Cal. Food and Agricultural Code § 54031 : California Food And Agricultural Code — Processors, Storers, Dealers, And Distributors Of Agricultural Products — Nonprofit Cooperative Associations — General Provisions — Article 2 General Provisions 54031 Date: 15 Sep 2016 TEXT PDF Current through the 2016 Legislative Session The purpose of this chapter is to do all of the following: (a) Promote, foster, and encourage the intelligent and orderly marketing of agricultural products through cooperation. (b) Eliminate speculation and waste. (c) Make the distribution of agricultural products between producer and consumer as direct as can be efficiently done. (d) Stabilize the marketing of agricultural products. Ca. Food and Agric. Code § 54031