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News Release: 5/8/2024
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CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO – Leading dairy representatives from the United States and Mexico met this week in Chihuahua, Mexico to renew their commitment to collaborate and advocate on mutually beneficial dairy policies. This was the sixth meeting between leading U.S. and Mexico dairy organizations
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News Release: 7/3/2025
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ARLINGTON, VA – The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) today welcomed Congress’ significant investment in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s trade promotion capacity, as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The bill, passed through Congress’ reconciliation process,
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News Release: 1/8/2015
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CONTACTS: Chris Galen, NMPFPHONE: (703) 243-6111FAX: 703-841-9328cgalen@nmpf.org Alan Levitt, USDEC(703) 528-4801alevitt@usdec.org Peggy Armstrong, IDFAPHONE: 202-220-3508FAX: 202-331-7820parmstrong@idfa.org The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) a
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News Release: 2/6/2025
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ARLINGTON, VA – U.S. dairy exports slipped 0.4% in 2024 in milk solids equivalent (MSE) terms, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released Wednesday. Geographical and product-by-product performance was mixed against a backdrop of heightened competition and tight U.S. milk powder supplies.
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News Release: 07/18/2017
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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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News Release: 7/30/2020
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ARLINGTON, VA -- A diverse range of farm and agricultural industries is praising a bipartisan Senate letter sent today to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue urging stronger international safeguards to protect U.S. exporters using co
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News Release: 07/15/2015
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CONTACTS: Chris Galen, NMPFPHONE: (703) 243-6111FAX: 703-841-9328cgalen@nmpf.org Alan Levitt, USDECPHONE: (703) 528-4801FAX: 703-528-3705alevitt@usdec.org ARLINGTON, VA – The National Milk Producers Federation and the U.S. Dairy Export Council today commended a bipartisan and regionall
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News Release: 10/01/2018
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The trade agreement reached last night between the United States and Canada includes the elimination of Canada's Class 7 pricing system and creation of some additional market access, two important objectives of the U.S. dairy sector. The National Milk Producers Federation, (
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News Release: 07/26/2017
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U.S. trade deals have delivered benefits across the entire dairy chain WASHINGTON, D.C. - The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is undisputedly the U.S. dairy industry's most important trade deal, Tom Vilsack, U.S. Dairy Export Council president and CEO, told a House Agriculture Comm
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News Release: 12/07/2015
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ARLINGTON, VA – In response to a World Trade Organization (WTO) decision today announcing that Canada and Mexico are authorized to apply a total of over $1 billion in retaliatory tariffs to U.S. exports, dairy producers and exporters renewed their call for Congress to take swift action to elim