User:Cactus017/Sunkist Growers, Incorporated

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Between 1927 and 1939, the exchange sold more than 75% of all California citrus. In the 1947-48 season, the exchange had around 15,000 citrus growers.

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Each level of the exchange had a distinct purpose. By joining exchange, citrus growers pledged to deliver all their fruit to their local packing unit. The local packing unit was responsible for helping growers to harvest their citrus and putting the citrus through packinghouse machinery so it could be treated, graded, and packed. The local exchanges pooled the grower fruits together and later redistributed profits back to growers.The district exchanges served as the selling agent for its local packing units, by determining pricing and the markets where the fruit will be sold. The district exchange utilized the sales offices and infrastructure provided by the central exchange. The central exchange unified the cooperative with its research and guidance for the local and district exchanges. It featured departments such as the treasury department which ensured proper accounting and the advertising department which created advertising materials, managed public relations, and encouraged nutritional research. Additionally, the central exchange fostered scientific research on citrus through its field department and collaborations with the University of California and USDA's Citrus Experiment Station in Riverside.