Co-operatives Working Together (CWT) has assisted with the export of 23,463 tonnes of butter this year to date. This indicates that the majority of US butter currently entering the global markets has received some financial assistance. DairyAmerica companies have been amongst those who have recently received exports assistance from CWT. The co-operatives that make up DairyAmerica are: California Dairies Inc, United Dairymen of Arizona, O-AT-KA, and Agrimark. O-AT-KA describes itself as a “global leader in butter quality”, whilst the website of California Dairies Inc states the co-operative is “one of the nation’s largest butter manufacturers with 22 percent of the US. butter market share”.
Map of DairyAmerica member plants