Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted 16 requests for export assistance from Dairy Farmers of America, Darigold and United Dairymen of Arizona to sell 2.361 million pounds (1,071 metric tons) of Cheddar, Gouda and Monterey Jack cheese and 665,796 pounds (302 metric tons) of butter to customers in Asia, the Middle East and North Africa. The product will be delivered July through December 2013.
Year-to-date CWT has assisted member cooperatives in selling 66.923 million pounds of cheese, 52.393 million pounds of butter, 44,092 pounds of AMF, and 218,258 pounds of whole milk powder to 32 countries on six continents. These sales are the equivalent of 1.761 billion pounds of milk on a milkfat basis.
Source: Â ADPI
