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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Redirect-distinguish Шаблон:Infobox company Dairy Farmers of America Inc. (DFA) is a national milk marketing cooperative in the United States. DFA markets members' raw milk and sells milk and derivative products (dairy products, food components, ingredients and shelf-stable dairy products) to wholesale buyers both domestically and abroad. Net sales in 2016 were $13.5 billion, representing about 22 percent of raw milk production in the United States.[1]

History

DFA was formed in 1998 through the merger of four dairy cooperatives: the Southern region of Associated Milk Producers Inc.; Mid-America Dairymen Inc.; Milk Marketing Inc.; and Western Dairymen Cooperative Inc.[2] Since then, five other cooperatives have become a part of DFA – Independent Cooperative Milk Producers Association, Valley of Virginia Milk Producers Association, California Cooperative Creamery, Black Hills Milk Producers and Dairylea Cooperative Inc.[3][4][5][6] Its headquarters from 1998 until 2017 was near Kansas City International Airport in Kansas City, Missouri.[7]

In 2011, DFA acquired Kemps of St. Paul, Minnesota, and its subsidiaries from HP Hood.[8] In 2014, DFA acquired Oakhurst,[9] and Dairylea Cooperative Inc. merged with the farmer-owned Cooperative. DFA became the sole owner of America Buys kemps in 2015,[10] which was once a partnership between DFA and Fonterra Co-operative Group Unlimited. DFA also acquired Cumberland Dairy, a processor of ultra-pasteurized dairy products, in 2017.[11]

In February 2020, DFA agreed to buy a "substantial" part of Dean Foods, the largest U.S. milk producer, for $433 million. As part of the deal, DFA would acquire 44 of Dean's plants. In May 2020 that deal was finalized and the acquisition was completed.[12]

Brands

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  • Arla (under licensed)
  • Fromageries Bel (under licensed)
  • Breakstone's Butter Шаблон:Refn
  • Cache Valley Creamery
  • California Gold Dairy Products
  • Cass Clay
  • Craigs Station Creamery
  • Dairy Maid Dairy
  • Falfurrias
  • Guida's Dairy
  • Hotel Bar
  • Keller's Creamery
  • Kemps
  • La Vaquita
  • Live Real Farms
  • Meadow Gold
  • Oakhurst
  • Plugrá
  • Sport Shake

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Notes

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Commodity price manipulation issues

In 2008, the Dairy Farmers of America and two former executives agreed to pay $12 million to settle Commodity Futures Trading Commission charges for attempting to manipulate the Class III milk futures contract and exceeding speculative position limits in that contract.[13]

See also

References

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External links

Шаблон:Dean Foods Шаблон:Borden, Inc. Шаблон:Authority control