Profiting From Dairy

For the life of me, I cannot figure how the processor and then a broker can make money from a government "dairy" program subsidy, while the farmer is crawling to the poorhouse. Actually, even the poorhouse is gone.

USDA ACCEPTS DEIP BID FOR MOZZARELLA CHEESE TO AFRICA AND MIDDLE EAST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13, 2009 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Commodity Credit Corporation today accepted a bid from an exporter under the Dairy Export Incentive Program for mozzarella cheese to Africa and Middle East.

The award totaled 22 metric tons of mozzarella cheese.

Delivery period: Oct. 13, 2009 - May 31, 2010

Bonus: $295.00 per metric ton

Remaining global DEIP balance: 1,848 metric tons

CCC's bonus was awarded to Global Food Connection, Inc.

For further information, call (202) 720-3224.

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Here's a link:

http://www.globalfoodconnection.com/