CWT Assists with 8.7 Million Pounds of Cheese and Butter Export Sales

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted 20 requests for export assistance from Dairy Farmers of America, Northwest Dairy Association (Darigold), Tillamook County Creamery Association and United Dairymen of Arizona who have contracts to sell 8.483 million pounds (3,848 metric tons) of Cheddar, Gouda, and Monterey Jack cheese and 176,370 pounds (80 metric tons) of butter to customers in Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, and the South Pacific. The product has been contracted for delivery in the period from March through September 2015.