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• Apr 25, 2016

  News Release: 04/25/2016

  Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases Archives > News Release 04 > 25 > 2016

  Key Dairy Issues, Including Common Food Names, Must be Addressed WASHINGTON, D.C. – The dairy industry today praised a bipartisan group of 26 senators for urging U.S. negotiators to address the needs of agriculture – including key dairy issues – in any free trade agreement with th

• Aug 18, 2020

  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

• Jun 2, 2017

  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

• Apr 25, 2018

  News Release: 04/25/2018 (2)

  Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases Archives > News Release 04 > 25 > 2018 (2)

  Washington, D.C. - U.S. dairy groups today commended the bipartisan efforts of 68 members of Congress who encouraged the U.S. Trade Representative to eliminate Canada's tariffs on U.S. dairy exports and its protectionist pricing policies during the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) ne

• Apr 7, 2025

  2025 Annual Membership Meeting

  Member Services > Meetings & Webinars > Event Pages > 2025 Annual Membership Meeting

  The USDEC 2025 Annual Membership Meeting was held at the historic Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C. on April 7-9, 2025. This year's Annual Membership Meeting, including biannual committee sessions, took place at the historic Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C. from April 7 to 9. The location in our na

• Jan 8, 2019

  Market Commentary 01-08-19

  Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 01 08 19 - by Alan Levitt

  Monthly U.S. trade data from the Bureau of Census, which was due to be released Jan. 8, will not be published during the U.S. government shutdown. USDEC will update its U.S. export data pages and resume analysis of U.S. export performance when the government re-opens.

• U.S. Dairy Trade Priorities

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• U.S.-EU Dairy Trade Dynamic

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• Oct 19, 2015

  News Release: 10/19/2015

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  WASHINGTON, D.C. – The dairy industry today said it is “critical” that Congress solve the trade dispute over country-of-origin labeling to head off damaging new tariffs on U.S. dairy exports by Canada and Mexico. In a letter to the Senate, the National Milk Producers Federation, U.

• 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