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News Release: 10/02/2017
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a letter sent today to President Donald Trump, U.S. food industry groups representing farmers and food manufacturers across several sectors urged the United States to immediately impress upon Japan, Mexico and the Mercosur nations that the lists of geographical indications (GI
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News Release: 01/25/2018
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ARLINGTON, VA - The eradication of Canada's damaging pricing policies and exorbitant tariff barriers must be a key focus of U.S. government trade officials as members of the House Ways and Means Committee head to Montreal this weekend for the fifth round of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA
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Market Commentary 10-06-17
Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 10 06 17 - by Alan Levitt
U.S. dairy exports improved in August, posting the second-highest volume in the last 10 months. Cheese led the way and butterfat shipments picked up, offsetting a slowdown in sales of nonfat dry milk/skim milk powder (NDM/SMP), whey products and lactose. Suppliers shipped 164,279 tons of milk powder
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News Release: 6/15/2021
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ARLINGTON, VA. - As the United States and the European Union (EU) announced a five-year detente in aircraft case tariffs today, the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) welcomed the break-through while also urging that further steps be taken by the EU
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News Release: 3/30/2022
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ARLINGTON, VA – The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) today praised a bipartisan letter from 87 members of the U.S. House of Representatives who called on U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, “to
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News Release: 09/25/2019
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ARLINGTON, VA - The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) today thanked the U.S. government for its work to reach an interim agreement with Japan that will deliver improvements in market access for the U.S. dairy industry, while noting that the work to secur
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Market Commentary 10-05-16
Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 10 05 16 - by Alan Levitt
Improved sales of milk powder to Mexico and whey to China, plus rebounding world commodity prices, led U.S. dairy exports to post their first year-over-year value increase in more than two years. Overall exports were valued at $402.6 million, up 3 percent from last August. Exporters shipped 172,764
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News Release: 05/11/2017
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ARLINGTON, VA - The dairy industry is eager to work with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to protect and expand market access for U.S. dairy while addressing problematic Canadian dairy policies, the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) 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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Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 05/10/2018
Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Archives > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 05 > 10 > 2018 - by Luke Waring
Eighteen U.S. Dairy Export Council members—a record number—attended the Gulfood food expo this past February in Dubai. Why such strong interest in a market that saw aggregate powder, butter, whey and milkfat imports decline for three straight years? The simple answer is that the underl