Posted: August 26, 2008 at 5:42 pm
By News Editor
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has announced their weekly export acceptance bids.
Both of the bids were from Dairy Farmers of America of Kansas City, MO, for the export of butter to Morocco in the following amounts: 125 metric tons (275,578 pounds), and 75 metric tons (165,347 lbs.).
CWT will pay an export bonus to the bidder, only when delivery of the product is verified by the submission of the required documentation.
With these accepted bids, CWT’s total 2008 export obligations are: butter, 15,587 metric tons (34.2 million lbs.); cheese, 1,315 metric tons (2.9 million lbs.); whole milk powder, 170 metric tons (374,000 lbs.); and anhydrous milkfat, 4,638 metric tons.
Posted: August 18, 2008 at 9:16 pm
By News Editor
Your weekly Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) export update.
CWT has accepted four export assistance bids last week for the sale of butter, cheese and anhydrous milkfat.
Two of the bids were from Dairy Farmers of America of Kansas City, MO: one for the export of 200 metric tons (440,925 pounds) of anhydrous milkfat to Russia, and another for the export of 19 metric tons (41,888 lbs.) of Monterrey Jack cheese to Panama.
One bid was accepted from California Dairies Inc., for the export of 115 metric tons (253,532 lbs.) of butter to Honduras.
And finally, a bid was accepted from Foremost Farms of Baraboo, WI, for the export of 185 metric tons (407,855 lbs.) of Mozzarella cheese to South Korea. CWT will pay an export bonus to the bidders, only when delivery of the product is verified by the submission of the required documentation.
With these accepted bids, CWT’s total 2008 export obligations are: butter, 15,349 metric tons (33.7 million lbs.); cheese, 1,315 metric tons (2.9 million lbs.); whole milk powder, 170 metric tons (374,000 lbs.); and anhydrous milkfat, 4,638 metric tons (10.2 million lbs.). The milk equivalent total of these products is 1.05 billion pounds.
Posted: August 11, 2008 at 5:15 pm
By News Editor
Your weekly Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) export update.
CWT has accepted ten export assistance bids for the sale of butter, cheese and anhydrous milkfat.
Four of the bids were from Darigold of Seattle, WA, for butter exports in the following amounts to the following destinations: 500 metric tons (1,102,312 pounds) to Morocco; 125 metric tons (275,578 lbs.) to Japan; 50 metric tons (110,231 lbs.) to Lebanon; and 25 metric tons (55,116 lbs.) to the United Arab Emirates.
Three of the bids were from Dairy Farmers of America of Kansas City, MO, for the export of anhydrous milkfat to Russia in the following amounts: 72 metric tons (158,733 lbs.), and two separate bids of 50 metric tons each (110,231 lbs.).
Two bids were accepted from California Dairies Inc., one for the export of 3,000 metric tons (6,613,869 lbs.) of anhydrous milkfat to Mexico, and another for the export of 92 metric tons (202,825 lbs.) of butter to Mexico.
And finally, a bid was accepted from Foremost Farms of Baraboo, WI, for the export of 185 metric tons (407,855 lbs.) of Mozzarella cheese sticks to South Korea. CWT will pay an export bonus to the bidders, only when delivery of the product is verified by the submission of the required documentation.
With these accepted bids, CWT’s total 2008 export obligations are: butter, 15,272 metric tons (33.6 million lbs.); cheese, 1,111 metric tons (2.4 million lbs.); whole milk powder, 170 metric tons (374,000 lbs.); and anhydrous milkfat, 4,438 metric tons (9.8 million lbs.).
Posted: August 4, 2008 at 5:20 pm
By News Editor
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) weekly export update.
CWT announced that it accepted eight export assistance bids last week for the sale of butter, cheese and anhydrous milkfat.
Three of the bids were from Dairy Farmers of America of Kansas City, MO, for the export of anhydrous milkfat to Mexico in the following amounts: 436 metric tons (959,200 pounds), 200 metric tons (440,000 lbs.), and 36 metric tons (79,200 lbs.).
Two of the bids were from United Dairymen of Arizona of Tempe, AZ, for the following butter exports: 54 metric tons (118,800 lbs.) to Singapore, and 24 metric tons (52,800 lbs.) to Morocco.
One bid was accepted from Darigold of Seattle, WA, for the export of 500 metric tons (1.1 million lbs.) of butter to Egypt.
One bid was accepted from Land O’Lakes of Arden Hills, MN, for the export of 110 metric tons (242,000 lbs.) of butter to Hong Kong.
And finally, a bid was accepted from Foremost Farms of Baraboo, WI, for the export of 185 metric tons (407,000 lbs.) of Mozzarella cheese to South Korea. CWT will pay an export bonus to the bidders, only when delivery of the product is verified by the submission of the required documentation.
With these accepted bids, CWT’s total 2008 export obligations are: butter, 14,480 metric tons (31.9 million lbs.); cheese, 926 metric tons (2 million lbs.); whole milk powder, 170 metric tons (374,000 lbs.); and anhydrous milkfat, 1,266 metric tons (2.8 million lbs.).
Posted: July 28, 2008 at 4:27 pm
By News Editor
The weekly update for Cooperatives Working Together (CWT):
CWT has accepted four export assistance bids last week for the sale of butter and anhydrous milkfat. With these accepted bids, CWT’s total 2008 export obligations are: butter, 13,792 metric tons (30.3 million lbs.); cheese, 741 metric tons (1.6 million lbs.); whole milk powder, 170 metric tons (374,000 lbs.); and anhydrous milkfat, 594 metric tons (1.3 million lbs.).
Two of the bids were from United Dairymen of Arizona of Tempe, AZ, for the following butter exports: 100 metric tons (220,000 pounds) to Egypt; and 93.5 metric tons (205,700 lbs.) to Morocco.
Another bid was accepted from California Dairies Inc., of Artesia, CA, for the export of 171 metric tons (376,200 lbs.) of butter to the Canary Islands. This is the first CWT-assisted export to that country.
Finally, one bid was accepted from Dairy Farmers of America of Kansas City, MO, for the export of 38 metric tons (83,600 pounds) of anhydrous milkfat to Mexico.
CWT will pay an export bonus to the bidders, only when delivery of the product is verified by the submission of the required documentation.
Posted: July 21, 2008 at 6:16 pm
By News Editor
Cooperatives Working Together has accepted seventeen export assistance bids last week for the sale of cheese and butter.
One bid was accepted from Dairy Farmers of America of Kansas City, MO, for the export of 108 metric tons (237,600 pounds) of Monterrey Jack cheese to Japan.
All sixteen other bids accepted were for butter. Seven separate bids were accepted from Darigold of Seattle, WA, for the following exports: 5000 metric tons (11 million lbs.) to Russia; 2600 metric tons (5.72 million lbs.) to Japan; 1450 metric tons (3.19 million lbs.) to Japan; 500 metric tons (1.1 million lbs.) to Mexico; 350 metric tons (770,000 lbs.) to Singapore; 40 metric tons (88,000 lbs.) to Mexico; and 25 metric tons (55,000 lbs.) to Egypt.
The other nine bids were from United Dairymen of Arizona of Tempe, AZ, for the following butter exports: 93.5 metric tons (205,700 lbs.) to Morocco; a second bid for 93.5 metric tons (205,700 lbs.) to Morocco; 93.5 metric tons (205,700 lbs.) to Egypt; a second bid for 93.5 metric tons to Egypt; 70.125 metric tons (154,275 lbs.) to Morocco; 70.125 metric tons (154,275 lbs.) to Egypt; 46.75 metric tons (102,850 lbs.) to Morocco; 46.75 metric tons (102,850 lbs.) to Egypt; and a final bid for 40.25 metric tons (88,550 lbs.) to Egypt.
CWT will pay an export bonus to the bidders, only when delivery of the product is verified by the submission of the required documentation. With these accepted bids, CWT’s total 2008 export obligations are: butter, 13,427 metric tons (29.5 million lbs.); cheese, 741 metric tons (1.6 million lbs.); whole milk powder, 170 metric tons (374,000 lbs.); and anhydrous milkfat, 556 metric tons (1.2 million lbs.).
Posted: July 18, 2008 at 4:06 pm
By News Editor
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has announced tentative plans to accepted 209 bids in its herd retirement program, representing 25,474 cows and 440 million pounds of milk.
This latest round of CWT’s milk reduction program should help strengthen farm-level prices for milk at a time when dairy producers are suffering from rising feed and fuel costs, according to CWT officials.
Farmers in 41 states submitted a total of 609 herd retirement bids last month to CWT, reflecting “the continued financial stress that farmers in all parts of the country are facing as the cost of production has soared during the past two years,” said Jerry Kozak, President and CEO of NMPF, which administers CWT. Kozak noted that the cost of dairy feed has risen 37% between the spring of 2006 and the spring of 2008, while the cost of diesel fuel has risen 61% during the same timeframe.
The total number of bids initially accepted by this round includes:
Northeast: 56 million pounds of milk; 30 farms accepted; 2,855 number of cows; 17 bred heifers
Southeast: 68 million pounds of milk; 38 farms accepted; 4,228 number of cows; 172 bred heifers
Midwest: 70 million pounds of milk; 76 farms accepted; 4,124 number of cows; 32 bred heifers
Southwest: 84 million pounds of milk; 36 farms accepted; 5,189 number of cows; 36 bred heifers
West: 162 million pounds of milk; 29 farms accepted; 9,078 number of cows; 101 bred heifers
Posted: July 14, 2008 at 6:42 pm
By News Editor
Four more export assistance bids have been accepted by Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) for the sale of cheese and anhydrous milkfat.
One bid was accepted from Land O’Lakes of Arden Hills, MN, for 54 metric tons (119,050 pounds) of Cheddar cheese for export to South Korea.
The other three bids were all from Dairy Farmers of America of Kansas City, MO, for exports of anhydrous milkfat to Mexico in the following amounts: 150 metric tons (330,693 lbs.), 100 metric tons 220,462 lbs.), and 36 metric tons (79,366 lbs.).
CWT will pay an export bonus to the bidders, only when delivery of the product is verified by the submission of the required documentation.
With these accepted bids, CWT’s total 2008 export obligations are: butter, 2,814 metric tons (6.2 million lbs.); cheese, 633 metric tons (1.4 million lbs.); whole milk powder, 170 metric tons (374,000 lbs.); and anhydrous milkfat, 556 metric tons (1.2 million lbs.).
Posted: June 30, 2008 at 6:06 pm
By News Editor
Here’s the latest announcement from Cooperatives Working Together:
Cooperatives Working Together announced today that it accepted ten export assistance bids last week for the sale of butter, anhydrous milkfat and cheese.
The bid for cheese was from Foremost Farms of Baraboo, WI, for 190 metric tons (418,000 pounds) of Cheddar cheese to the Netherlands.
A bid for butter from Darigold of Seattle, WA, was accepted in the amount of 48 metric tons (105,600 lbs.) for export to Japan.
The bid for anhydrous milkfat was from Dairy Farmers of America of Kansas City, MO, for 60 metric tons (132,000 lbs.) of AMF for export to Mexico.
Seven bids were accepted from United Dairymen of Arizona of Tempe, AZ, for butter: three separate bids for exports of 93.5 metric tons (205,700 lbs.) to Egypt; one bid for 93.5 metric tons (205,700 lbs.) for Morocco; 54 metric tons (118,800 lbs.) destined for Singapore; and two bids in identical quantities of 46.75 metric tons (102,850 lbs.) for export to Libya and Poland.
The sale to Libya is a new market for CWT-assisted bids. CWT will pay an export bonus to the bidders, only when delivery of the product is verified by the submission of the required documentation.
With these accepted bids, CWT’s total 2008 export obligations are: whole milk powder, 170 metric tons (374,000 lbs.); butter, 2,599 metric tons (5.7 million lbs.); cheese, 399 metric tons (877,800 pounds); and anhydrous milkfat, 270 metric tons (594,000).
Posted: June 23, 2008 at 8:08 am
By Chuck Zimmerman
Here’s the latest announcement from Cooperatives Working Together:
Cooperatives Working Together announced today that it accepted five export assistance bids last week for the sale of butter.
Two of the bids were from Foremost Farms of Baraboo, WI: 1,370 metric tons (3,014,000 pounds) of butter to Iran, and 38 metric tons of butter (83,600 lbs.) to Japan.
The other three bids were from United Dairymen of Arizona of Tempe, AZ: two separate bids were accepted for butter exports to Morocco, one in the amount of 140 metric tons (308,000 lbs.), and another for 120 metric tons (264,000 lbs.). The last bid was for 70 metric tons (154,000 lbs.) of butter to Egypt.
CWT will pay an export bonus to the bidders, only when delivery of the product is verified by the submission of the required documentation.
With these accepted bids, CWT’s total 2008 export obligations are: whole milk powder, 170 metric tons (374,000 lbs.); butter, 2,029 metric tons (4,464,240 lbs.); cheese, 209 metric tons (459,800 pounds); and anhydrous milkfat, 210 metric tons (462,000).
Posted: June 16, 2008 at 12:25 pm
By Chuck Zimmerman
Here’s the latest announcement from Cooperatives Working Together:
Cooperatives Working Together announced today that it accepted three export assistance bids last week for the sale of cheese and anhydrous milkfat.
All three bids were from Dairy Farmers of America of Kansas City, MO: one for the export of 209 metric tons (459,800 pounds) of Cheddar cheese to Japan; a second for 150 metric tons (330,000 lbs.) of anhydrous milkfat to Mexico; and a third for 60 metric tons (132,000 lbs.) of anhydrous milkfat to Russia.
CWT will pay an export bonus to the bidder, only when delivery of the product is verified by the submission of the required documentation.
With these accepted bids, CWT’s total 2008 export obligations are: whole milk powder, 170 metric tons (374,000 lbs.); butter, 291.2 metric tons (641,805 pounds); cheese, 209 metric tons (459,800 pounds); and anhydrous Milkfat, 210 metric tons (462,000).
