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• Oct 10, 2025

  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

• Jun 12, 2019

  News Release: 06/12/2019

  Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases Archives > News Release 06 > 12 > 2019

  ARLINGTON, VA - The World Cheese Awards (WCA) is one of the most respected competitions in the world attracting thousands of entries each year and your company's cheese could be among the contenders. Last year's edition drew in a record breaking 3,472 cheeses from 41 different countries, where

• Sep 2, 2016

  Market Commentary 09-02-16

  Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 09 02 16 - by Alan Levitt

  Overall U.S. export performance in July was in line with recent months. Exporters shipped 159,025 tons of milk powders, cheese, butterfat, whey and lactose during the month, up 7 percent from the prior year. Shipments of milk powder and whey proteins made the strongest showing.Official USDA data con

• Mar 6, 2025

  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

• Oct 5, 2018

  Market Commentary 10-05-18

  Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 10 05 18 - by Alan Levitt

  U.S. exports improved in August, led by a 22-month high in shipments of nonfat dry milk/skim milk powder (NDM/SMP) to Mexico. In the first eight months of the year, exports of NDM/SMP, whey products and lactose all continued to run at a record pace.Suppliers shipped nearly 190,000 tons of milk powde

• Jan 30, 2019

  News Release: 01/30/2019

  Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases Archives > News Release 01 > 30 > 2019

  ARLINGTON, VA - A study released today by the U.S. Dairy Export Council projects new trade agreements between Japan and other countries will put U.S. dairy exports at a competitive disadvantage, resulting in lost U.S. sales of $5.4 billion over 21 years. The Japanese dairy market, the fourth largest

• New Korea Facility Registration Requirement

  Market Access & Regulatory Affairs > Hot Topics Folder > Hot Topics > Hot Topics > New Korea Facility Registration Requirement

  Korea implemented a new Special Act on Imported Food Safety Management (The Act) on February 4, 2016 which includes a foreign facility registration component. For livestock facilities, implementation of this bill is scheduled for August 4, 2016. Similar to the U.S. Food Safety Modernization Act (FS

• Aug 8, 2016

  Market Commentary 08-08-16

  Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 08 08 16 - by Alan Levitt

  U.S. exporters shipped 161,882 tons of milk powders, cheese, butterfat, whey and lactose in June, up 5 percent from a year ago and the highest figure since May 2015. Gains were led by record shipments of whey protein concentrate (including HS codes 04041005 and 040410085), offsetting declines in all

• Dec 6, 2018

  Market Commentary 12-06-18

  Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 12 06 18 - by Alan Levitt

  U.S. dairy exports were virtually flat on both a volume and value basis in October, undermined by a continued loss of sales to China since implementation of retaliatory tariffs. Shipments of milk powder, whey, lactose, cheese and butterfat to China were down 47% in October, while U.S. exports elsewh

• Apr 13, 2020

  Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 4/13/2020

  Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 4 > 13 > 2020 - by Larry Hancock

  Dear USDEC Members, I like to think that all of us are like extended family in the U.S. dairy industry, especially during times like this. When attacked by an outside threat, we resolve to band together. We're resilient. We bounce back to re-imagine a future full of possibility. As one family member