It is an employers' organization which has been granted authority to bargain collectively on behalf of member companies on the West Coast with the union which represents their employees. The members of the association include a cooperative, a consortium of cooperatives, publicly traded cooperatives, a consortium of grain companies and, lastly, a private company.
Parmi ses membres, elle compte une coopérative, un groupement de coopératives, des coopératives dont les actions sont cotées en bourse, un groupement d'entreprises céréalières et une société privée.