Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) accepted 10 requests for export assistance from Darigold and Dairy Farmers of America to sell a total of 2,579 metric tons (5.686 million pounds) of Cheddar, Gouda, and Monterey Jack cheese to customers in Asia, South America, and the Middle East. The product will be delivered June through November. In 2011, CWT has assisted members in … Read More
CWT Announces Herd Retirement Numbers
Cooperatives Working Together announced today that it has tentatively accepted 194 bids its latest herd retirement, representing 34,442 cows and 653,893,409 million pounds of milk. Farmers had submitted a total of 209 herd retirement bids to CWT. CWT’s three herd retirements last year were the primary reason why U.S. cow numbers dropped steeply in 2009, “but cow numbers have leveled … 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 Export Update
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) accepted one bid from Foremost Farms and seven bids from Dairy Farmers of America for export assistance for a total of 4,316 metric tons (9.5 million pounds) of Cheddar, Monterey Jack, and Gouda cheese to the Middle East and Asia. The product will be delivered June through November 2010. Since CWT reactivated the Export Assistance program … Read More
Weekly CWT Export Update
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) accepted three bids from Darigold, two bids each from Dairy Farmers of America and Foremost Farms, and one bid from Land O’Lakes for export assistance for a total of 1,409 metric tons (3.1 million pounds) of Cheddar cheese to the Middle East and Asia. The product will be delivered May through November 2010. Since CWT reactivated … Read More
Weekly CWT Export Update
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
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 Five More Cheese Export Bids
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
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
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