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Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 08/13/2019
Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 08 > 13 > 2019 - by Mark O'Keefe and Margaret Speich
"More, new and better” is not just a catchy slogan introduced by U.S. Dairy Export Council President and CEO Tom Vilsack this year. It captures the thrust of what USDEC is doing for its members in markets around the world to push toward “The Next 5%,” the dairy industry goal to
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News Release: 09/08/2017
Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases Archives > News Release 09 > 08 > 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Dairy Export Council said Friday that a U.S. Department of Agriculture announcement to relocate the U.S. Codex Office will benefit U.S. dairy exporters and ultimately increase dairy trade opportunities. "The role of Codex is fundamentally important to international t
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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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Market Commentary 05-04-16
Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 05 04 16 - by Alan Levitt
U.S. dairy exports in March were lower across the board, with overall volume and value down more than 20 percent from March 2015, when shipments were partially inflated by resolution of the West Coast port slowdown. U.S. exporters shipped 140,759 tons of milk powders, cheese, butterfat, whey and lac
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Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 11/20/2018
Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Archives > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 11 > 20 > 2018 - by Nina Bakht Halal
Middle East/North Africa (MENA) dairy import demand has come back very strong in 2018. In the first eight months of the year, imports of milk powder, cheese, butterfat and whey were up 15 percent from the prior year, and U.S. volume was up 62 percent. The region is characterized by rapid industria
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Market Commentary 08-04-17
Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 08 04 17 - by Alan Levitt
U.S. dairy exports in the first half of the year were the most in three years, led by record sales of nonfat dry milk/skim milk powder (NDM/SMP) and whey products, and a 24-percent year-over-year gain in cheese exports. Suppliers shipped 950,291 tons of milk powder, cheese, butterfat, whey and lacto
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U.S. Dairy Supply and Innovation Seminar
Member Services > Meetings & Webinars > Event Pages > Us Dairy Supply & Innovation Seminar X22882
On September 14, 2026, USDEC will host a U.S. Dairy Supply and Innovation Seminar in Jakarta, preceding the start of the Fi Asia trade show taking place September 16-18. The seminar will showcase the world-class supply capabilities of the U.S. dairy industry to the local trade and discuss the latest
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Trade Policy
The U.S. Dairy Export Council seeks to maximize U.S. dairy trade opportunities by working to improve market access conditions and rules of trade in a highly competitive—and sometimes contentious—global trade environment. Ongoing trade negotiations and their potential impact on U.S. dairy
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Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 10/21/2019
Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 10 > 21 > 2019 - by Tom Vilsack
Dear USDEC Members, Last year, the United States exported more cheese than any single country in the world. This year, we made the world's best cheese. That's not my opinion but that of the World Cheese Awards held in Bergamo, Italy. On Friday, judges named a cheese from the U.S. "Best Cheese in the
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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