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• Market Access Videos & Resources

  Market Access & Regulatory Affairs > Market Access Videos & Resources

  All of our market access resources can be found here, in our one-stop-shop  resources page. To access one of the documents, please click on the links below. To view a video, simply click on the play button on the video. Questions? Contact Jessica Smith at jsmith@usdec.org. Export Guide Ove

• Tariff Tracker

  Member Services > Tariff Tracker

  The 2025 Dairy Tariff Tracker is a resource developed by USDEC to provide members with timely updates on international tariff developments affecting U.S. dairy exports. This tool offers a country-by-country overview of proposed and implemented U.S. tariffs, corresponding foreign responses, and the s

• Feb 5, 2019

  Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 02/05/2019

  Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 02 > 05 > 2019 - by Nina Bakht Halal

  After a strong start to 2018, dairy purchases from the Middle East region slumped in the second half. In the August-November period, imports were down 16 percent, with a 26-percent drop-off in milk powder. The region’s largest importers, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), saw t

• Oct 13, 2025

  CDIA Mission to the USA

  Member Services > Meetings & Webinars > Event Pages > Cdia Mission To The Usa

  USDEC will be accompanying a group of Chinese dairy industry professionals, including representatives from the China Dairy Industry Association (CDIA) in the United States during the week of October 13 to 18. The mission aims to visit dairy processing plants, with a primary focus on ingredients such

• About Membership

  About Us > About Membership X22230

  Who We Are: USDEC started in 1995 as a nonprofit, pro-trade membership organization with a long-range vision for a more global future and continues that focus today. USDEC doesn't export- it paves the way for membership by connecting them with overseas buyers and helping them navigate the rules and

• Our Staff

  About Us > Our Staff

  Contact a USDEC staffer by using either our Contact Us form or calling 703-528-3049.  Executive Office Krysta Harden, President and CEO Allison Thomas, Chief Operating Officer Omar Syed, Vice President, Human Resources Kristen Hagan, Director, Executive Office Cheese & Consumer Dairy Produ

• Find a Staff Expert

  Member Services > Find A Staff Expert

  Executive Office Krysta Harden, President and CEO Allison Thomas, Chief Operating Officer Omar Syed, Vice President, Human Resources Kristen Hagan, Director, Executive Office Cheese Marketing Angelique Hollister, Senior Vice President, Global Cheese Marketing Merle McNeil, Vice President, Global Re

• Nov 4, 2025

  2025 All-Member Operating Plan Webinar

  Member Services > Meetings & Webinars > Event Pages > 2025 All Member Operating Plan Webinar

  USDEC's All Member Operating Plan Webinar will take place November 4, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. ET. USDEC's All Member Operating Plan Webinar will take place November 4, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. ET. Our team will share important organizational updates and highlight how we're positioning U.S. dairy for long-term gl

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  The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) is a non-profit, independent membership organization that represents the global trade interests of U.S. dairy producers, proprietary processors and cooperatives, ingredient suppliers and export traders.

• U.S. Farmers in Action

  About Us > Us Farmers In Action

  Updates from U.S. Farmers