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News Release: 11/24/2023
Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases > News Release 11 > 24 > 2023
ARLINGTON, VA – Today’s ruling by a U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) dispute panel allowing Canada to restrict the dairy access that the United States negotiated for in the USMCA pact weakens the agreement’s value to the U.S. dairy industry, according to the U.S. Dairy Export
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Member Alert - February 21, 2025
Member Services > Member Alerts > Member Alerts > Member Alert February 21 2025 X22645
USDA GAIN report published on February 20 announced that as of February 6, 2025, the Indonesia Quarantine Agency (IQA) will now be enforcing IQA Regulation No. 14/2024, requiring U.S. exporters to submit Prior Notice (PN) before the vessel departs U.S. ports. To assist with this transition, IQA has
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News Release: 1/07/2022
Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases Archives > News Release 1 > 07 > 2022
ARLINGTON, VA - A judicial ruling has determined that “gruyere” is a generic style of cheese that can come from anywhere. The decision reaffirms that all cheesemakers, not just those in France or Switzerland, can continue to create and market cheese under this common name. In the j
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HI Japan
Export Marketing > Marketing Events > Event Pages > 2023 Event Pages > Hi Japan
Health Ingredients Japan is the country's largest trade show for functional and health ingredients. USDEC will be exhibiting with a small booth (#1-153) at the Health Ingredients (Hi) Japan trade show at the Tokyo Big Site Exhibition Centre. USDEC plans to engage with food and beverage manufac
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Southeast Asia International Cheese Demand Landscape
Strategic Insights > Reports > Research Reports > Market Research Reports > Southeast Asia International Cheese Demand Landscape
This chapter, part of a broader study on U.S. cheddar opportunities in 17 international markets, evaluates Indonesia and Malaysia—two distinct and developing markets in Southeast Asia. While cheese consumption is lower compared to Western markets, rising incomes, urbanization, and shifting foo
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Japan International Cheese Demand Landscape
Strategic Insights > Reports > Research Reports > Market Research Reports > Japan International Cheese Demand Landscape
This chapter, as part of a broader study on U.S. cheddar opportunities in 17 international markets, highlights Japan’s advanced cheese market with growing demand for cheddar and gouda. While tariffs protect domestic production, trade agreements have made imports more competitive, with the U.S.
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News Release: 12/19/2025
Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases > News Release 12 > 19 > 2025
ARLINGTON, VA—The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC), the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN) commended the Senate confirmation of Dr. Julie Callahan to serve as Chief Agricultural Negotiator for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
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News Release: 3/16/2026
Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases > News Release 3 > 16 > 2026
ARLINGTON, VA — The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC), the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN) praised Friday’s signing of a U.S.–Ecuador agreement on reciprocal trade. The agreement would improve export opportunities for U.S
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Member Alert - March 17, 2026
Member Services > Member Alerts > Member Alerts > Member Alert March 17 2026
The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) signed a U.S.-Ecuador Agreement on Reciprocal Trade late Friday, March 13, that includes provisions to reduce tariffs on certain dairy products. Ecuador also commits to reforming its burdensome import licensing and facility registration systems for food and agric
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Member Alert - November 5, 2017
Member Services > Member Alerts > Archived Member Alerts > Member Alert November 5 2017
Malaysia’s Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) will require all food and feed facilities that export to Malaysia to register with DVS by March 1, 2018.