Increased concentration in agricultural market has spurred recently controversial debates regarding the potential opportunities and adverse effects stemming from the way that market power along the value chain is balanced and distributed. Cooperatives in the Eastern European countries are still underestimated in terms of their economic potential and ability to accumulate certain social benefits, while the coopeartive model in the Western European countries remains one of the most solid and successful organizational forms in the sector. Therefore, the present work is focused on bridging the...