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Market Commentary 11-03-17
Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 11 03 17 - by Alan Levitt
Weak sales of nonfat dry milk/skim milk powder (NDM/SMP), particularly to Southeast Asia, depressed overall U.S. export totals in the third quarter. U.S. suppliers shipped 460,204 tons of milk powder, cheese, butterfat, whey and lactose during the July-September period, down 2% from last year. U.S.
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Member Alert - March 6, 2025
Member Services > Member Alerts > Member Alerts > Member Alert March 6 2025
President Trump announced today that the United States would suspend the bulk of the 25 percent tariffs that were imposed on Tuesday, March 4 on imports from Mexico and Canada. The adjustment to U.S. tariffs is set to go into effect at 12:01 AM Eastern Standard Time on March 7, 2025. The tariff susp
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Market Commentary 12-05-19
Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 12 05 19 - by USDEC staff
U.S. exports in October were paced by record shipments of nonfat dry milk/skim milk powder (NDM/SMP) to Southeast Asia, plus strong sales of cheese to Mexico and lactose to New Zealand.U.S. suppliers shipped 176,896 tons of milk powders, cheese, whey products, lactose and butterfat in October, almos
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News Release: 08/27/2018
Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases Archives > News Release 08 > 27 > 2018
Retaliatory tariffs by China and Mexico could lower dairy exports by $2.7 billion and depress dairy farmers' revenues by $16.6 billion over the next several years unless they are rolled back. Moreover, U.S. economic output tied to the dairy industry would fall by more than $8 billion and 8,200 U.S.
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Member Alert - January 4, 2021
Member Services > Member Alerts > Archived Member Alerts > Member Alert January 4 2021
On December 30, 2020, the European Union (EU) published Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235(Regulation 2020/2235), which includes the approved regulatory framework and accompanying dairy, colostrum and composite health and transit certificates, finalizing the draft legislation tha
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Member Alert - February 6, 2026
Member Services > Member Alerts > Member Alerts > Member Alert February 6 2026
Late yesterday the U.S. Trade Representative signed a U.S.-Argentina Agreement on Reciprocal Trade and Investment that addresses several tariff and nontariff barrier concessions for U.S. dairy exports. A link to the trade agreement text can be found here and a factsheet outlining provisions of the a
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News Release: 8/4/2025
Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases > News Release 8 > 4 > 2025
ARLINGTON, VA – The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) today applauded the Senate's confirmation of Luke Lindberg to the position USDA Under Secretary of Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs. Statement from Krysta Harden, President and
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Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 01/02/2019
Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 01 > 02 > 2019 - by Tom Vilsack
Dear USDEC Members:The first full year of The Next 5% plan has come to a close. With two months of data to go, U.S. dairy exports were on track to rise from the equivalent of 14.7 percent of U.S. milk solids in 2017 to more than 16 percent—a record high.Your commitment to overseas markets w
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Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 02/26/2018
Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Archives > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 02 > 26 > 2018 - by Margaret Speich and Luke Waring
USDEC's two new Middle East office hires—Karim Chachati and Firas Zahreddine—boast 20 years of combined experience in dairy and food sales, marketing, promotion and merchandising in the region. In other words, they have the knowledge and skills USDEC is seeking to help U.S. suppliers a
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News Release: 3/6/2023
Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases > News Release 3 > 6 > 2023
ARLINGTON, VA - U.S. lawmakers and food industry representatives gathered last Wednesday, March 1, on Capitol Hill for a bipartisan discussion on common food names in what turned out to be a landmark week in the battle to preserve U.S. food and beverage companies’ rights to use thos