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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: 02/05/2018
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ARLINGTON, VA - The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) today urged the U.S. Senate to swiftly approve Gregg Doud as chief agricultural negotiator in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). Link Doud's confirmation process was halted last y
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News Release: 01/11/2017
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. dairy organizations and the state departments of agriculture across the country today told President-elect Donald Trump that Canada's existing and soon-to-be-expanded protectionist policies are intentionally designed to block imports from the United States. These policie
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News Release: 04/05/2017
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U.S. Dairy Groups Urge Federal and State Governments to Retaliate WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. dairy organizations today urged the Trump Administration to fight back against protectionist Canadian trade policies that are slamming the door to American dairy exports in violation of existing trade commitmen
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News Release: 4/2/2025
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ARLINGTON, VA – The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC), National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN) praised yesterday’s reintroduction of the Safeguarding American Food and Export Trade Yields (SAFETY) Act. Led by Senators John Thune, R-SD, Tam
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News Release: 10/15/2019
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CHICAGO -- The U.S. Dairy Export Council’s board of directors elected Texas dairy farmer Larry Hancock as its new chairman Tuesday. Hancock replaces Paul Rovey, an Arizona farmer who is retiring after serving seven years as chairman and 11 years as vice-chairman of the checkoff-funded USDEC.Wh
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Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 01/02/2018
Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Archives > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 01 > 02 > 2018 - by Tom Vilsack
Dear USDEC Members, U.S. dairy exports are on track to gain in both value and volume in 2017. The final numbers won't be tallied until next month. But this much is certain: We are on our way to our goal and destination of "The Next 5%." Year-end numbers will not break records (up 16 percent
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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
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News Release: 04/11/2016
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Milk Producers Federation, U.S. Dairy Export Council and the International Dairy Foods Association asked members of Congress in a letter today to support the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement while also addressing a number of critical implementation and
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News Release: 09/12/2016
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Ask Trading Partners to Join WTO Dispute Proceedings WASHINGTON, D.C. – Dairy organizations in the United States, Australia, the European Union, Mexico and New Zealand today issued a joint letter to their respective trade and agriculture officials, expressing indignation about Canada's re