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• Aug 28, 2023

  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

• Oct 4, 2023

  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

• Mar 17, 2025

  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

• Nov 17, 2025

  Bulk Cheese Mission to Market: Korea and Japan

  Export Marketing > Marketing Events > Event Pages > 2025 Event Pages > Bulk Cheese Mission To Market Korea & Japan

  In effort to grow demand for bulk U.S. Cheese, USDEC invites U.S. bulk cheese suppliers to attend a mission to Korea and Japan from November 17th through 21st, 2025.  If you are interested in participating, please contact Nuhami Alemu (nalemu@usdec.org).  In effort to grow demand

• Japan

  Member Services > International Representatives > International Offices > Japan X9017

  MARKET MAKERS, INC. Seibunkan Building 5F5-9, Iidabashi 1-chomeChiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0072, JAPAN Tel: (011) 81-3-3221-6410 / Fax: (011) 81-3-3221-5960 General: usdecjapan@marketmakers.co.jp Jeff McNeill, Managing Director - jmcneill@marketmakers.co.jp Click here for his bio. Hiroshi Furuyama, S

• Apr 19, 2021

  Spring 2021 Membership Meeting

  Member Services > Meetings & Webinars > Event Pages > Spring 2021 Membership Meeting

  Due to the ongoing impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, this meeting was held virtually over the course of four days. Our April 19-22 meeting has concluded. While nothing compares to in-person, face-to-face connection, moving our meeting online due to COVID-19 concerns presented new opportunities for U

• Apr 7, 2025

  2025 Annual Membership Meeting

  Member Services > Meetings & Webinars > Event Pages > 2025 Annual Membership Meeting

  The USDEC 2025 Annual Membership Meeting was held at the historic Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C. on April 7-9, 2025. This year's Annual Membership Meeting, including biannual committee sessions, took place at the historic Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C. from April 7 to 9. The location in our na

• Jul 26, 2017

  News Release: 07/26/2017

  Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases Archives > News Release 07 > 26 > 2017

  U.S. trade deals have delivered benefits across the entire dairy chain WASHINGTON, D.C. -  The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is undisputedly the U.S. dairy industry's most important trade deal, Tom Vilsack, U.S. Dairy Export Council president and CEO, told a House Agriculture Comm

• May 17, 2019

  News Release: 05/17/2019

  Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases Archives > News Release 05 > 17 > 2019

  ARLINGTON, VA - U.S. dairy officials today congratulated the governments of the United States, Mexico and Canada for reaching an agreement to roll back metal tariffs that have soured U.S.-Mexico cheese trade and slowed passage of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The United States a

• Jul 10, 2019

  Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 07/10/2019

  Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 07 > 10 > 2019 - by Margaret Speich

  A comprehensive, up-to-date and pressure-tested global crisis readiness plan is essential for U.S. dairy exporters. Today’s complex global marketplace is marked by cultural nuances, social and geopolitical conflicts and 24/7 news and social media coverage. A crisis can crush in a week what a