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The cooperative shipping system receives regulations from the historical development process. This becomes important for understanding the form and the function of the cooperative shipping system. In this study, the distinctiveness of the cooperative shipping system of Satsuma Mandarin in Ehime is analyzed by a comparison with Shizuoka. Characteristics of Cooperative shipping systems in both prefectures that succeeded prewar days are the following three points. The first point, whether it is a single-purpose cooperative or a multi-purpose cooperative depends on the development at prewar days. The second point, the base of shipping system is farmer's small-scale co-fruit sorting group. The third point, technical guidance to those farmers has been enhanced since prewar days.