U.S. dairy exports are up 35 percent in volume from a year ago, with cheese experiencing strong growth, according to seven-month trade data recently released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service. “After declining significantly from a six-year steady growth trend in 2009, exports have strongly returned this year,” said Tom Suber, president of the U.S. Dairy Export … Read More
CWT Export Update
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) accepted one bid from Foremost Farms and two bids from Darigold for a total of 191.2 metric tons (421,524 pounds) of Cheddar cheese 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 assisted members in making … Read More
CWT Accepts Bids to Export Cheese
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
DFA Testifies at Cuba Hearing
Easing regulatory hurdles that are impeding exports to Cuba could contribute to recovery in the dairy industry. That was the main point of testimony presented Thursday before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee of Agriculture by John Wilson, senior vice president of marketing and industry affairs for Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. (DFA). Speaking in support of the Travel Restriction … Read More
On Dairy MPCs – A Red Herring?
There’s been a lot of talk in dairy industry circles lately regarding the effect on imported MPCs to the farm milk price. Last week, Dairy Today’s editor, Jim Dickrell, tackled this issue, with some surprising insights. Read on to learn more aboiut MPCs. MPCs Aren’t Dairy’s Biggest Problem By Jim Dickrell At the risk of being labeled the anti-Christ, I’m … Read More
USDA Announces Allocations for Dairy Export Incentive Program
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced allocations under USDA’s Dairy Export Incentive Program for the July 2008 through June 30, 2009 period, as allowed under the rules of the World Trade Organization. The program helps U.S. dairy exporters meet prevailing world prices and encourages the development of international export markets in areas where U.S. dairy products are not competitive due to … Read More
Dairy Export Incentive Program Opens
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) praised the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s announcement opening the full allocations under the Dairy Export Incentive Program (DEIP) for the July 2008 – June 2009 year. On behalf of America’s dairy industry, NMPF and USDEC expressed deep appreciation to Secretary Vilsack for his dedication to supporting dairy … 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
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