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Abstract
To meet the volume requirements of new markets like restaurants and supermarkets,
trout growers in the Southern Appalachians are considering forming a cooperative
to process and market the fish. The growers say they would commit up to 1,260,519
pounds of trout to a cooperative. That volume will require the cooperative to raise
$329,500 for building, equipment, and initial operating capital, and to employ
approximately 13 people on a full- or part-time basis.
The cooperative's annual net
income is projected at $23,955 by the third year.