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News Release: 10/01/2018
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The trade agreement reached last night between the United States and Canada includes the elimination of Canada's Class 7 pricing system and creation of some additional market access, two important objectives of the U.S. dairy sector. The National Milk Producers Federation, (
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News Release: 05/17/2019
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ARLINGTON, VA - U.S. dairy officials today congratulated the governments of the United States, Mexico and Canada for reaching an agreement to roll back metal tariffs that have soured U.S.-Mexico cheese trade and slowed passage of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The United States a
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Member Alert - June 8, 2021
Member Services > Member Alerts > Archived Member Alerts > Member Alert June 8 2021
The post-COVID transportation crisis has led to supply chain disruptions worldwide, and U.S. agricultural exporters are reeling from the bottlenecks and delays. Such delays may also have an impact on clearing shipments in Indonesia due to the validity period of import permits. In Indonesia, import p
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News Release: 06/18/2020
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - An economic analysis published today shows the serious impact of the European Union's Skim Milk Powder (SMP) Intervention Program on the U.S. dairy industry-especially to U.S. farm-gate milk prices-in the years 2016-2019. The report authors conclude that the United
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Market Commentary 06-27-17
Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 06 27 17 - by Alan Levitt
After nearly three years of oversupply and limited upside price risk, buyers have been lulled into a sense of supply security. Thus traders were caught by surprise by a global shortage of butterfat this spring, sending hand-to-mouth buyers into a panic to cover current and second-half needs. Low SM
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Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 01/30/2019
Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 01 > 30 > 2019 - by Margaret Speich and Luke Waring
USDEC has long played a role in global organizations like Codex and the International Dairy Federation (IDF). Staff has regularly provided input on issues, standards and guidelines governing dairy production and marketing to safeguard U.S. opportunity overseas. But as the dairy market has increasin
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News Release: 10/02/2017
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a letter sent today to President Donald Trump, U.S. food industry groups representing farmers and food manufacturers across several sectors urged the United States to immediately impress upon Japan, Mexico and the Mercosur nations that the lists of geographical indications (GI
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Market Commentary 05-09-19
Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 05 09 19 - by USDEC staff
U.S. suppliers moved record volumes of cheese in March, finding a growing customer base in South Korea, Japan, Southeast Asia, the Middle East/North Africa (MENA) region and Central America. Ingredient suppliers realized improved sales to Southeast Asia as well. Overall, suppliers shipped 186,185
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News Release: 05/03/2017
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. dairy leaders from across the country visited Washington, D.C., this week to urge Congress and Trump Administration officials to hold Canada accountable for its trade violations and hasten the repeal of Canada's controversial new dairy pricing system. During a fly-in ral
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News Release: 01/03/2017
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From Jim Mulhern, President and CEO of NMPF, andMatt McKnight, Senior Vice President of Market Access, Regulatory and Industry Affairs for USDEC ARLINGTON, VA - "America's dairy farmers and processors welcome the opportunity to work closely with Robert Lighthizer as the new U.S. Trade Representative