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News Release: 04/27/2016
Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases Archives > News Release 04 > 27 > 2016
USTR Special 301 Report Touts Administration Efforts to Battle Proliferation of Trade Barriers that Manipulate Geographical Indications WASHINGTON, D.C. – The dairy industry today welcomed an assessment of the Obama Administration’s fight to ensure that the EU’s geographic
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News Release: 04/28/2017
Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases Archives > News Release 04 > 28 > 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A report on intellectual property issued Friday by the U.S. Trade Representative's Office (USTR) outlined the Trump Administration's continuing commitment to curtailing the damaging abuses of geographical indications (GIs) - particularly by the European Union (EU). The
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News Release: 08/6/2019
Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases Archives > News Release 08 > 6 > 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Consorzio Tutela Mozzarella di Bufala Campana, the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and the Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN) have signed an historic agreement that is expected to pave the way for a new dialogue on the protection of products of origin in the United
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News Release: 04/26/2019
Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases Archives > News Release 04 > 26 > 2019
ARLINGTON, VA - U.S. dairy officials today lauded the U.S. Trade Representative's Office for denouncing Europe's anti-trade agenda against common-name food products and pursuing avenues to preserve U.S. export access rights. The U.S. Special 301 Report, issued yesterday by USTR, categorically reject
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Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 8/18/2020
Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 8 > 18 > 2020 - by Alan Levitt and William Loux
Global trade posted historic growth in June - up nearly 19% on a solids basis. Demand was robust across all products, especially dairy ingredients, and from most importing markets in the Eastern Hemisphere. What drove the demand? We believe it was importers buying ahead, building cushion stocks. I
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Market Commentary 02-06-19
Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 02 06 19 - by Alan Levitt
U.S. dairy exports slumped in November, falling below the strong volumes of the prior year. Shipments were lower across all major product categories, with declines across most of Asia. Retaliatory tariffs from China and Mexico took a toll:• In the five months since retaliatory tariffs were put
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Market Commentary 06-02-17
Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 06 02 17 - by Alan Levitt
In April, U.S. dairy export volumes topped year-ago levels for the 11th straight month, with gains in most product categories and to most major destinations. Exporters shipped 162,441 tons of milk powder, cheese, butterfat, whey and lactose, up 12 percent from last April. Overseas sales were valued
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News Release: 2/24/2026
Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases > News Release 2 > 24 > 2026
ARLINGTON, VA — U.S. dairy export volume and value rose to their highest levels in three years in 2025. Vibrant cheese demand outside the U.S., surging interest in protein, and favorable U.S. commodity pricing helped drive U.S. growth. It was a particularly welcome result given that the
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Member Alert - April 1, 2026
Member Services > Member Alerts > Member Alerts > Member Alert April 1 2026
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has issued an update to its European Union (EU) Export Verification Program (EVP) to include new Certificates of Conformance (CoCs) for exports to the EU. The modifications to the EU EVP and CoCs reflect the forthcoming c
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Market Commentary 03-04-16
Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 03 04 16 - by Alan Levitt
Nonfat dry milk/skim milk powder (NDM/SMP) remains the brightest spot in U.S.-export performance. Overseas sales were 42,896 tons in January, up 23 percent from the prior year and the most ever for that month. Suppliers posted large gains in sales to Southeast Asia (+58 percent year-over-year), led