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News Release: 08/27/2018
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Retaliatory tariffs by China and Mexico could lower dairy exports by $2.7 billion and depress dairy farmers' revenues by $16.6 billion over the next several years unless they are rolled back. Moreover, U.S. economic output tied to the dairy industry would fall by more than $8 billion and 8,200 U.S.
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News Release: 12/07/2015
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ARLINGTON, VA – In response to a World Trade Organization (WTO) decision today announcing that Canada and Mexico are authorized to apply a total of over $1 billion in retaliatory tariffs to U.S. exports, dairy producers and exporters renewed their call for Congress to take swift action to elim
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News Release: 1/8/2015
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CONTACTS: Chris Galen, NMPFPHONE: (703) 243-6111FAX: 703-841-9328cgalen@nmpf.org Alan Levitt, USDEC(703) 528-4801alevitt@usdec.org Peggy Armstrong, IDFAPHONE: 202-220-3508FAX: 202-331-7820parmstrong@idfa.org The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) a
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News Release: 12/13/2023
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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: 1/8/2014
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CONTACTS: Alan Levitt, USDECPHONE: (703) 528-4801FAX: 703-528-3705alevitt@usdec.org Arlington, VA The final numbers won't be available until February, but one result is already in: The United States set a dairy export record in 2013, shipping $6.1 billion worth of product in the first 11 mont
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Market Commentary 04-17-19
Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 04 17 19 - by USDEC staff
Improved cheese shipments highlighted U.S. export performance in February.Cheese exports totaled 32,515 tons, up 16% from the prior year. On a daily-average basis, this is the second-highest total ever, falling just short of the record achieved in March 2014. Sales of cheese to South Korea w
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News Release: 5/21/2024
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ARLINGTON, VA – The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) commends the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monumental $1.2 billion funding for the Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (RAPP) announced today. This substantial investment will significantly enhance market opportuni
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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: 07/18/2017
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Darigold CEO Says 25,000 Dairy Jobs on the Line with Renegotiation of NAFTA WASHINGTON, D.C. - The CEO of a major farmer-owned dairy cooperative in Washington state told a congressional panel today that the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has created jobs and increased sales for hi
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News Release: 8/12/2024
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ARLINGTON, VA – The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) are asking the U.S. government to prepare a plan to “leverage all available tools” should Colombia move forward with imposing countervailing tariffs on U.S. milk-powder export