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        <ExplanationTxt>Other equities = $69575</ExplanationTxt>
      </SupplementalInformationDetail>
      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreases</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Refunds of capital credits = -$227239</ExplanationTxt>
      </SupplementalInformationDetail>
      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part IX, Line 4 - Benefits paid to or for members</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Represents patronage capital allocated to members in accordance with the bylaws of the Cooperative. This reporting results in a difference between book income and income reported on the Form 990 by the same amount.</ExplanationTxt>
      </SupplementalInformationDetail>
    </IRS990ScheduleO>
  </ReturnData>
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