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• Sep 21, 2025

  China Nutrition Science Conference

  Export Marketing > Marketing Events > Event Pages > 2025 Event Pages > China Nutrition Science Conference

  USDEC will participate in the 17th National Nutrition Science Congress (CNSC) organized by China Nutrition Society Sept 21-23, 2025. CNSC is a prominent event held every two years and serves as a platform for scientific exchange among nutrition science and food research professionals in China and ar

• New Korea Facility Registration Requirement

  Market Access & Regulatory Affairs > Hot Topics Folder > Hot Topics > Hot Topics > New Korea Facility Registration Requirement

  Korea implemented a new Special Act on Imported Food Safety Management (The Act) on February 4, 2016 which includes a foreign facility registration component. For livestock facilities, implementation of this bill is scheduled for August 4, 2016. Similar to the U.S. Food Safety Modernization Act (FS

• Oct 5, 2016

  Market Commentary 10-05-16

  Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 10 05 16 - by Alan Levitt

  Improved sales of milk powder to Mexico and whey to China, plus rebounding world commodity prices, led U.S. dairy exports to post their first year-over-year value increase in more than two years. Overall exports were valued at $402.6 million, up 3 percent from last August. Exporters shipped 172,764

• May 12, 2025

  Member Alert - May 12, 2025

  Member Services > Member Alerts > Member Alerts > Member Alert May 12 2025

  China: Following negotiations held over the weekend, the U.S. and China announced this morning that they had reached an agreement to lower the "reciprocal trade" tariffs and retaliatory tariffs that were imposed on U.S.-China trade as of last month. The lowered rates will apply as of May 14.  T

• Jul 12, 2018

  Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 07/12/2018

  Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Archives > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 07 > 12 > 2018 - by Mark O'Keefe

  Lan Sohn and Shinhyung Chung of Sohn’s Market Makers learned to say the English word “cheese” as a way to smile in front of the camera. As the U.S. Dairy Export Council's new representatives in Seoul, the long-time friends are eager to bring smiles to the faces of USDEC members loo

• Aug 29, 2018

  Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 08/29/2018

  Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Archives > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 08 > 29 > 2018 - by Tom Vilsack

  No doubt you have been following the news that the United States and Mexico have agreed to key portions of a new trade agreement that could soon lift tariffs on U.S. cheese and other dairy products. While these developments about our No. 1 export market are encouraging, I found myself on the oppos

• Apr 17, 2019

  Market Commentary 04-17-19

  Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 04 17 19 - by USDEC staff

  Improved cheese shipments highlighted U.S. export performance in February.Cheese exports totaled 32,515 tons, up 16% from the prior year. On a daily-average basis, this is the second-highest total ever, falling just short of the record achieved in March 2014.   Sales of cheese to South Korea w

• Nov 3, 2020

  News Release: 11/3/2020

  Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases Archives > News Release 11 > 3 > 2020

  Arlington, VA - The U.S. dairy industry commended the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) for using its review of Indonesia’s Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) status to hold Indonesia accountable for issues that had threatened the smooth flow of U.S. dairy exports. USTR announced yesterday

• Mar 29, 2018

  News Release: 03/29/2018

  Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases Archives > News Release 03 > 29 > 2018

  Improved FTA Addresses Several Dairy Concerns ARLINGTON, VA - The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) today applauded the Trump Administration's swift and effective negotiation with South Korea regarding the terms and implementation of the U.S.-Korea

• Apr 29, 2025

  News Release: 4/29/2025

  Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases > News Release 4 > 29 > 2025

  ARLINGTON, VA – The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC), National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN) said they appreciated the U.S. Trade Representative’s (USTR) decision to spotlight protection of common food names in the agency’s 2025 Spec