We're definitely seeing, particularly in the production side, more co-operatives that are developing specifically for that purpose and for a couple of different reasons. One is the transfer of assets such as purchasing land, so many producers are able to access the assets that they need. Pooling those resources can be beneficial. As well, being able to have shared production practices as a group of producers can allow them to access markets that they would not be able to access individually.
I can say that the co-operative model has many applications throughout the agriculture sector, and in many cases makes the producer stronger than when working independently. There are definitely advantages there.