Interest from dairy farmers in Cooperatives Working Together’s seventh herd retirement round is high, and farmers who are members of CWT have two weeks left during which to submit their bids, CWT said Thursday. Detailed information can be found online, including bid forms, the interactive bid calculator to help estimate a farmer’s bid, and answers to frequently-asked questions. All bids … Read More
CWT Annouonces Seventh Herd Retirement
In light of the perilous financial plight affecting America’s dairy farmers, Cooperatives Working Together (CWR) has announced it will conduct its latest herd retirement round. Bids are being accepted starting today through Friday, May 1st. Detailed information can be found online, including bid forms, an interactive bid calculator to help estimate a farmer’s bid, and answers to frequently-asked questions. All … Read More
CWT Has Two-Thirds Membership
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) announced today that it has reached its goal of signing up a supermajority of the nation’s milk supply for two years, which will enable the self-help program to focus on reducing the current devastating imbalance in milk supply and demand. According to CWT officials, 67% of the nation’s milk supply has now committed to pay the … Read More
CWT Announces Final Numbers for Sixth Round
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has finished the farm audits of its sixth herd retirement round since the program was started in 2003, removing 50,630 cows that produced almost one billion pounds of milk. At the completion of the on-farm auditing process earlier this month, CWT removed 186 herds in 33 states, comprised of nearly 51,000 cows that produced 976 million … Read More
CWT to Continue
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