Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has announced their updated export bids for the past week.
Nine bids were accepted from Dairy Farmers of America of Kansas City, Mo., eight of them for the following AMF exports: 54 metric tons (119,050 lbs.) of to Panama, another 54 metric tons (119,050 lbs.) of to Panama, 18 metric tons (39,683 lbs.) to Panama, 72 metric tons (158,733 lbs.) to Mexico, 54 metric tons (119,050 lbs.) to Mexico, 36 metric tons (79,366 lbs.) to Mexico, 18 metric tons (39,683 lbs.) to Mexico, and 19 metric tons (41,888 lbs.) to Saudi Arabia. In addition, a ninth bid from DFA was accepted to export 40 metric tons (88,185 lbs.) of butter to Saudi Arabia.
Four bids were accepted from Darigold of Seattle, Wash., for the following butter exports:
400 metric tons (881,849 lbs.) and 200 metric tons (440,925 lbs.) to Egypt; 200 metric tons (440,925 lbs.) to Morocco; and 13 metric tons (28,660 lbs.) to Hong Kong.
Finally, one bid was accepted from United Dairymen of Arizona of Tempe, Ariz., for the export of 70.125 metric tons (154,599 lbs.) of butter to Egypt.
CWT will pay an export bonus to the bidders, only when delivery of the product is verified by the submission of the required documentation.
With these accepted bids, CWT’s total 2008 export obligations are: butter, 19,437 metric tons (43 million lbs.); cheese, 1,351 metric tons (2.9 million lbs.); whole milk powder, 170 metric tons (374,000 lbs.); and anhydrous milkfat, 5,197 metric tons (11.5 million lbs.). The milk equivalent total of these products is 1.29 billion pounds.