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Member Alert - June 17, 2021
Member Services > Member Alerts > Archived Member Alerts > Member Alert June 17 2021
USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) has advised that Chile's Ministry of Agriculture (SAG) will start cracking down on imports of dairy products that do not have consistent plant identification between the Chile plant list, the AMS sanitary certificate, and the product label. Exporters must en
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Member Alert - February 25, 2022
Member Services > Member Alerts > Member Alerts > Member Alert February 25 2022
On January 1, 2022, China's General Administration of Customs (GACC) implemented new facility registration requirements in which all food facilities must be registered in the GACC Single Window System, also known as the China Import Food Enterprise Registration (CIFER) system. Yesterday, G
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Member Alert - October 28, 2022
Member Services > Member Alerts > Member Alerts > Member Alert October 28 2022
The South African government is now demanding that all health certificates be issued for shipments within 10 days prior to export. The U.S. government (USG) is currently in the process of clarifying South Africa's requirements and official policy related to the certificate date with South African au
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Member Alert - March 31, 2016
Member Services > Member Alerts > Archived Member Alerts > Member Alert March 31 2016
The Special Act on Imported Food Safety Management (Special Act) was passed in the National Assembly of South Korea last year and went into effect on February 4, 2016.
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Nina Bakht Halal
Member Services > International Representatives > International Representatives > Nina Bakht Halal X9007
How I Help USDEC Members Our office is your go-to source for dairy business in the Middle East. We routinely: Address market access issues. Recommend and provide assistance to build and maintain strong business relationships with key trading partners. Provide information on competitor activity. Pro
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Member Alert - April 4, 2025
Member Services > Member Alerts > Member Alerts > Member Alert April 4 2025
Earlier today, April 4, China announced that it would be imposing additional 34% retaliatory tariffs on all imports from the U.S. starting on April 10th. It is USDEC's understanding that this new 34% charge will be imposed in addition to the other retaliatory tariffs announced to date, including the
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Food Ingredients South America
Export Marketing > Marketing Events > Event Pages > 2023 Event Pages > Food Ingredients South America
Join USDEC at the largetst food ingredients trade show in South America. USDEC will exhibit at the Food Ingredients South America (FiSA) show taking place from August 8-10, 2023 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Milk and dairy foods are an important part of the South American diet. With increasingly devel
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News Release: 10/19/2023
Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases > News Release 10 > 19 > 2023
CHICAGO - Concluding the first International Dairy Federation World Dairy Summit (IDF WDS) held in the United States in 30 years, more than 1,240 dairy leaders from 55 countries celebrated IDF’s 120th anniversary and highlighted dairy’s innovations, market opportunities and contribution
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Middle East
Member Services > International Representatives > International Offices > Middle East X9018
AMFI Ras Beirut, Mansour Jerdak St., Tabbara Bldg., 4th floor P.O. Box 113-5028 Hamra Beirut 1103 2010 LEBANON Tel: (011) 961-1-740378, 741223 / Fax: (011) 961-1-740393 General: amfime@cyberia.net.lb Nina Bakht Halal, President - halal@cyberia.net.lb Click here for her bio. Rola Afra, All Communicat
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Market Commentary 03-23-17
Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 03 23 17 - by Alan Levitt
After staging a significant rally in the second half of 2016, the global dairy markets hit a wall in early 2017. Since mid-January, SMP prices are down near $500/ton and cheese prices are down more than $200/ton. WMP from Oceania is off about $700/ton since mid-December. Prices overshot last fall o