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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
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Market Commentary 01-06-16
Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 01 06 16 - by Alan Levitt
U.S. exports in November were just $377.3 million, down 24 percent from the previous year, and the lowest value figure in nearly five years. Shipments of nonfat dry milk/skim milk powder (NDM/SMP) and lactose continued to track slightly higher than the previous year, but cheese and whey exports have
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News Release: 6/14/2021
Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases Archives > News Release 6 > 14 > 2021
ARLINGTON, VA. - The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) today thanked congressional leaders seeking to prevent trade disruptions of U.S. dairy exports to the European Union (EU). Representatives Ron Kind (D-WI), Jackie Walorski (R-IN), Jim Costa (D-C
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News Release: 07/18/2017
Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases Archives > News Release 07 > 18 > 2017
Darigold CEO Says 25,000 Dairy Jobs on the Line with Renegotiation of NAFTA WASHINGTON, D.C. - The CEO of a major farmer-owned dairy cooperative in Washington state told a congressional panel today that the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has created jobs and increased sales for hi
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Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 1/15/2020
Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 1 > 15 > 2020 - by Tom Vilsack
Dear USDEC Members, After months of high-stakes negotiations, the United States and China signed a Phase One trade deal today. The ink has barely dried on the document. But I wanted our members to have information as soon as possible. You are understandably wondering what this means for our industry
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News Release: 05/03/2017
Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases Archives > News Release 05 > 03 > 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. dairy leaders from across the country visited Washington, D.C., this week to urge Congress and Trump Administration officials to hold Canada accountable for its trade violations and hasten the repeal of Canada's controversial new dairy pricing system. During a fly-in ral
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News Release: 11/3/2021
Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases Archives > News Release 11 > 3 > 2021
ARLINGTON, VA - The current supply chain crisis could cause "irreparable harm" to agriculture, Mike Durkin, President and CEO of Leprino Foods, said in testimony prepared for a U.S. House Agriculture Committee hearing today about how supply chain issues are affecting export markets for Leprino
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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
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USDEC Comments to USTR on U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade 7.08.2022
Trade Policy > Comments & Testimonies > Items > Usdec Comments To Ustr On Us Taiwan Initiative On 21St Century Trade 7082022
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Market Commentary 11-05-19
Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 11 05 19 - by USDEC staff
A surge in nonfat dry milk/skim milk powder (NDM/SMP) exports to Mexico and Southeast Asia, plus increased cheese shipments to Mexico and United Arab Emirates (UAE) propelled total U.S. dairy exports above year-ago levels for the first time since October 2018.U.S. suppliers shipped 170,731 tons of m