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News Release: 9/1/2020
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ARLINGTON, VA -- The critical role that U.S. dairy exports play in Wisconsin's economy and beyond took center stage at a virtual town hall today. This town hall was co-hosted by the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and Farmers for Free Trad
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Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 07/10/2019
Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 07 > 10 > 2019 - by Margaret Speich
A comprehensive, up-to-date and pressure-tested global crisis readiness plan is essential for U.S. dairy exporters. Today’s complex global marketplace is marked by cultural nuances, social and geopolitical conflicts and 24/7 news and social media coverage. A crisis can crush in a week what a
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News Release: 3/22/2021
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Arlington, VA - The prosperity of America's nearly 32,000 dairy farmers and the jobs of three million Americans tied to the U.S. dairy sector relies on expanded trade opportunities and robust trade-rights enforcement, executives from the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and U.S. Dairy
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News Release: 04/25/2018
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Washington, D.C. - Mexico appears poised to enact new restrictions on the use of common cheese names such as "parmesan," "munster" and "feta" for products sold in Mexico, a development that runs counter to existing trade agreements with the United States, according to preliminary reports on the Euro
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News Release: 02/26/2019
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ARLINGTON, VA - A new study commissioned by the U.S. Dairy Export Council and the Consortium for Common Food Names forecasts severe consequences for U.S. cheese exports if the European Union (EU) is successful in further expanding restrictions on the use of generic terms such as parmesan, asiago and
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News Release: 7/27/2021
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ARLINGTON, VA - National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) Executive Committee member Allan Huttema said USMCA enforcement is essential for the agreement to reach its potential for U.S. dairy farmers in testimony today at a U.S. Senate Finance Committee hearing on the impact of the U.S.-Mexico-C
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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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News Release: 05/18/2020
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ARLINGTON, VA. - The National Milk Producers Federation, U.S. Dairy Export Council and the International Dairy Foods Association jointly urged Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to use all tools at his disposal to "ensure high-quality, nutritious U.S. dairy products are made available to our interna
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Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 04/04/2018
Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Archives > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 04 > 04 > 2018 - by Mark O'Keefe
U.S. Dairy Export Council President and CEO Tom Vilsack woke up in his room at Chicago's Swissôtel with a confident, dynamic and forward-looking word on his mind: Optimism. As he considered the domestic and global challenges facing the U.S. dairy industry, Vilsack altered his word choice. "I
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News Release: 1/8/2014
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CONTACTS: Alan Levitt, USDECPHONE: (703) 528-4801FAX: 703-528-3705alevitt@usdec.org Arlington, VA The final numbers won't be available until February, but one result is already in: The United States set a dairy export record in 2013, shipping $6.1 billion worth of product in the first 11 mont