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Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 02/26/2018
Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Archives > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 02 > 26 > 2018 - by Margaret Speich and Luke Waring
USDEC's two new Middle East office hires—Karim Chachati and Firas Zahreddine—boast 20 years of combined experience in dairy and food sales, marketing, promotion and merchandising in the region. In other words, they have the knowledge and skills USDEC is seeking to help U.S. suppliers a
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Market Commentary 01-06-17
Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 01 06 17 - by Alan Levitt
The steady resurgence in U.S. dairy exports continued in November, with suppliers posting an 18-month high in export volume (on a 30-day-month basis) and a 17-month high in export value. In the second half of the year through November, total U.S. export volume was up 15 percent.Volumes during the la
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Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 07/25/2019
Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 07 > 25 > 2019 - by Margaret Speich
GENEVA, Switzerland -- The U.S. Dairy Export Council recently joined more than 600 delegates at a meeting of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) with a mission to protect the scientific basis of Codex and shepherd key dairy provisions to final adoption. At the top of the July 8-12 CAC agenda
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Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 08/23/2019
Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 08 > 23 > 2019 - by Tom Vilsack
Dear Members, I want to update you on the ongoing negotiations between the U.S. and Japan over market access for U.S. dairy exports as part of a broader bi-lateral free trade agreement. Talks between the two nations have continued throughout the summer, and negotiators may announce a tentative
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Member Alert - July 1, 2021
Member Services > Member Alerts > Archived Member Alerts > Member Alert July 1 2021
USDEC is asking for member input related to a new dairy safeguard investigation initiated by Colombia. On June 21, 2021, Colombia's Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism (MCIT), Directorate of Foreign Trade, published its decision to initiate a bilateral safeguard investigation on imports of po
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Member Alert - July 24, 2023
Member Services > Member Alerts > Archived Member Alerts > Member Alert July 24 2023
The European Commission has put forward several packaging proposals, and USDEC is seeking member feedback by August 8, 2023 on the expected impact of these regulations on your exports so that we may represent your concerns as these regulations are developed. Proposed requirements include: Ban on Bi
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Market Commentary 09-05-18
Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 09 05 18 - by Alan Levitt
U.S. dairy export volumes in July were the lowest since January but remained above last year's pace.Suppliers shipped 170,100 tons of milk powders, cheese, butterfat, whey products, and lactose during the month, up 11% from July 2018. U.S. exports were worth $434.0 million, up 3%. In the first seven
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Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 07/26/2018
Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Archives > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 07 > 26 > 2018 - by Kristi Saitama
The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by USDEC and China's Jiangnan University looms even larger today than it did four months ago when it was initialed. China's retaliatory tariffs on hundreds of U.S. products, including dairy, are likely to put U.S. suppliers at a greater competitive di
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Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 10/1/2019
Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 10 > 1 > 2019 - by Dali Ghazalay
U.S. dairy suppliers and USDEC staff met today with Indonesian dairy importers and government officials in Jakarta at the U.S.-Indonesia Dairy Roundtable. The event, organized by USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service and the government of Indonesia, sought to bring U.S. dairy suppliers together with I
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Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 11/20/2018
Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Archives > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 11 > 20 > 2018 - by Nina Bakht Halal
Middle East/North Africa (MENA) dairy import demand has come back very strong in 2018. In the first eight months of the year, imports of milk powder, cheese, butterfat and whey were up 15 percent from the prior year, and U.S. volume was up 62 percent. The region is characterized by rapid industria