AFCNA does not purchase fiber from shareholders.  As a Marketing Cooperative, AFCNA sells fiber shareholders submit to the coop and returns all net proceeds to the shareholders in proportion to their participation (contributed fiber).  Net proceeds are computed on an annual basis.  What this means for the producer is that income from fiber is returned after the fiber is marketed, and that there is not a cash payment at the time of submission.  The actual net proceeds returned are dependent on market conditions, expenses and other variables.