cooperative
www.basinelectric.com		 1,541 1,397 5,285 4,695 Energy &
Communications		 Ron R. Harper
Bismarck, ND
30 30 Prairie Farms Dairy Inc.
www.prairiefarmsdairy.com		 1,505 1,346 684 670 Agriculture Ed Mullins
Carlinville, IL
31 29 Seminole Electric Cooperative
www.seminole-electric.com		 1,459 1,380 1,845 1,730 Energy &
Communications		 Timothy S. Woodbury
Tampa, FL
32 26 U.S. Agbank, FCB
www.usagbank.com		 1,390 1,401 30,333 30,147 Finance Darryl W. Rhodes
Wichita, KS
33 40 Foremost Farms USA Cooperative
www.foremostfarms.com		 1,372 1,141 398 305 Agriculture David E. Fuhrmann
Baraboo, WI
34 31 United Suppliers, Inc.
www.unitedsuppliers.com		 1,331 1,302 622 526 Agriculture Brad Oelmann
Eldora, IA
35 39 Oglethorpe Power Corporation
www.opc.com		 1,294 1,145 6,997 6,370 Energy &
Communications		 Thomas A. Smith
Tucker, GA
36 32 Affiliated Foods Midwest Co-op Inc.
www.afmidwest.com		 1,284 1,235 245 236 Grocery Martin Arter
Norfolk, NE
37 51 MD & VA Milk Producers Cooperative Association
www.mdvamilk.com		 1,219 865 158 157 Agriculture Jay S. Bryant
Reston, VA
38 37 Tri-State G&T Association
www.tristatepower.com		 1,212 1,164 3,794 3,689 Energy &
Communications		 Ken Anderson
Westminster, CO
39 35 American Crystal Sugar Co.
www.crystalsugar.com		 1,204 1,200 788 761 Agriculture David A. Berg
Moorhead, MN
40 38 Affiliated Foods Inc.
www.afiama.com		 1,190 1,157 152 144 Grocery Randy Arceneaux
Amarillo, TX
41 44 Central Electric Power Cooperative, Inc.
www.cepci.org		 1,167 1,037 313 275 Energy &
Communications		 Ron Calcaterra
Columbia, SC
42 -- Riceland Foods, Inc.
www.riceland.com		 1,132 1,270 480 560 Agriculture Karl D. Kennedy
Stuttgart, AR
43 52 Countrymark Cooperative Holding Corporation
www.countrymark.com		 1,123 863 417 399 Agriculture Charles E. Smith
Indianapolis, IN
44 45 North Carolina Electric Membership Corp.
www.ncemcs.com		 1,093 999 1,538 1,521 Energy &
Communications		 Rick Thomas
Raleigh, NC
45 33 Dairylea Cooperative Inc.
www.dairylea.com		 1,066 1,201 156 139 Agriculture Gregory I. Wickham
Syracuse, NY
46 34 Cooperative Finance Corporation
www.nrucfc.coop		 1,065 1,201 20,143 20,983 Finance Sheldon C. Peterson
Herndon, VA
47 46 Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc.
www.aeci.org		 1,055 988 2,852 2,562 Energy &
Communications		 James J. Jura
Springfield , MO
48 42 MFA Incorporated
www.mfaincorporated.com		 1,051 1,050 358 381 Agriculture Bill Streeter
Columbia, MO
49 36 South Dakota Wheat Growers Association
www.sdwg.com		 1,041 1,198 473 440 Agriculture Dale Locken
Aberdeen, SD
50 53 Sunkist Growers, Inc.
www.sunkist.com		 1,013 860 190 215 Agriculture Russell L. Hanlin
Sherman Oaks, CA
51 63 Plains Cotton Co-op Association
www.pcca.com		 1,008 765 187 188 Agriculture Wallace L. Darneille
Lubbock, TX
52 41 Farm Credit Bank of Texas
www.farmcreditbank.com		 1,002 1,058 19,556 19,117 Finance Larry R. Doyle
Austin, TX
53 48 Brazos Electric Cooperative
www.brazoselectric.com		 991 954 3,226 2,803 Energy &
Communications		 Clifton Karnei
Waco, TX
54 43 State Employees Credit Unions, Inc.
www.ncsecu.org		 976 1,044 21,038 18,421 Finance James Blaine
Raleigh, NC
55 49 URM Stores
www.urmstores.com		 910 933 234 233 Grocery Dean Sonnenberg
Spokane, WA
56 65 United Producers, Inc
www.uproducers.com		 870 724 38 33 Agriculture Dennis Bolling
Columbus, OH
57 78 Independent Pharmacy Cooperative, Inc.
www.ipcrx.com		 869 644 153 137 Pharmaceutical Distributor Don Anderson
Sun Prairie, WI
58 59 Great River Energy
www.greatriverenergy.com		 847 788 3,350 3,095 Energy &
Communications		 David Saggau
Maple Grove, MN
59 66 Old Dominion Electric Cooperative
www.odec.com		 844 713 1,512 1,440 Energy &
Communications		 Jackson E. Reasor
Glen Allen, VA
60 74 Snake River Sugar Company
www.srcoop.com		 840 659 673 640 Agriculture Victor Jaro
Boise, ID
61 61 East Kentucky Power Cooperative
www.ekpc.coop		 827 773 3,112 2,981 Energy &
Communications		 Anthony Campbell
Winchester, KY
62 55 Piggly Wiggly Alabama
www.pwadc.com		 826 831 104 101 Grocery Dennis T. Stewart
Bessemer, AL
63 58 Western Family Holding Company
www.westernfamily.com		 789 788 58 67 Grocery Ronald King
Portland, OR
64 75 Agri-Mark Inc.
www.agrimark.coop		 781 655 268 245 Agriculture Paul P. Johnston
Methuen, MA
65 50 Farmers Cooperative Company
www.fccoop.com		 780 894 330 299 Agriculture Roger Koppen
Farnhamville, IA
66 67 Blue Diamond Growers
www.bluediamond.com		 775 709 276 258 Agriculture Mark Jansen
Sacremento, CA
67 62 South Mississippi Electric Power Association
www.smepa.coop		 775 772 1,365 1,177 Energy &
Communications		 James Compton
Hattiesburg, MS
68 54 Pentagon Federal Credit Union
www.penfed.org		 768 855 14,895 13,970 Finance Frank R. Pollack
Alexandria, VA
69 72 Wabash Valley Power Association
www.wvpa.com		 750 674 953 880 Energy &
Communications		 Rick D. Coons
Indianapolis, IN
70 77 ENAP, Inc.
www.enap.com		 708 648 55 58 Hardware & Lumber Steve Sallah
New Windsor, NY
71 47 Heartland Co-op
www.heartlandcoop.com		 707 981 199 235 Agriculture Larry Peterson
West Des Moines, IA
72 89 Michigan Milk Producers
www.mimilk.com		 699 557 161 96 Agriculture Clayton Galarneau
Novi, MI
73 79 Cobb EMC
www.cobbemc.com		 690 641 928 924 Energy &
Communications		 Dwight Brown
Marietta, GA
74 93 Lonestar Milk Producers, Inc.
www.lonestarmilk.com		 686 520 64 62 Agriculture James Gordon Baird
Windthorst, TX
75 80 VHA, Inc.
www.vha.com		 681 636 486 432 Healthcare Curtis W. Nonomaque
Irving, TX
76 68 Associated Grocers, Inc.
www.agbr.coop		 677 696 108 99 Grocery Joseph H. Campbell Jr.
Baton Rouge, LA
77 76 PowerSouth Energy Cooperative and Subsidiaries
www.powersouth.coop		 674 650 1,754 1,714 Energy &
Communications		 Gary L. Smith
Andalusia, AL
78 73 National Grape Cooperative Association, Inc.
www.nationalgrape.com		 659 673 364 389 Agriculture Joseph C. Falcone
Westfield, NY
79 81 UNIPRO Food Service, Inc.
www.uniprofoodservice.com		 657 632 58 59 Foodservice Distribution Roger Toomey
Atlanta, GA
80 85 Hoosier Energy Rural
Electric Co-op Inc.
www.hepn.com		 653 575 1,373 1,320 Energy &
Communications		 J. Steven Smith
Bloomington, IN
81 64 Staple Cotton Cooperative Association
www.staplcotn.com		 643 748 278 380 Agriculture Meredith Allen
Greenwood, MS
82 70 Associated Press
www.ap.org		 631 676 516 514 Media Thomas Curley
New York, NY
83 92 Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Inc.
www.upstatefarms.com		 620 522 203 191 Agriculture Bob Hall
Buffalo, NY
84 91 Cooperative Regions of Organic Producers Pools
www.organicvalley.coop		 620 523 160 121 Agriculture George Siemon
La Farge, WI
85 90 United Dairymen of Arizona
www.uda.coop		 613 531 110 90 Agriculture Keith Murfield
Tempe, AZ
86 83 Innovative Ag Services Co.
www.innovativeag.com		 609 607 117 82 Agriculture Jack Friedman
Monticello, IA
87 71 Aurora Cooperative Elevator Company
www.auroracoop.com		 607 676 325 251 Agriculture George Hohwieler
Aurora, NE
88 84 Associated Grocers of Florida, Inc.
www.agfla.com		 592 599 162 168 Grocery Calvin J. Miller
Pompano Beach, FL
89 98 Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation
www.aecc.com		 584 489 1,242 1,149 Energy &
Communications		 Gary Voigt
Little Rock, AR
90 69 Farmers Cooperative
www.farmersco-operative.com		 576 693 192 150 Agriculture Ron Velder
Dorchester, NE
91 -- Citrus World Inc.
www.floridasnatural.com		 576 565 296 284 Agriculture Stephen Caruso
Lake Wales, FL
92 88 Tennessee Farmers Cooperative
www.ourcoop.com		 567 562 211 182 Agriculture Bart Krisle
La Vergne, TN
93 86 Pedernales Electric Cooperative
www.pec.coop		 551 571 1,278 1,235 Energy &
Communications		 Juan Garza
Johnson City, TX
94 57 West Central Cooperative
www.west-central.com		 550 804 283 462 Agriculture Jeffrey Stroburg
Ralston, IA
95 87 BECU
www.becu.org		 545 566 9,186 8,608 Finance Gary J. Oakland
Tukwila, WA
96 94 Buckeye Power, Inc
www.buckeyepower.com		 538 518 1,808 1,699 Energy &
Communications		 Anthony J. Ahern
Columbus, OH
97 -- Big Rivers Electric Corporation
www.bigrivers.com		 527 373 1,472 1,505 Energy &
Communications		 Mark A. Bailey
Henderson, KY
98 82 New Cooperative, Inc.
www.newcoop.com		 524 628 181 175 Agriculture Brent Bunte
Fort Dodge, IA
99 -- Pacific Coast Producers
www.pcoastp.com		 513 470 301 258 Agriculture Daniel L. Vincent
Lodi, CA
100 -- Equity Co-op Livestock Sales Association
www.equitycoop.com		 509 412 29 23 Agriculture Charles Adami
Baraboo, WI

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