CWT Assists With 895,000 Pounds of Dairy Product Export Sales

Feb 15, 2024

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) member cooperatives accepted eight offers of export assistance from CWT that helped them capture sales contracts for 853,000 pounds (390 MT) of American-type cheese and 42,000 pounds (19 MT) of whole milk powder. The product is going to customers in Asia, Central America, the Caribbean and Middle East-North Africa, and will be delivered from February through June 2024.

CWT-assisted member cooperative year-to-date export sales total 16.5 million pounds of American-type cheeses, 6.9 million pounds of whole milk powder and 842,000 pounds of cream cheese. The products are going to 13 countries in four regions. These sales are the equivalent of 209.3 million pounds of milk on a milkfat basis. Over the last 12 months, CWT assisted sales are the equivalent of 914.6 million pounds of milk on a milkfat basis.

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