供销社,在我国是社会主义群众性的商业形式之一,是农村市场上的一支主要力量。它是联合工业同农业、城市同乡村、生产同消费的桥梁和纽带。从为农民收购推销农副产品看,目前我国作为商品出售的农副产品,有相当大的一部分是通过供销社组织的。1984年全国社会农副产品收购总值1440亿元,其中供销社收 Supply and marketing cooperatives are one of the socialist commercial forms in our country and a major force in the rural market. It is the bridge and link between the joint industry and agriculture, urban and rural areas, and production and consumption. From the point of view of buying and selling agricultural and sideline products for farmers, at present, a considerable part of China’s agricultural and sideline products sold as commodities are organized through supply and marketing cooperatives. In 1984, the total value of acquisitions of social agricultural and sideline products nationwide was 144 billion yuan, including supply and marketing agencies.