Here’s the latest announcement from Cooperatives Working Together:

Cooperatives Working Together announced today that it accepted 12 export assistance bid last week for the sale of butter, cheese and milkfat.

The first two bids are from Dairy Farmers of America of Kansas City, MO: one for the export of 152 metric tons (334,400 pounds) of anhydrous milkfat to Panama, and a second for the export of 72 metric tons of mixed cheeses to Japan.

The other ten bids accepted are from Land O’Lakes of Arden Hills, MN: two for the export of .04 metric tons (90 lbs.) of butter and 1 metric ton (2,200 lbs.) of cheese to Panama; two more for the export of 20 metric tons (44,400 lbs.) of Mozzarella cheese and 6 metric tons (13,200 lbs.) of mixed cheese to South Korea; two for the export of 8 metric tons (17,600 lbs.) of mixed cheeses and .5 metric tons (1,100 lbs.) of butter to China; two for the export of 5 metric tons of mixed cheeses (11,000 lbs.) and .4 metric tons (880 lbs.) of butter to the Philippines; one for the export of 7 metric tons (15,400 lbs.) of mixed cheeses to the United Arab Emirates; and one for .5 metric tons (1,100 lbs.) of mixed cheeses to Egypt.

CWT will pay an export bonus to the bidders, once completion of the butter and cheese shipments is verified.