Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) member cooperatives accepted 21 offers of export assistance from CWT that helped them capture sales contracts for 3 million pounds (1,377 metric tons) of Cheddar, 35,274 pounds (16 metric tons) of anhydrous milkfat (AMF), 108,027 pounds (49 metric tons) of cream cheese and 2.585 million pounds (719 metric tons) of whole milk powder. The product is going to customers in Asia, Central and South America, the Middle East and North Africa. The product will be delivered during the period from July through December 2019.
These contracts bring the year-to-date dairy product totals to 33.989 million pounds of American-type and Swiss cheeses, 189,598 pounds of anhydrous milkfat, 4.213 million pounds of butter (82% milkfat), 3.247 million pounds of cream cheese and 35.360 million pounds of whole milk powder. The products are going to 26 countries in six regions and are the milk equivalent of 697.2 million pounds of milk on a milkfat basis.
Assisting CWT members through the Export Assistance program positively affects all U.S. dairy farmers and all dairy cooperatives by strengthening and maintaining the value of dairy products that directly impact their milk price. It does this by helping member cooperatives gain and maintain world market share for U.S dairy products. As a result, the program has significantly expanded the total demand for U.S. dairy products and the demand for U.S. farm milk that produces those products.
The amounts of dairy products and related milk volumes reflect current contracts for delivery, not completed export volumes. CWT pays export assistance to the bidders only when export and delivery of the product are verified by the required documentation.
All dairy farmers and all dairy cooperatives should invest in CWT. Membership information is available on the CWT website, www.cwt.coop
Source: CWT
