USDEC and NMPF Statement on House Passing the Combatting Organized Retail Crime Act
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Luke Waring, USDEC |
ARLINGTON, VA — The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) issued the following statement on the House passing the Combatting Organized Retail Crime Act (CORCA) this week:
“U.S. dairy exporters rely upon a supply chain that is safe and reliable in order to reach customers around the world,” said USDEC President and CEO Krysta Harden. “Unfortunately, our dairy exports have been collateral damage as criminals break into shipping containers in search of high-value retail goods. The bipartisan legislation passed by the House this week is a critical step toward providing our dairy shippers and law enforcement the resources needed to better confront this issue. Thank you to Representatives Joyce, Lee, Valadao and Titus for championing this important effort.”
“CORCA is an important tool for our dairy producers to ensure that their products reach end customers safely and on time,” said NMPF President and CEO Gregg Doud. “We appreciate Reps. Joyce, Lee, Valadao and Titus for leading this commonsense legislation to crack down on cargo break-ins that continue to affect U.S. dairy shippers. We look forward to working to move the bill forward in the Senate and into law.”
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The U.S. Dairy Export Council is a non-profit, independent membership organization that represents the global trade interests of U.S. dairy producers, proprietary processors and cooperatives, ingredient suppliers and export traders. Its mission is to enhance U.S. global competitiveness and assist the U.S. industry to increase its global dairy ingredient sales and exports of U.S. dairy products. USDEC accomplishes this through programs in market development that build global demand for U.S. dairy products, resolve market access barriers and advance industry trade policy goals. USDEC is supported by staff across the United States and overseas in Mexico, South America, Asia, Middle East and Europe. The U.S. Dairy Export Council prohibits discrimination on the basis of age, disability, national origin, race, color, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, political beliefs, marital status, military status, and arrest or conviction record. www.usdec.org.