CWT Wraps up Tenth Herd Retirement, Continues Export Assistance Program
October 4, 2010
CWT Wraps up Tenth Herd Retirement, Continues Export Assistance Program
All the cows that were accepted in the Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) 2010 herd retirement (except for some treated dry cows) have gone to packing plants. When the few dairies have sent these last cows for processing, this latest herd retirement round (the sixth in three years) will be complete and final figures for number of dairies, number of cows, and pounds of milk production removed will be released.
Meanwhile, during the month of September, CWT accepted seven bids for export assistance in selling 1,173 metric tons (2.6 million pounds) of American cheeses to Asia and the Middle East. The total cheese that CWT has helped members sell to 23 countries on four continents now totals 44.5 million pounds in 2010. CWT has also assisted members in making export sales of 33.1 million pounds of butter and anhydrous milkfat since it started offered export assistance on March 18th.
