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Dairy Farmers of America Inc. (DFA) is a national
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marketing
cooperative A cooperative (also known as co-operative, co-op, or coop) is "an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically-control ...
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.


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. 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. Its headquarters from 1998 until 2017 was near
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in
Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City (abbreviated KC or KCMO) is the largest city in Missouri by population and area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 508,090 in 2020, making it the 36th most-populous city in the United States. It is the central ...
. In 2011, DFA acquired Kemps of
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, and its subsidiaries from
HP Hood HP Hood LLC is an American dairy company based in Lynnfield, Massachusetts. Hood was founded in 1846 in Charlestown, Massachusetts, by Harvey Perley Hood. Recent company acquisitions by HP Hood have expanded its reach from predominantly New Eng ...
.Kansas City Business Journal - ''Dairy Farmers of America will become owner of Kemps'' (April 15, 2011)
Retrieved Apr. 23, 2015. In 2014, DFA acquired Oakhurst, and Dairylea Cooperative Inc. merged with the farmer-owned Cooperative. DFA became the sole owner of DairiConcepts in 2015, 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. In February 2020, DFA agreed to buy a “substantial” part of
Dean Foods Dean Foods was an American food and beverage company and the largest dairy company in the United States. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, the company maintained plants and distributors in the United States. Dean Foods had 66 manufacturing faciliti ...
, 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.


Brands

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(under licensed) * Breakstone's Butter * 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 * Oakhurst *
Plugrá Plugrá is a brand of butter made in the United States by Dairy Farmers of America. It is made with a higher butterfat content than most American butter (82% butterfat Butterfat or milkfat is the fatty portion of milk. Milk and cream are often ...
* Sport Shake ;Notes


Commodity price manipulation issues

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


See also

* List of dairy product companies in the United States


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dairy Farmers Of America American companies established in 1998 Food and drink companies established in 1998 1998 establishments in Missouri Agricultural cooperatives in the United States Agricultural marketing cooperatives Companies based in Kansas City, Missouri Dairy products companies of the United States Borden (company)