CWT Export Assistance Bids

Chuck ZimmermanDairy Group, Export

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

  • Cooperatives Working Together announced today (October 30) that it accepted six export assistance bids last week for the sale of cheese and butter. Two bids are from Dairy Farmers of America of Kansas City, MO: one for the export of 111 metric tons (244,200 pounds) of Cheddar cheese to Japan, and another for the export of 2 metric tons (4,400 lbs.) of Mozzarella cheese, also to Japan.

    The other four bids are from Land O’Lakes of Arden Hills, MN – three for mixed consumer-packaged cheeses and butter to three destinations: 1.8 metric tons (3,960 lbs.) of cheese and .8 metric tons (1,760 lbs.) of butter to South Korea; 9.2 metric tons (20,240 lbs.) of cheese and .5 metric tons (1,100 lbs.) of butter to China; and 4 metric tons of cheese (8,800 lbs.) and .3 metric tons (660 lbs.) of butter to the Philippines; and a fourth bid for 20 metric tons (44,000 lbs.) of Mozzarella cheese to South Korea. CWT will pay an export bonus to the bidders, once completion of the cheese and butter shipments is verified. These are the first CWT-facilitated exports to China and the Philippines.