Agricultural cooperatives in Norway

The agricultural cooperatives in Norway (Norwegian: Landbrukssamvirket) consists of 13 companies, each organised as independent farmer owned cooperatives. They cover four different areas for the farmers: refining and sale of produce, financial services, breeding and insemination, and retail of agricultural equipment. All the cooperatives cooperate through the company Norsk Landbrukssamvirke. In total the companies have a revenue of NOK 58 billion and have 18,000 employees. TINE and Nortura are each responsible for about a quarter of the revenue each. Though none of the cooperatives hold any monopolies, their dominant position periodical causes debate about the structure of the agricultural processing industry.

Companies
  • Landkreditt (mortgages)
  • Gjensidige (insurance, not solely agricultural)
  • Felleskjøpet (farming equipment retailer)
  • GENO (breeding and insemination of cattle)
  • Norsk Kjøttfeavlslag (breeding of cattle)
  • Norsvin (breeding and insemination pigs)
  • Norsk Sau og Geit (breeding and insemination of sheep and goats)
  • TINE (dairy)
  • Nortura (slaughterhouses)
  • Norges Skogeierforbund (lumber trade)
  • Gartnerhallen (fruit, berries and vegetable trade)
  • Honningcentralen (honey trade)
  • HOFF Norske Potetindustrier (potato products)
  • Norges Pelsdyralslag (skins and fur)
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