1,) Demand for agricultural producer (marketing) co-operatives in industrialised countries seems to be declining. Possibly this is due to fewer larger farmers with access to better technology allowing them to make sophisticated marketing decisions themselves. Are there any sectors in agriculture that seem to be a good environment for the creation of new producer co-operatives?

2.) Members of a consumer co-operative would always be better off if the co-operative priced at the lowest possible price. Is this true or not?

3..) When the competition bureau makes a decision on whether or not to allow the takeover of a Canadian company by another Canadian company, they should not consider whether it is an IOF taking over a co-operative.

4.) Co-operatives are beginning to be more popular in sectors outside agriculture than within agriculture (for example, health care, child care, housing etc.). What makes them popular in these other sectors and less popular in agriculture?

5.) There are more life cycle problems with producer co-operatives than with consumer co-operatives (life cycle problems from the Michael Porter article). Is this true, explain why or why not?