Here’s this week’s announcements from Cooperatives Working Together:
Cooperatives Working Together announced Tuesday that it has accepted three export assistance bids for the sale of butter, cheese and anhydrous milkfat. The first bid is from Dairy Farmers of America of Kansas City, MO, for the export of 100 metric tons (220,000 pounds) of anhydrous milkfat to Canada. The second bid, also from DFA, is for the export of 4.6 metric tons (10,120 lbs.) of mixed consumer-packaged cheeses to Mexico. The third accepted bid is from California Dairies of Artesia, CA, for the export of 25 metric tons (55,000 lbs) of butter to Lebanon. CWT will pay export bonuses to the bidders, once completion of the butter, cheese and milkfat shipments is verified.
Cooperatives Working Together announced Thursday that it has accepted two export assistance bids for the sale of cheese. Both bids are from Dairy Farmers of America of Kansas City, MO: one for the export of 192 metric tons (422,400 pounds) of Cheddar cheese to Japan, and a second bid for the export of 133 metric tons (292,600 lbs.) of Cheddar cheese to South Korea. CWT will pay export bonuses to DFA, once completion of the cheese shipments is verified.
