Search
-
News Release: 9/14/2021
Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases Archives > News Release 9 > 14 > 2021
ARLINGTON, VA - On behalf of America's dairy farmers, exporters and manufacturers, the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) commend President Biden's selection of Elaine Trevino as the Chief Agricultural Negotiator for the Office of the U.S. Trade
-
News Release: 4/16/2015
Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases Archives > News Release 4 > 16 > 2015
CONTACTS: Chris Galen, NMPF(703) 243-6111cgalen@nmpf.org Alan Levitt, USDEC(703) 528-4801alevitt@usdec.org The National Milk Producers Federation and the U.S. Dairy Export Council today urged the Senate and House to act quickly on new Trade Promotion Authority legislation, saying the mea
-
News Release: 01/25/2018
Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases Archives > News Release 01 > 25 > 2018
ARLINGTON, VA - The eradication of Canada's damaging pricing policies and exorbitant tariff barriers must be a key focus of U.S. government trade officials as members of the House Ways and Means Committee head to Montreal this weekend for the fifth round of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA
-
2025 Korea/Taiwan/Hong Kong Reverse Trade Mission
Export Marketing > Marketing Events > Event Pages > 2025 Event Pages > 2025 Korea > Taiwan > Hong Kong Reverse Trade Mission
USDEC is hosting several importer/distributors from Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong for a cheese-focused Reverse Trade Mission to the U.S. on Wednesday, September 17, 2025. USDEC will host a U.S. Supplier Showcase in Madison, WI at Four Winds Farms where suppliers will be able to connect with these pur
-
News Release: 3/31/2021
Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases Archives > News Release 3 > 31 > 2021
Arlington, VA - The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) urged the Biden Administration to work to eliminate foreign tariffs on and nontariff impediments to U.S. exports, following the release today by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (U
-
News Release: 01/17/2017
Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases Archives > News Release 01 > 17 > 2017
Former USDA Secretary to Serve as President and CEO ARLINGTON, VA - The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) today announced that former U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will join the organization as president and CEO, effective Feb. 1, 2017. USDEC is a non-profit, independent
-
News Release: 7/08/2020
Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases Archives > News Release 7 > 08 > 2020
ARLINGTON, VA - Arlington, VA - Members of Congress representing dairy districts from across the country joined together today to send a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue asking them to work together to build upon the successes
-
Our Farmer Funders
About Us > Our Farmer Funders
Since the U.S. Dairy Export Council’s inception in 1995, dairy farmers have primarily funded our efforts through Dairy Management Inc. and the national checkoff program. Today, milk from 1 in 7 trucks leaving American dairy farms ends up in products and ingredients sold overseas, making export
-
Member Alert - March 12, 2025
Member Services > Member Alerts > Member Alerts > Member Alert March 12 2025
President Trump's 25 percent universal tariffs on steel and aluminum imports took effect today. In response, the European Union took two actions, the latter of which impacts U.S. dairy exports: It announced that as of April 1, it will reimpose tariffs of 10 - 50% that it initially implemented in 20
-
Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 12/12/2019
Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 12 > 12 > 2019 - by Margaret Speich and Mark O’Keefe
When Oscar Ferrara joined the U.S. Dairy Export Council in November, he found the lack of traffic refreshing. That may seem odd to those who complain about the unpredictable backups and delays in Washington and its surrounding cities and suburbs. But Ferrara has a global frame of reference that help