Retired Producer is Humanitarian

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Dairy producers in our country have a record for being humanitarians, and Carl Baumann, a retired producer, is no exception. Baumann runs the nonprofit group, Dairy Relief, which exports nonfat milk powder to developing countries. Dairy Relief has given away enough milk powder to make almost 2.3 million gallons of nonfat milk. Milk is a staple of nutrition programs the … Read More

CWT Export Assistance Bids

Chuck ZimmermanDairy Group, Export

Here’s the latest announcement from Cooperatives Working Together: Cooperatives Working Together announced today that it accepted six export assistance bids last week for the sale of cheese and anhydrous milkfat. All the bids were from Dairy Farmers of America of Kansas City, MO: 600 metric tons of anhydrous milkfat (1.3 million pounds) to Indonesia; 112 metric tons (246,400 lbs.) of … Read More

CWT Export Assistance Bids

Chuck ZimmermanDairy Group, Export

Here’s the latest announcement from Cooperatives Working Together: Cooperatives Working Together announced today that it accepted seven export assistance bids last week for the sale of cheese, anhydrous milkfat and butter. The first two bids are from Darigold of Seattle, WA: one for 250 metric tons (550,000 pounds) of Cheddar cheese to Egypt, and another for 200 metric tons (440,000 … Read More

CWT Export Assistance Bids

Chuck ZimmermanDairy Group, Export

Cooperatives Working TogetherHere’s the latest announcement from Cooperatives Working Together:

Cooperatives Working Together announced today that it accepted two additional export assistance bids last month for the sale of cheese and anhydrous milkfat.

The first bid is from Dairy Farmers of America of Kansas City, MO, for the export of 351 metric tons (772,200 pounds) of anhydrous milkfat to Mexico. The other bid is from Land O’Lakes of Arden Hills, MN, for the export of 40 metric tons (88,000 lbs.) of Mozzarella cheese to Japan. CWT will pay an export bonus to the bidders, once completion of the milkfat and cheese shipments is verified. CWT will pay an export bonus to the bidders, once completion of the butter and cheese shipments is verified.

CWT Export Assistance Bids

Chuck ZimmermanDairy Group, Export

Cooperatives Working TogetherHere’s the latest announcement from Cooperatives Working Together:

Cooperatives Working Together announced today that it accepted 12 export assistance bid last week for the sale of butter, cheese and milkfat.

The first two bids are from Dairy Farmers of America of Kansas City, MO: one for the export of 152 metric tons (334,400 pounds) of anhydrous milkfat to Panama, and a second for the export of 72 metric tons of mixed cheeses to Japan.

The other ten bids accepted are from Land O’Lakes of Arden Hills, MN: two for the export of .04 metric tons (90 lbs.) of butter and 1 metric ton (2,200 lbs.) of cheese to Panama; two more for the export of 20 metric tons (44,400 lbs.) of Mozzarella cheese and 6 metric tons (13,200 lbs.) of mixed cheese to South Korea; two for the export of 8 metric tons (17,600 lbs.) of mixed cheeses and .5 metric tons (1,100 lbs.) of butter to China; two for the export of 5 metric tons of mixed cheeses (11,000 lbs.) and .4 metric tons (880 lbs.) of butter to the Philippines; one for the export of 7 metric tons (15,400 lbs.) of mixed cheeses to the United Arab Emirates; and one for .5 metric tons (1,100 lbs.) of mixed cheeses to Egypt.

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

CWT Export Assistance Bids

Chuck ZimmermanDairy Group, Export

Cooperatives Working TogetherHere’s the latest announcement from Cooperatives Working Together:

Cooperatives Working Together announced today that it accepted three export assistance bid last week for the sale of anhydrous milkfat and cheese. The bids are all from Dairy Farmers of America of Kansas City, MO: one for the export of 907 metric tons (1.99 million pounds) of milkfat to Mexico, a second for the export of another 900 metric tons (1.98 million lbs.) of anhydrous milkfat to Mexico, and a third for the export of 120 metric tons (264,000 lbs.) of Cheddar cheese to Japan. CWT will pay an export bonus to the bidder, once completion of the milkfat and cheese shipments is verified.

CWT Export Assistance Bids

Chuck ZimmermanDairy Group, Export

Cooperatives Working TogetherHere’s the latest announcement from Cooperatives Working Together:

Cooperatives Working Together announced today that it accepted three export assistance bids last week for the sale of cheese and anhydrous milkfat. One bid is from Dairy Farmers of America of Kansas City, MO, for the export of 35 metric tons (77,000 pounds) of anhydrous milkfat to Mexico. The other two bids are from Land O’Lakes of Arden Hills, MN: one for the export of 40 metric tons (88,000 lbs.) of Mozzarella cheese to South Korea, and another for 20 metric tons (44,000 lbs.) of Mozzarella cheese to Japan. CWT will pay an export bonus to the bidders, once completion of the cheese and milkfat shipments is verified.

CWT Export Assistance Bids

Chuck ZimmermanDairy Group, Export

Cooperatives Working TogetherHere’s the latest announcement from Cooperatives Working Together:

  • Cooperatives Working Together announced today (October 30) that it accepted six export assistance bids last week for the sale of cheese and butter. Two bids are from Dairy Farmers of America of Kansas City, MO: one for the export of 111 metric tons (244,200 pounds) of Cheddar cheese to Japan, and another for the export of 2 metric tons (4,400 lbs.) of Mozzarella cheese, also to Japan.

    The other four bids are from Land O’Lakes of Arden Hills, MN – three for mixed consumer-packaged cheeses and butter to three destinations: 1.8 metric tons (3,960 lbs.) of cheese and .8 metric tons (1,760 lbs.) of butter to South Korea; 9.2 metric tons (20,240 lbs.) of cheese and .5 metric tons (1,100 lbs.) of butter to China; and 4 metric tons of cheese (8,800 lbs.) and .3 metric tons (660 lbs.) of butter to the Philippines; and a fourth bid for 20 metric tons (44,000 lbs.) of Mozzarella cheese to South Korea. CWT will pay an export bonus to the bidders, once completion of the cheese and butter shipments is verified. These are the first CWT-facilitated exports to China and the Philippines.

  • CWT Export Assistance Bids

    Chuck ZimmermanDairy Group, Export

    Cooperatives Working TogetherHere’s the latest announcement from Cooperatives Working Together:

  • Cooperatives Working Together announced today (Monday, Oct. that it accepted two export assistance bids last week for the sale of cheese. Both bids are from Dairy Farmers of America of Kansas City, MO: one for the export of 29 metric tons (63,800 pounds) of mixed cheeses to Israel; and another for 18 metric tons (39,600 lbs.) of white Cheddar cheese to Morocco. CWT will pay an export bonus to the bidder, once completion of the cheese shipments is verified.
  • I meant to post it last week but was out of town and it slipped by me. I don’t see that any were reported this week.

    U.S. Dairy Heifers Headed to Mexico

    Chuck ZimmermanExport, International

    U.S. dairy producers can now export heifers under 24 months of age, a positive step to opening cattle trade between other countries. Mexico requires that heifers by identified before they can cross the border and the animals’ information will be entered into the Mexican animal identification system. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns is happy about this.

    “I am pleased with this first step in reestablishing cattle trade with Mexico, but I remain committed to a broader resumption of cattle trade between our countries,” Johanns said. Mexico banned U.S. beef and cattle in December 2003 after the U.S. announced the discovery of its first case of mad cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy.

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