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News Release: 01/17/2017
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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
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News Release: 05/03/2017
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. dairy leaders from across the country visited Washington, D.C., this week to urge Congress and Trump Administration officials to hold Canada accountable for its trade violations and hasten the repeal of Canada's controversial new dairy pricing system. During a fly-in ral
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News Release: 04/13/2018
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ARLINGTON, VA - The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) yesterday accepted a petition from the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) to examine India's failure to follow through on its obligations to provide "equitable and reasonable access to
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Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 07/12/2018
Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Archives > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 07 > 12 > 2018 - by Mark O'Keefe
Lan Sohn and Shinhyung Chung of Sohn’s Market Makers learned to say the English word “cheese” as a way to smile in front of the camera. As the U.S. Dairy Export Council's new representatives in Seoul, the long-time friends are eager to bring smiles to the faces of USDEC members loo
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Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 08/29/2018
Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Archives > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 08 > 29 > 2018 - by Tom Vilsack
No doubt you have been following the news that the United States and Mexico have agreed to key portions of a new trade agreement that could soon lift tariffs on U.S. cheese and other dairy products. While these developments about our No. 1 export market are encouraging, I found myself on the oppos
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Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 01/02/2019
Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 01 > 02 > 2019 - by Tom Vilsack
Dear USDEC Members:The first full year of The Next 5% plan has come to a close. With two months of data to go, U.S. dairy exports were on track to rise from the equivalent of 14.7 percent of U.S. milk solids in 2017 to more than 16 percent—a record high.Your commitment to overseas markets w
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News Release: 10/4/2021
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From NMPF President and CEO Jim Mulhern: "Dairy farmers welcome the launch today of the administration's new approach to the U.S.-China trade relationship given China's tremendous importance to global dairy markets. To date, China has delivered on the multiple dairy regulatory commitments they made
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News Release: 12/08/2021
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ARLINGTON, VA - Proactive efforts throughout this year led by the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) to alleviate dairy supply chain disruptions took a significant step forward today with the U.S. House of Representatives passing the bipartisan Ocean Ship
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News Release: 1/4/2022
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ARLINGTON, VA - The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) celebrated a landmark decision published today which found Canada is improperly restricting access to its market for U.S. dairy products in violation of its U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement
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News Release: 5/26/2022
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ARLINGTON, VA – U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) CEO Krysta Harden, this week in Rome, engaged global agricultural leaders to champion U.S. dairy’s critical role in nutrition security, sustainable food systems, trade, and climate-smart agriculture. Over three days, the delega