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• Jan 9, 2026

  News Release: 1/9/2026

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  ARLINGTON, VA –  With the dawn of 2026 begins the United Nations’ Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) International Year of the Woman Farmer (IYWF). This designation spotlights the essential roles women play across agrifood systems, from production to trade, while often

• Dec 6, 2016

  Market Commentary 12-06-16

  Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 12 06 16 - by Alan Levitt

  Improved sales of nonfat dry milk/skim milk powder (NDM/SMP) to Southeast Asia, whey to China, cheese to South Korea and butter to Canada, plus a recovery in world commodity prices, led U.S exports to their highest value in 16 months. Overall export value was $426 million in October, up 5 percent fr

• Jan 23, 2017

  News Release: 01/23/2017

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  ARLINGTON, VA - The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) today urged the Trump Administration not to retreat from pursuing new trade opportunities in the Pacific Rim, and to protect the agricultural trade relationship between the United States and

• Apr 18, 2025

  Member Alert - April 18, 2025

  Member Services > Member Alerts > Member Alerts > Member Alert April 18 2025

  Late yesterday the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced new fees on Chinese-owned, -operated, and -built ships in response to a Section 301 investigation aimed at addressing China's shipbuilding and maritime dominance. Key Fee Structures (Effective Dates and Rates): Fees on Chine

• Mexico Milk Powder Regulation Pre-Implementation Update and Member Outreach

  Market Access & Regulatory Affairs > Hot Topics Folder > Hot Topics > Hot Topics > Mexico Milk Powder Regulation Pre Implementation Update & Member Outreach

  Mexico Milk Powder Regulation Pre-Implementation Update and Member Outreach

• Apr 25, 2018

  Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 04/25/2018

  Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Archives > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 04 > 25 > 2018 - by Katie Phelan

  Dairy ingredients are critical to the future of dairy exports. Ingredients constitute 81% of all U.S. dairy exports and protein ingredients tend to command a higher marketplace value. In supermarkets around the world, emerging plant-based ingredients such as pea, algae and hemp are appearing on in

• Aug 31, 2018

  Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 08/31/2018

  Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Archives > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 08 > 31 > 2018 - by Nina Bakht Halal

  Middle East/North Africa (MENA) dairy import demand has come back very strong in 2018. In the first half of the year, imports of milk powder, cheese, butterfat and whey were up 17 percent from the prior year, and U.S. volume was up 75 percent. Here’s an update in the key nations of Egypt, Sa

• Dec 6, 2018

  Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 12/06/2018

  Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Archives > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 12 > 06 > 2018 - by Margaret Speich and Luke Waring

  The list of food companies running blockchain trials reads like an ag-sector all-star team: Archer Daniels Midland, Bunge, Cargill, Dairy Farmers of America, Danone, Dole Food, Fonterra Cooperative Group, Nestlé, Tyson Foods, Unilever—to name a few. Tejas Bhatt, Walmart’s senio

• Jun 25, 2019

  Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 06/25/2019

  Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 06 > 25 > 2019 - by Margaret Speich

  Crises happen every day in every industry in every country. They happen to the organizations best and least prepared to deal with them. For some, a crisis response may take just a few days to de-escalate; the effects of others linger for months, years and even decades. Dairy manufacturers, especia

• Feb 5, 2019

  Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 02/05/2019

  Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 02 > 05 > 2019 - by Nina Bakht Halal

  After a strong start to 2018, dairy purchases from the Middle East region slumped in the second half. In the August-November period, imports were down 16 percent, with a 26-percent drop-off in milk powder. The region’s largest importers, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), saw t