Here’s the latest announcement from Cooperatives Working Together:

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

Six of the bids were from Dairy Farmers of America of Kansas City, MO: 259 metric tons (569,800 pounds) of Cheddar cheese to the Netherlands; three bids for 19 metric tons (41,800 lbs.) each of Cheddar cheese to South Korea; and two bids for 108 metric tons (237,600 lbs.) each of anhydrous Milkfat, one destined for the Netherlands, the other for Panama.

Two other bids were accepted from Darigold of Seattle, WA: 250 metric tons (550,000 lbs.) of Cheddar cheese to the Netherlands, and 250 metric tons (550,000 lbs.) of butter to Belgium (the first time CWT exports have gone to that country).

Finally, one bid was accepted from Land O’Lakes of Arden Hills, MN, for 167 metric (367,400 lbs.) tons of butter to Kyrgyzstan, and one was accepted from Foremost Farms of Baraboo, WI, for 36 metric tons (79,200 lbs.) of butter to the Netherlands.

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