The balance sheet for Associated Milk Producers, Incorporated is the strongest it has ever been. Board Chairman Steve Schlangen says the dairy cooperative has invested in new technology in its four major cheese plants. On the domestic front, AMPI and Crystal Farms came to terms on an agreement to sell cheese at the retail level. Regarding international sales, AMPI has secured markets in China and the Middle East. “They’re learning to love cheeseburgers and that’s a good thing because there’s a lot of mouths to feed there.” Schlangen said it is important to have a market for your products.” If you look at the beef industry is going through and even pork, they would love to have their own farmer-owned cooperative where they could have the market for products and that’s what we have in dairy and AMPI.”
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