The members of Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) voted Tuesday to fund the self-help program for two full years, from Jan. 2009 through Dec. 2010, to help bring the dairy supply into balance with shrinking demand. The decision to fund CWT for another two years is predicated on achieving the participation of a 67% supermajority of the nation’s milk supply at … Read More
CWT Accepts Retirement Bids
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) announced that it has tentatively accepted 184 bids in its second herd retirement of 2008. Those bids represent 61,078 cows and 1.2 billion pounds of milk. In addition, CWT has accepted bids for 1,548 bred heifers in this herd-retirement program. Together, CWT’s two herd retirements this year account for 85,663 cows that produced 1.637 billion pounds … Read More
Weekly CWT Export Update
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has announced their updated export bids for the past week. Three of the bids were from Dairy Farmers of America of Kansas City, Mo.: one for the sale of 18 metric tons (39,683 lbs.) of anhydrous milkfat to Panama, and the other for separate sales of whole milk powder to Mexico, in the amounts of 150 … Read More
CWT to Continue
Cooperatives Working Together(CWT) has received commitments from its members that they will continue to fund the program in 2009, CWT officials said today. “Now more than ever, CWT is the only answer to the question of what can farmers do to positively impact their milk price,” said Jerry Kozak, President and CEO of NMPF, which manages CWT. “Both world and … Read More
Weekly CWT Export Update
Cooperatives Working Together(CWT) has announced their updated export bids for the past week. One bid was from California Dairies Inc. of Artesia, Calf., for the export of 400 metric tons (881,849 pounds) of anhydrous milkfat to Mexico. One bid was accepted from Humboldt Creamery of Fortuna, Calif., for the export of 300 metric tons (661,387 lbs.) of whole milk powder … Read More
Weekly CWT Export Update
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has announced their updated export bids for the past week. Two of the bids accepted were from Dairy Farmers of America of Kansas City, Mo. One was for 300 metric tons (661,387 pounds) of anhydrous milkfat to South Korea. The second was 20 metric tons (44,092 lbs.) of whole milk powder to Honduras. Two bids were … Read More
Weekly CWT Export Update
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has announced their updated export bids for the past week. All four bids were accepted from Dairy Farmers of America of Kansas City, Mo. One was for the export of 72 metric tons (158,733 lbs.) of butter to Mexico. Another was for 60 metric tons (132,277 lbs.) of whole milk powder to Mexico. And two bids … Read More
Weekly CWT Export Update
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has announced their updated export bids for the past week. One bid was accepted from California Dairies Inc., of Artesia, Calif., for the export of 132 metric tons (291,010 lbs.) of butter to Mexico. Another bid was accepted from Humboldt Creamery of Fortuna, Cailf., for the export of 20 metric tons metric tons (44,092 lbs.) of … Read More
Weekly CWT Export Update
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has announced their updated export bids for the past week. Two of the bids accepted were from Land O’Lakes of Arden Hills, Minn.: 1800 metric tons (3,968,321 lbs.) of butter to South Korea, and 36 metric tons (79,366 lbs.) of Cheddar cheese to South Korea. Three bids were accepted from California Dairies Inc., of Artesia, Calif.: … Read More
Weekly CWT Export Update
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has announced their updated export bids for the past week. Two of the bids accepted were from Dairy Farmers of America of Kansas City, Mo., for the export of anhydrous milkfat to Mexico in the following amounts: 369 metric tons (813,506 lbs.), and an additional 36 metric tons (79,366 lbs.). Two bids were accepted from California … Read More