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Member Alert - December 23, 2021
Member Services > Member Alerts > Archived Member Alerts > Member Alert December 23 2021
The General Administration of Customs in China (GACC) will continue to recognize existing plant registrations that export dairy and infant formula products. U.S. firms that have applied in the FDA’s Export Listing Module (ELM) and are currently listed as registered by GACC to export dairy and
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Member Alert - September 23, 2024
Member Services > Member Alerts > Member Alerts > Member Alert September 23 2024
Saudi Arabia's Saudi Food & Drug Authority's (SFDA) Saudi Halal Center has issued a circular to Halal Certification Bodies (HCBs) announcing that on October 1, 2024, all Halal certificates for shipments to Saudi Arabia must be issued through a new Saudi Halal Center portal. This change was not n
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Member Alert - June 17, 2021
Member Services > Member Alerts > Archived Member Alerts > Member Alert June 17 2021
USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) has advised that Chile's Ministry of Agriculture (SAG) will start cracking down on imports of dairy products that do not have consistent plant identification between the Chile plant list, the AMS sanitary certificate, and the product label. Exporters must en
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Member Alert - February 25, 2022
Member Services > Member Alerts > Archived Member Alerts > Member Alert February 25 2022
On January 1, 2022, China's General Administration of Customs (GACC) implemented new facility registration requirements in which all food facilities must be registered in the GACC Single Window System, also known as the China Import Food Enterprise Registration (CIFER) system. Yesterday, G
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Member Alert - October 28, 2022
Member Services > Member Alerts > Archived Member Alerts > Member Alert October 28 2022
The South African government is now demanding that all health certificates be issued for shipments within 10 days prior to export. The U.S. government (USG) is currently in the process of clarifying South Africa's requirements and official policy related to the certificate date with South African au
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Nina Bakht Halal
Member Services > International Representatives > International Representatives > Nina Bakht Halal X9007
How I Help USDEC Members Our office is your go-to source for dairy business in the Middle East. We routinely: Address market access issues. Recommend and provide assistance to build and maintain strong business relationships with key trading partners. Provide information on competitor activity. Pro
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Market Commentary 03-23-17
Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 03 23 17 - by Alan Levitt
After staging a significant rally in the second half of 2016, the global dairy markets hit a wall in early 2017. Since mid-January, SMP prices are down near $500/ton and cheese prices are down more than $200/ton. WMP from Oceania is off about $700/ton since mid-December. Prices overshot last fall o
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Member Alert - July 5, 2023
Member Services > Member Alerts > Archived Member Alerts > Member Alert July 5 2023
On May 27, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) launched a consultation on a proposed amendment to the valuation of imported shipments that specifically aims to modify how customs duties are assessed to non-resident importers (NRIs). Under the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR), a NRI is
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Member Alert -April 2, 2020
Member Services > Member Alerts > Archived Member Alerts > Member Alert April 2 2020
This alert provides a further update on the March 30th Member Alert issued regarding the risk of import permit issuance in Mexico.
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Member Alert - October 9, 2019
Member Services > Member Alerts > Archived Member Alerts > Member Alert October 9 2019
In mid-November, the Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture Directorate General of Livestock and Animal Health Services (DGLAHS) will be conducting a desk audit (review) of all dairy plant registration applications for dairy plants that are not currently listed on the Indonesian dairy plant list.