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News Release: 04/25/2016
Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases Archives > News Release 04 > 25 > 2016
Key Dairy Issues, Including Common Food Names, Must be Addressed WASHINGTON, D.C. – The dairy industry today praised a bipartisan group of 26 senators for urging U.S. negotiators to address the needs of agriculture – including key dairy issues – in any free trade agreement with th
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Market Commentary 01-06-16
Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 01 06 16 - by Alan Levitt
U.S. exports in November were just $377.3 million, down 24 percent from the previous year, and the lowest value figure in nearly five years. Shipments of nonfat dry milk/skim milk powder (NDM/SMP) and lactose continued to track slightly higher than the previous year, but cheese and whey exports have
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News Release: 4/8/2025
Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases > News Release 4 > 8 > 2025
ARLINGTON, VA – The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) today announced the winners of its prestigious Excellence in Exports (ExEx) Awards, which honor individuals and member companies driving the U.S. dairy export industry forward. Actus Nutrition was honored with the Excellence in Exports Aw
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News Release: 5/15/2014
Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases Archives > News Release 5 > 15 > 2014
CONTACTS: Peggy Armstrong, IDFA(202) 220-3508 Christopher Galen, NMPF(703) 243-6111 Alan Levitt, USDEC(703) 528-3049 Arlington, VA A bipartisan group of 177 members of the U.S. House of Representatives today urged the Obama administration to use the transatlantic trade talks with the Europ
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Member Alert - May 14, 2025
Member Services > Member Alerts > Member Alerts > Member Alert May 14 2025
Per an official regulatory announcement issued by the Chinese government and a USDA GAIN report released today, the 90-day pause in heighted reciprocal tariffs between the U.S. and China commences today, May 14, and will last for 90 days after that date. Because the Chinese announcement does not inc
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News Release: 2/12/2026
Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases > News Release 2 > 12 > 2026
ARLINGTON, VA — Ted Vander Schaaf, an Idaho dairy farmer and member-owner of Northwest Dairy Association, testified today before the Senate Finance Committee on the importance of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) to the U.S. dairy industry and the improvements needed for the agreement
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Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 6/18/2020
Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 6 > 18 > 2020 - by Alan Levitt and William Loux
Analysts Al Levitt and William Loux are back again this week for the second episode of Market Talk - USDEC's new video series. Each episode, available only to USDEC members, our analysts talk markets, trade trends, U.S. export performance and the drivers we see in the world. And they'll drill down
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Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 07/25/2019 2
Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 07 > 25 > 2019 2 - by USDEC Staff
The Southern United States Trade Association (SUSTA) calls it unintentionally the best kept secret in export assistance. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) allocated more than $80 million under two programs-the Market Access Program (MAP) and the Agricult
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Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 07/26/2018
Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Archives > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 07 > 26 > 2018 - by Kristi Saitama
The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by USDEC and China's Jiangnan University looms even larger today than it did four months ago when it was initialed. China's retaliatory tariffs on hundreds of U.S. products, including dairy, are likely to put U.S. suppliers at a greater competitive di
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Market Commentary 04-05-16
Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 04 05 16 - by Alan Levitt
U.S. dairy export performance in February showed few surprises, continuing trends seen since last year. Exports of nonfat dry milk/skim milk powder (NDM/SMP) held up; cheese and dry whey remain in a lower gear; lactose keeps moving; fluid milk is steady; and sales of butterfat, whole milk powder (WM