CWT Export Assistance Bids

Chuck ZimmermanExport, International

Cooperatives Working TogetherHere’s the latest from Cooperatives Working Together:

  • Cooperatives Working Together announced Friday that it has accepted two export assistance bids for the export of butter. The first bid is from California Dairies of Artesia, CA, to export 40 metric tons (88,000 pounds) of butter to Germany. The second bid, from Land O’Lakes of Arden Hills, MN, is for the export of 40 metric tons (88,000 lbs.) of butter to Singapore. CWT will pay export bonuses to the bidders, once completion of the butter shipments is verified. These are the first CWT-facilitated exports to Germany and Singapore.
  • Cooperatives Working Together announced Wednesday that it has accepted three export assistance bids for the export of cheese, milkfat and butter. The first two bids are from Dairy Farmers of America of Kansas City, MO: one to export 200 metric tons (440,000 pounds) of Cheddar cheese to Mexico, and a second to export 300 metric tons (660,000 pounds) of anhydrous milkfat also to Mexico. The third bid is from Land O’Lakes of Arden Hills, MN, to export 15 metric tons (33,000 lbs.) of butter to Israel. CWT will pay export bonuses to the bidders, once completion of the milkfat, cheese and butter shipments is verified.
  • Cooperatives Working Together announced Tuesday that it has accepted three export assistance bids for the export of anhydrous milkfat, butter and cheese. The first bid is from Dairy Farmers of America of Kansas City, MO, to export 140 metric tons (308,000 pounds) of anhydrous milkfat to Mexico. The second and third bids are from Land O’Lakes of Arden Hills, MN, to export 39 metric tons (85,800 lbs.) of butter to Honduras, and 10 metric tons (22,000 lbs.) of Mozzarella cheese to Guatemala. CWT will pay export bonuses to the bidders, once completion of the milkfat, cheese and butter shipments is verified.