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Member Alert - May 12, 2025
Member Services > Member Alerts > Member Alerts > Member Alert May 12 2025
China: Following negotiations held over the weekend, the U.S. and China announced this morning that they had reached an agreement to lower the "reciprocal trade" tariffs and retaliatory tariffs that were imposed on U.S.-China trade as of last month. The lowered rates will apply as of May 14. T
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News Release: 3/4/2025
Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases > News Release 3 > 4 > 2025
Leaders from the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) released the following statements today in response to retaliatory measures announced by Mexico, Canada and China. "Exports are fundamental to the health of the U.S. dairy industry. One day's worth
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News Release: 12/13/2023
Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases > News Release 12 > 13 > 2023
Missouri dairy farmer Alex Peterson, right, is USDEC’s new chair. Becky Nyman, left, a California dairy farmer, was elected as vice chair. In this June USDEC photo, they hold up Calli ice cream cups (made with U.S. milk protein concentrate) while in Southeast Asia on a USDEC-sponsored farme
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News Release: 11/3/2021
Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases Archives > News Release 11 > 3 > 2021
ARLINGTON, VA - The current supply chain crisis could cause "irreparable harm" to agriculture, Mike Durkin, President and CEO of Leprino Foods, said in testimony prepared for a U.S. House Agriculture Committee hearing today about how supply chain issues are affecting export markets for Leprino
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News Release: 5/28/2025
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ARLINGTON, VA -- In a key win for U.S. dairy exporters’ ability to help meet Costa Rican dairy demand, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Costa Rica’s National Animal Health Service (SENASA) have agreed to put in place a streamlined procedure for registering U.S. dairy facili
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News Release: 1/5/2026
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ARLINGTON, VA – The U.S. Dairy Export Council and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) welcomed the Colombian government’s decision to dismiss a Subsidies and Countervailing Measures investigation on milk powder imports from the United States due to lack of merit. The orga
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U.S. Food and Agriculture Dialogue Letter to USTR & USDA on Indo Pacific Economic Framework 4.04.2022
Trade Policy > Letters > Items > Us Food & Agriculture Dialogue Letter To Ustr & Usda On Indo Pacific Economic Framework 4042022
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Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 12/19/2019
Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 12 > 19 > 2019 - by Tom Vilsack
Dear USDEC Members, As we head into the final days of 2019, we see many reasons for optimism for U.S. dairy exports. The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is well positioned for a congressional vote. The Phase 1 U.S-Japan trade agreement is scheduled for implementation on Jan. 1, 2020. An uptick
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News Release: 5/1/2025
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ARLINGTON, VA – The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC), National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and KADIN, the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) today in a milestone step to deepen cooperation between U.S. and Indonesian dairy industries. The MOU
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Market Commentary 08-02-19
Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 08 02 19 - by USDEC staff
Lost sales to China due to retaliatory tariffs and African swine fever, plus strong competition elsewhere from European and New Zealand suppliers, resulted in lower U.S. export volume in the first half of 2019. Shipments of milk powders, cheese, butterfat, whey products and lactose were 1.0 million