Calif. firm wins $22 million milk contract.California-based DairyAmerica Inc. has won a $22 million contract to sell 10,000 tons of powdered milk to Cuba's state-run Alimport. The document was signed Feb. 3 by Alimport's president, Pedro Alvarez Pedro Alvarez is a common name in the Spanish and Portuguese languages. It can be appropriately spelled with or without the accent over the first "A," and with either a "z" or an "s" at the end. , and Keith Murfield, president of DairyAmerica. In a brief ceremony, Murfield said most of the U.S. business community wants normal trade relations with Cuba "based on mutual respect," and that he hopes for "the elimination of current restrictions that obstruct ob·struct v. To block or close a body passage so as to hinder or interrupt a flow. ob·struc  tive adj. commercial transactions."
Alvarez, speaking at the same ceremony, warned that Washington's limits on trade with Cuba are harming U.S. firms. He thanked members of Congress who are lobbying for the establishment of normal bilateral bilateral /bi·lat·er·al/ (-lat´er-al) having two sides, or pertaining to both sides. bi·lat·er·al adj. 1. Having or formed of two sides; two-sided. 2. ties. DairyAmerica consists of seven producer-owned dairy cooperatives with operations in 14 states from California to Massachusetts. The company makes various grades of nonfat dry milk Noun 1. nonfat dry milk - dehydrated skimmed milk dried milk, dry milk, milk powder, powdered milk - dehydrated milk , dry buttermilk buttermilk residual fluid after removal of fat from milk in butter manufacture; a protein-rich supplement fed to pigs. and dry whole milk. Details: Rich Lewis, DairyAmerica, 4974 E. Clinton Way, Bldg. #C221, Fresno, CA 93727. Tel: (559) 251-0992. Fax: (559) 251-1078. |
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