Colorado Potato Growers Exchange
Organization
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Records of the Colorado Potato Growers Exchange
Collection
Identifier: ACPG
Abstract
The Colorado Potato Growers Exchange (CPGE) was formed in 1923 to eliminate speculation and waste in the marketing of potatoes. Twenty separate groups banded together as a central statewide selling agency. The CPGE stabilized the potato market so effectively that it later added onions (1928) and pinto beans (1968) to its operations. The CPGE was the first statewide co-operative formed on a commodity basis. The majority of the records are minutes of the executive committee, copies of the...
Dates:
1923-1981