USDEC's 2006 Annual Report Highlights Strengthened Commitment from the U.S. Dairy Industry
U.S. dairy shipments registered their third straight record year, rising 13.7 percent to $1.89 billion. Over the past three years, U.S. exports are up 77 percent by value and 75 percent by volume. For the first time ever, export volume was more than double the level of dairy imports. And much like 2005, these were almost all unsubsidized, commercial shipments. None of this could have been accomplished without the strengthened commitment of the U.S. Dairy Industry.Read more in USDEC's 2006 Annual Report.
CWT accepts two export
bids
According to the July 13, 2007, issue of Cheese
Market News, Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) accepted two export
assistance bids from Foremost Farms USA, one for cheese (190 MT) the
other for butter (500 MT). Both bids are destined for the
Netherlands. This brings CWT's annual export obligations to 5,720 MT for
cheese, 9,930 MT for butter and 2,280 MT for AMF.
Monograph examines whey and
sarcopenia
USDEC’s latest monograph, Sarcopenia and Whey Proteins, presents the benefits of whey proteins in preventing and treating loss of muscle mass among seniors, also known as sarcopenia. The publication provides a scientific summary of the issue for health professionals and product developers, including the latest research on the physiologic and metabolic implications of sarcopenia, whey protein’s effects on muscle protein metabolism, and the unique role of whey protein in managing sarcopenia. For more information or to order copies, contact Bency Thomas at bthomas@usdec.org or visit the publications section of the USDEC website at www.usdec.org/publications/monographs.cfm.
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