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Member Alert - March 12, 2025
Member Services > Member Alerts > Member Alerts > Member Alert March 12 2025
President Trump's 25 percent universal tariffs on steel and aluminum imports took effect today. In response, the European Union took two actions, the latter of which impacts U.S. dairy exports: It announced that as of April 1, it will reimpose tariffs of 10 - 50% that it initially implemented in 20
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Market Commentary 05-04-18
Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 05 04 18 - by Marc A.H. Beck
U.S. dairy export volume reached an all-time high in February (on a daily-average basis), led by a rebound in ingredient sales to Southeast Asia, record lactose exports to China and broad-based increases in overseas sales of cheese. Suppliers shipped 204,453 tons of milk powder, cheese, butterfat,wh
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News Release: 02/13/2017
Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases Archives > News Release 02 > 13 > 2017
ARLINGTON, VA - The U.S. dairy sector is urging President Donald Trump to discuss Canada's protectionist milk pricing policy during Monday's meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC), the International Dairy
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Market Commentary 07-06-16
Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 07 06 16 - by Alan Levitt
Though still down about 15 percent from the peak levels of first-half 2014, U.S. export volume posted an 11-month high in May (on a daily-average basis), led by improved sales of whey, lactose and whole milk powder (WMP). U.S. exporters shipped 157,909 tons of milk powders, cheese, butterfat, whey a
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News Release: 05/14/2015
Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases Archives > News Release 05 > 14 > 2015
CONTACTS: Chris Galen, NMPFPHONE: (703) 243-6111FAX: 703-841-9328cgalen@nmpf.org Alan Levitt, USDECPHONE: (703) 528-4801FAX: 703-528-3705alevitt@usdec.org The National Milk Producers Federation and U.S. Dairy Export Council commended the Senate Thursday for taking key steps toward approval o
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News Release: 12/4/2014
Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases Archives > News Release 12 > 4 > 2014
CONTACTS: Chris Galen, NMPFPHONE: (703) 243-6111FAX: 703-841-9328cgalen@nmpf.org Alan Levitt, USDEC(703) 528-4801alevitt@usdec.org Peggy Armstrong, IDFAPHONE: 202-220-3508FAX: 202-331-7820parmstrong@idfa.org The U.S. dairy industry advised top U.S. government agricultural trade negotiat
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News Release: 1/31/2023
Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases > News Release 1 > 31 > 2023
ARLINGTON, VA – The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) commended today’s announcement that the U.S. Trade Representative has formally moved to advance a U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) dispute settlement proceeding and est
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Member Alert - October 10, 2025
Member Services > Member Alerts > Member Alerts > Member Alert October 10 2025
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is set to impose new fees on Chinese-built, -owned or -operated vessels next Tuesday, October. 14. The fees are the result of a Section 301 investigation by the United States Trade Representative (USTR) into China's targeting of maritime, logistics and sh
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News Release: 12/11/2023
Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases > News Release 12 > 11 > 2023
ARLINGTON, VA - Culminating on Food and Agriculture Day (December 10), a senior U.S. dairy delegation to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) highlighted U.S. dairy’s commitments and progress toward global climate and food security goals while ensuring U.S. dairy farmer persp
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Member Alert - September 25, 2024
Member Services > Member Alerts > Member Alerts > Member Alert September 25 2024
USDEC has received many inquiries regarding the process to register Halal Certificates to comply with Indonesia's Halal mandate, and is aware that a particular U.S. Halal Certifying Body (HCB) is requiring that exporters use their HCB-specific template. USDEC has confirmed that Decree No. 90 of 2023