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• Sep 3, 2025

  Convenience Food Conference

  Export Marketing > Marketing Events > Event Pages > 2025 Event Pages > Convenience Food Conference

  This year again USDEC is collaborating with the Chinese Institute of Food Science and Technology (CIFST) and participating in their 25th Convenience Food Conference which will be held September 3-5, 2025. On Sept 5, from 9:00am to 12:05pm there will be a session aimed at promoting the use of ingred

• Aug 4, 2017

  Market Commentary 08-04-17

  Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 08 04 17 - by Alan Levitt

  U.S. dairy exports in the first half of the year were the most in three years, led by record sales of nonfat dry milk/skim milk powder (NDM/SMP) and whey products, and a 24-percent year-over-year gain in cheese exports. Suppliers shipped 950,291 tons of milk powder, cheese, butterfat, whey and lacto

• Jun 6, 2024

  Discover U.S. Baking – Ingredients and Trends

  Export Marketing > Marketing Events > Event Pages > 2024 Event Pages > Discover Us Baking – Ingredients & Trends

  ATO Beijing organized "Discover U.S. Baking" in conjunction with the China Association of Bakery and Confectionary Industry (CABCI) to highlight U.S. ingredients, including permeate, to chain bakeries and bakery and pastry chefs. USDEC will participate in "Discover U.S. Baking - Ingredients and Tre

• HPAI Information

  Member Services > Periodicals > Hpai Information

  Are U.S. Milk and Dairy Products Safe for Import? Yes, pasteurized milk and dairy products are safe. The pasteurization of milk is consistent with the FDA's Grade "A" Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO) and destroys harmful microorganisms and viruses, including Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPA

• Feb 26, 2019

  News Release: 02/26/2019

  Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases Archives > News Release 02 > 26 > 2019

  ARLINGTON, VA - A new study commissioned by the U.S. Dairy Export Council and the Consortium for Common Food Names forecasts severe consequences for U.S. cheese exports if the European Union (EU) is successful in further expanding restrictions on the use of generic terms such as parmesan, asiago and

• Sep 5, 2019

  Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 09/05/2019

  Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 09 > 05 > 2019

  U.S. Dairy is facing strong headwinds in China. Between the U.S.-China trade war and the African Swine Fever (ASF) epidemic that has decimated the nation’s pig herd (and demand for feed), U.S. dairy shipments to China have plummeted over the past 13 months.The following new USDEC analysis by

• Apr 11, 2025

  Member Alert - April 11, 2025

  Member Services > Member Alerts > Member Alerts > Member Alert April 11 2025

  China Developments: Earlier today, April 11, China announced that it will impose a total reciprocal tariffs retaliatory rate of 125% on all imports from the U.S. starting on April 12. This action was taken following President Trump's increase of the reciprocal tariff assessed on imports from China

• Jun 3, 2016

  Market Commentary 06-03-16

  Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 06 03 16 - by Alan Levitt

  U.S. exports remain well below the volumes shipped during most of 2013 and 2014 and the first five months of 2015. But the bright spot in the April numbers was improved shipments of milk powder and whey protein concentrate (WPC), which led overall volume to its highest total in 10 months. U.S. expor

• Dec 19, 2019

  Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 12/19/2019

  Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 12 > 19 > 2019 - by Tom Vilsack

  Dear USDEC Members, As we head into the final days of 2019, we see many reasons for optimism for U.S. dairy exports. The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is well positioned for a congressional vote. The Phase 1 U.S-Japan trade agreement is scheduled for implementation on Jan. 1, 2020. An uptick

• Oct 21, 2019

  Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 10/21/2019

  Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 10 > 21 > 2019 - by Tom Vilsack

  Dear USDEC Members, Last year, the United States exported more cheese than any single country in the world. This year, we made the world's best cheese. That's not my opinion but that of the World Cheese Awards held in Bergamo, Italy. On Friday, judges named a cheese from the U.S. "Best Cheese in the