Cooperatives Working Together has been really busy working. Here’s a list of recent announcements they’ve made in the last week or so:
America’s largest foreign dairy export market, Mexico, has been added to the list of countries eligible to receive cheese and butter exports facilitated by Cooperatives Working Together, administrators of CWT announced. Starting immediately, Mexico is now eligible for all CWT sales, on a trial basis. The trial program will run through June 30th, 2006, at which time CWT will examine the effectiveness of this effort.
Cooperatives Working Together announced that it has accepted a bid from WestFarm Foods of Seattle, WA, to export 96 metric tons (211,200 pounds) of butter to Egypt. Additionally, CWT accepted three bids from Humboldt Creamery of Fortuna, CA, to export Whole Milk Powder: 600 metric tons (1,320,000 lbs.) to Turkey; 20 metric tons (44,000 lbs.) to Mexico; and an additional 20 MT (44,000 lbs.) to Viet Nam. CWT will pay an export bonus to the bidders, once completion of the butter and milk powder shipments is verified.
Cooperatives Working Together announced that it has accepted two bids for the export of cheese: one from Land O’Lakes, Inc., of Arden Hills, MN, to export 20 metric tons (44,000 pounds) of Mozzarella cheese to Taiwan, and a second bid from Dairy Farmers of America of Kansas City, MO, to export 19.2 metric tons (42,400 pounds) of Mozzarella cheese to Saudi Arabia. CWT will pay an export bonus to the bidders, once completion of the cheese shipments is verified.
Cooperatives Working Together announced that it has accepted a bid from California Dairies Inc. of Artesia, CA, to export 100 metric tons (220,000 pounds) of butter to Saudi Arabia. CWT will pay an export bonus to the bidder, once completion of the butter shipment is verified.
Cooperatives Working Together announced Thursday that it has accepted a bid from Dairy Farmers of America of Kansas City, MO, to export 18 metric tons (39,600 pounds) of Cheddar cheese to Indonesia. CWT will pay an export bonus to the bidder, once completion of the cheese shipment is verified.
