Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) accepted 14 requests for assistance last week ,
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted 14 requests for export assistance from Bongards Creameries, Dairy Farmers of America, Land O’Lakes, Michigan Milk Producers Association and Northwest Dairy Association (Darigold) to sell 1.036 million pounds (470 metric tons) of Cheddar, Gouda and Monterey Jack cheese and 716,502 pounds (325 metric tons) of butter to customers in Asia, the Middle East and North Africa. The product will be delivered September through December 2013.
Year-to-date, CWT has assisted member cooperatives in selling 102.010 million pounds of cheese, 72.255 million pounds of butter, 44,092 pounds of anhydrous milk fat and 218,258 pounds of whole milk powder to 37 countries on six continents. These sales are the equivalent of 2.569 billion pounds of milk on a milkfat basis.
Source: Cooperatives Working Together
