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• May 28, 2025

  News Release: 5/28/2025

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  MADISON, WI – The U.S. and Mexican dairy sectors renewed a partnership and unveiled a work plan today to enhance industry collaboration at their seventh annual summit convened this week in Madison, Wisconsin. The industry representatives reaffirming their shared commitment to strengthening b

• Jun 12, 2019

  News Release: 06/12/2019

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  ARLINGTON, VA - The World Cheese Awards (WCA) is one of the most respected competitions in the world attracting thousands of entries each year and your company's cheese could be among the contenders. Last year's edition drew in a record breaking 3,472 cheeses from 41 different countries, where

• Jul 18, 2019

  Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 07/18/2019

  Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 07 > 18 > 2019 - by Mark O'Keefe

  Trade barriers—tariff and non-tariff—erode U.S. competitiveness in international markets. Sometimes they completely lock us out of high-potential countries. “U.S. Dairy faces big challenges, particularly with trade policy,” said USDEC President and CEO Tom Vilsack. “

• Feb 8, 2016

  Market Commentary 02-08-16

  Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 02 08 16 - by Alan Levitt

  Nonfat dry milk/skim milk powder (NDM/SMP) exports closed the year on a high note, totaling 46,199 tons in December, 35 percent above year-ago levels. More than 60 percent of the sales growth came from Mexico, while shipments to Peru topped 4,300 tons, a record high. For the year, U.S. exports of ND

• Jun 11, 2020

  Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 6/11/2020

  Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 6 > 11 > 2020 - by Alan Levitt and William Loux

  With tremendous uncertainty in the markets and many people still working from home, USDEC is connecting with members in a new Market Talk video series. Each episode, available only to USDEC members, we’ll talk about the markets, trade trends, U.S. export performance and the drivers we see in

• Mar 17, 2025

  USDEC Cheese Mission to Central America

  Export Marketing > Marketing Events > Event Pages > Usdec Cheese Mission To Central America

  This member mission for suppliers of cheese provides an opportunity to connect with pre-qualified purchasing decision makers from key Central American cheese buying companies. This member mission for suppliers of cheese provides an opportunity to connect with pre-qualified purchasing decision makers

• Jan 15, 2020

  Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 1/15/2020

  Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 1 > 15 > 2020 - by Tom Vilsack

  Dear USDEC Members, After months of high-stakes negotiations, the United States and China signed a Phase One trade deal today. The ink has barely dried on the document. But I wanted our members to have information as soon as possible. You are understandably wondering what this means for our industry

• Mar 6, 2019

  Market Commentary 03-06-19

  Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 03 06 19 - by Alan Levitt

  U.S. dairy exports reached a record-high volume in 2018, increasing 9 percent over the prior year, despite a slowdown in the fourth quarter. Suppliers shipped 2.188 million tons of milk powders, cheese, butterfat, whey products and lactose in 2018, and total dairy exports added up to 1.993 million t

• Oct 21, 2019

  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

• Feb 3, 2022

  News Release: 2/3/2022

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  ARLINGTON, VA – The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) today commended lawmakers for introducing bipartisan Senate legislation to address the shipping challenges the dairy industry and other U.S. agricultural sectors are facing. The legisla