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Market Commentary 02-08-16
Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 02 08 16 - by Alan Levitt
Nonfat dry milk/skim milk powder (NDM/SMP) exports closed the year on a high note, totaling 46,199 tons in December, 35 percent above year-ago levels. More than 60 percent of the sales growth came from Mexico, while shipments to Peru topped 4,300 tons, a record high. For the year, U.S. exports of ND
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Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 08/23/2019
Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 08 > 23 > 2019 - by Tom Vilsack
Dear Members, I want to update you on the ongoing negotiations between the U.S. and Japan over market access for U.S. dairy exports as part of a broader bi-lateral free trade agreement. Talks between the two nations have continued throughout the summer, and negotiators may announce a tentative
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Market Commentary 02-05-20
Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 02 05 20 - by USDEC staff
U.S. dairy exports were positive in December, continuing a rebound over the last third of 2019. During December, suppliers moved growing volumes of nonfat dry milk/skim milk powder (NDM/SMP) to Southeast Asia in particular, while overall shipments of whey products topped year-ago levels for the firs
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News Release: 05/09/2016
Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases Archives > News Release 05 > 09 > 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. dairy industry today urged the White House to challenge a World Health Organization (WHO) proposal that would discourage the consumption of dairy products by young children, advice that contradicts the recommendations of respected national and global health organiza
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News Release: 05/18/2020
Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases Archives > News Release 05 > 18 > 2020
ARLINGTON, VA. - The National Milk Producers Federation, U.S. Dairy Export Council and the International Dairy Foods Association jointly urged Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to use all tools at his disposal to "ensure high-quality, nutritious U.S. dairy products are made available to our interna
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News Release: 10/19/2015
Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases Archives > News Release 10 > 19 > 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The dairy industry today said it is “critical” that Congress solve the trade dispute over country-of-origin labeling to head off damaging new tariffs on U.S. dairy exports by Canada and Mexico. In a letter to the Senate, the National Milk Producers Federation, U.
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Member Alert - February 2, 2017
Member Services > Member Alerts > Archived Member Alerts > Member Alert February 2 2017
USDEC is alerting members to the potential of “New GCC Halal Import Requirements Scheduled for Implementation April 1.”
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News Release: 2/7/2023
Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases > News Release 2 > 7 > 2023
ARLINGTON, VA - U.S. dairy exports set new volume and value records again in 2022 despite rampant inflation and a host of other challenges to international trade. It was the third straight record year for volume and the second for value. Export volume on a milk solids equivalent (MSE) basis increas
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Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 9/9/2020
Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 9 > 9 > 2020 - by Alan Levitt and William Loux
In the first seven months of the year, U.S. SMP exports to Southeast Asia were up 72%, accounting for close to half of overall U.S. export growth in 2020. U.S. gains came from a combination of import growth from the region in recent months and U.S. suppliers significantly increasing their share of
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Market Commentary 05-04-17
Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 05 04 17 - by Alan Levitt
U.S. dairy exports in the first quarter of 2017 were up 14 percent by volume and 17 percent by value compared with a year ago - the best Q1 result since 2014. Exporters realized gains to nearly all markets and across nearly all product categories, with only butterfat and whole milk powder lagging.