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Market Commentary 09-02-16
Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 09 02 16 - by Alan Levitt
Overall U.S. export performance in July was in line with recent months. Exporters shipped 159,025 tons of milk powders, cheese, butterfat, whey and lactose during the month, up 7 percent from the prior year. Shipments of milk powder and whey proteins made the strongest showing.Official USDA data con
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Market Commentary 05-04-18
Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 05 04 18 - by Marc A.H. Beck
U.S. dairy export volume reached an all-time high in February (on a daily-average basis), led by a rebound in ingredient sales to Southeast Asia, record lactose exports to China and broad-based increases in overseas sales of cheese. Suppliers shipped 204,453 tons of milk powder, cheese, butterfat,wh
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Member Alert - June 8, 2021
Member Services > Member Alerts > Archived Member Alerts > Member Alert June 8 2021
The post-COVID transportation crisis has led to supply chain disruptions worldwide, and U.S. agricultural exporters are reeling from the bottlenecks and delays. Such delays may also have an impact on clearing shipments in Indonesia due to the validity period of import permits. In Indonesia, import p
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News Release: 12/13/2023
Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases > News Release 12 > 13 > 2023
Missouri dairy farmer Alex Peterson, right, is USDEC’s new chair. Becky Nyman, left, a California dairy farmer, was elected as vice chair. In this June USDEC photo, they hold up Calli ice cream cups (made with U.S. milk protein concentrate) while in Southeast Asia on a USDEC-sponsored farme
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News Release: 04/21/2016
Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases Archives > News Release 04 > 21 > 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Key members of the U.S. House of Representatives issued a strong statement today affirming the need for the Obama Administration to take concrete steps to address implementation and enforcement issues related to dairy provisions of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade a
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News Release: 10/6/2025
Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases > News Release 10 > 6 > 2025
ARLINGTON, VA – The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and The Indonesian Food and Beverage Industry Association (GAPMMI Indonesia) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) today to strengthen bilateral cooperation, support multilateral engagement and advance sustainable dairy trade bet
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Market Commentary 12-06-18
Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 12 06 18 - by Alan Levitt
U.S. dairy exports were virtually flat on both a volume and value basis in October, undermined by a continued loss of sales to China since implementation of retaliatory tariffs. Shipments of milk powder, whey, lactose, cheese and butterfat to China were down 47% in October, while U.S. exports elsewh
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Market Commentary 08-08-16
Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 08 08 16 - by Alan Levitt
U.S. exporters shipped 161,882 tons of milk powders, cheese, butterfat, whey and lactose in June, up 5 percent from a year ago and the highest figure since May 2015. Gains were led by record shipments of whey protein concentrate (including HS codes 04041005 and 040410085), offsetting declines in all
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Member Alert - August 8, 2023
Member Services > Member Alerts > Archived Member Alerts > Member Alert August 8 2023
On Friday, August 4, USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) received an informal notification from South Africa's Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) that called into question whether the U.S. regulatory system meets their requirements and noted that South Africa
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News Release: 11/27/2017
Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases Archives > News Release 11 > 27 > 2017
Relationship-building pays off as USDEC-led effort boosts U.S. export competitiveness. ARLINGTON, VA. - Effective Dec. 1, 2017, China is unilaterally lowering its cheese tariffs from 12 percent to 8 percent. The move will immediately boost U.S. export competitiveness in China and help U.S. supp