Here’s the latest announcement from Cooperatives Working Together:

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

Five bids were accepted from Land O’Lakes of Arden Hills, MN: 237 metric tons (521,400 pounds) of butter to the United Arab Emirates; 6 tons (13,200 lbs.) of retail-packaged cheese to the Philippines; 6 tons (13,200 lbs.) of retail cheese to Bahrain; 3 tons (6,600 lbs.) of retail cheese to Kuwait; and 0.5 metric tons (1,100 lbs.) of retail cheese to Qatar.

Three of the bids were from Dairy Farmers of America of Kansas City, MO: 19 metric tons (41,800 lbs.) of Cheddar cheese to South Korea; 18 tons (39,600 lbs.) of Mozzarella cheese to Japan; and 15 tons (33,000 lbs.) of Mozzarella to Israel.

Finally, a bid from Foremost Farms of Baraboo, WI, was accepted to export 36 tons (79,200 lbs.) of butter to the United Arab Emirates. CWT will pay an export bonus to the bidders, once completion of the butter and cheese shipments is verified.

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