How does cooperative marketing increase farmers’ bargaining power?

Cooperative marketing allows farmers to pool farm produce in larger lots.
Bulk quantity gives the group stronger bargaining power with traders and processors.
A small farmer may have limited produce alone, but many farmers together can create a larger sale lot.
When crops are collected through a cooperative, the produce can be sorted and sold as one bigger supply.
A group sale can reduce the pressure on each farmer to negotiate separately with local traders.
Traders usually take larger lots more seriously because they can buy more crop in one deal.
Processors may prefer cooperative supply when they need steady quantity for their production.
A farmer group can reject a weak offer more easily than one farmer selling alone.
For small farmers, the main benefit is not only selling more produce together.
The cooperative gives them a stronger position before the price is discussed.
A trader is less likely to dominate the deal when the supply is coming from a group.