Weekly CWT Export Update

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Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) accepted four bids from Dairy Farmers of America for export assistance for a total of 1,219 metric tons (2.7 million pounds) of Cheddar cheese and Monterey Jack to the Middle East and Asia. The product will be delivered in June and July 2010. Since CWT reactivated the Export Assistance program on March 18, 2010, it has … Read More

CWT Export Update

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Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) accepted one bid from Darigold, one bid from Land O’Lakes, two bids from Foremost Farms, and two bids from Dairy Farmers of America for export assistance for a total of 2,452 metric tons (5.4 million pounds) of Cheddar cheese and Monterey Jack to the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and Europe. The majority of the product will … Read More

CWT Accepts Export Bids

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Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) last week accepted four bids from Foremost Farms and six bids from Dairy Farmers of America for export assistance for a total of 2,046 metric tons (4.5 million pounds) of Cheddar cheese to the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and Central America. The majority of the product will be delivered April through July 2010, with a quarter … Read More

CWT Accepts Cheese Export Bids

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Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) accepted one bid from Darigold, two bids from Foremost Farms, three bids from Land O’Lakes, and seven bids from Dairy Farmers of America for export assistance for a total of 1,572 metric tons (3.5 million pounds) of Cheddar cheese to the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. The majority of the product will be delivered April through … Read More

CWT Accepts Five More Cheese Export Bids

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Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted three bids from Foremost Farms of Baraboo, Wis., and two bids from Dairy Farmers of America of Kansas City, Mo., for export assistance for a total of 1,571 metric tons (3.5 million pounds) of Cheddar cheese to the Middle East, Europe, and Australia. The product will be delivered between April and July 2010. Since … Read More

CWT Accepts Bids to Export Cheese

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Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted four bids from Darigold and two bids from Foremost Farms for export assistance for a total of 959 metric tons (2.1 million pounds) of Cheddar cheese to the Middle East. Product will be delivered in April and May 2010. CWT reactivated the Export Assistance program on March 18, 2010. Economic analysis clearly indicated that … Read More

CWT Announces Export Assistance Now Open

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Cooperatives Working Together has announced that it is reactivating its Export Assistance program, effective immediately, to boost sales of U.S.-made cheddar cheese. Last used in 2008, CWT’s Export Assistance Program assists member cooperatives with exporting eligible dairy products and establishing overseas markets for their members’ milk. While the program has, in the past, exported whole milk powder, butter and butterfat, … Read More

CWT Donates $100,000 to Haiti Recovery Efforts

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In conjunction with the National Milk Producers Federation, Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has announced a donation of $100,000 to the American Red Cross to assist in the aid and recovery effort in Haiti. “This is a time for the U.S. dairy producer community to step up to the plate and help, in a coordinated way, to address an enormous humanitarian … Read More

CWT Releases Results of Independent Study

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Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has reported the results of an independent study showing that the program has generated a return on investment of $1.54 per hundredweight so far in 2009. That evaluation was released by Dr. Scott Brown of the University of Missouri, a nationally-known farm policy expert who is regularly called on by the U.S. Congress to assess agricultural … Read More

CWT Tentatively Accepts 154 Bids

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Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) announced that it has tentatively accepted 154 bids in the fourth herd retirement it has conducted in the last 12 months. The 26,412 cows and 517 million pounds of milk accepted in this round, combined with CWT’s three previous herd retirements since December 2008, equal a total reduction of milk production capacity of five billion pounds. … Read More