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News Release: 2/6/2026
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ARLINGTON, VA — The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC), National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), and Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN) celebrated the signing of a U.S.–Argentina Agreement on Reciprocal Trade and Investment late yesterday that includes tariff and nontariff barrie
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Member Alert - August 28, 2023
Member Services > Member Alerts > Archived Member Alerts > Member Alert August 28 2023
USDA issued an Exporter Alert on August 25, 2023 regarding dairy facility registrations in China, which states: The General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC) requires dairy facilities to be registered in order to ship dairy products to China. Most U.S. dairy faciliti
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Member Alert - October 4, 2023
Member Services > Member Alerts > Archived Member Alerts > Member Alert October 4 2023
Indonesia's Ministry of Religious Affairs' Halal Products Assurance (BPJPH) is reviewing its Halal certification program, including the approval of foreign halal certifying bodies (HCBs). BPJPH recently visited the U.S. to conduct on-site assessments of U.S. HCBs to accredit them to i
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USDEC Cheese Mission to Central America
Export Marketing > Marketing Events > Event Pages > 2025 Event Pages > Usdec Cheese Mission To Central America
This member mission for suppliers of cheese provides an opportunity to connect with pre-qualified purchasing decision makers from key Central American cheese buying companies. This member mission for suppliers of cheese provides an opportunity to connect with pre-qualified purchasing decision makers
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Member Alert - August 12, 2025
Member Services > Member Alerts > Member Alerts > Member Alert August 12 2025
President Trump signed an executive order yesterday that extended a reduction in the heightened tariff levels between the United States and China for 90 days, delaying the implementation of additional 34% U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports originally planned for today, August 12. The pause in those hei
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Korean Nutrition Society Conference
Export Marketing > Marketing Events > Event Pages > 2023 Event Pages > Korean Nutrition Society Conference
USDEC is sponsoring a session on Dairy Proteins and Sarcopenia within the KNS conference program. The session will feature three nutrition expert speakers - 2 Korean and one Japanese - highlighting the science backed role of nutritionally complete and high-quality dairy proteins in helping to reduce
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Market Commentary 11-04-16
Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 11 04 16 - by Alan Levitt
U.S. dairy exporters shipped 155,885 tons of milk powders, cheese, butterfat, whey and lactose in September, topping year-ago levels for the fourth straight month. Exporters continued to post gains in shipments of milk powder and whey products. Overall export value was $392.2 million in September, d
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New Korea Facility Registration Requirement
Market Access & Regulatory Affairs > Hot Topics Folder > Hot Topics > Hot Topics > New Korea Facility Registration Requirement
Korea implemented a new Special Act on Imported Food Safety Management (The Act) on February 4, 2016 which includes a foreign facility registration component. For livestock facilities, implementation of this bill is scheduled for August 4, 2016. Similar to the U.S. Food Safety Modernization Act (FS
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Status of Tariffs Between the United States and China
Market Access & Regulatory Affairs > Hot Topics Folder > Hot Topics > Hot Topics > Status Of Tariffs Between The United States & China
UPDATED 11:49 a.m. Eastern Time, August 23, 2019 USDEC members: The U.S. Dairy Export Council is closely monitoring trade developments between the United States and China. If breaking news occurs that requires action by members, we will issue a "member alert" by email and also post it o
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Member Alert - October 19, 2020
Member Services > Member Alerts > Archived Member Alerts > Member Alert October 19 2020
The European Union (EU) has published draft certificates for dairy and composite products that are potentially problematic. USDEC is reaching out to members now to ask for you to engage your importers and ask for their participation in the public comment period which ends October 26, 2020.