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• Sep 3, 2025

  Convenience Food Conference

  Export Marketing > Marketing Events > Event Pages > 2025 Event Pages > Convenience Food Conference

  This year again USDEC is collaborating with the Chinese Institute of Food Science and Technology (CIFST) and participating in their 25th Convenience Food Conference which will be held September 3-5, 2025. On Sept 5, from 9:00am to 12:05pm there will be a session aimed at promoting the use of ingred

• May 5, 2020

  Market Commentary 05-05-20

  Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 05 05 20 - by USDEC staff

  U.S. dairy exporters topped year-earlier levels for the seventh straight month in March, despite disruptions resulting from the coronavirus outbreak.In March, U.S. suppliers shipped 190,456 tons of milk powders, cheese, whey products, lactose and butterfat, 2% more than the year before. This is the

• Apr 25, 2018

  News Release: 04/25/2018 (2)

  Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases Archives > News Release 04 > 25 > 2018 (2)

  Washington, D.C. - U.S. dairy groups today commended the bipartisan efforts of 68 members of Congress who encouraged the U.S. Trade Representative to eliminate Canada's tariffs on U.S. dairy exports and its protectionist pricing policies during the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) ne

• Sep 9, 2020

  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

• May 19, 2015

  Market Commentary 05-21-15

  Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 05 21 15 - by Alan Levitt

  The world dairy markets are rebalancing slowly, leaving prices at or near six-year lows. Without the large imports from China and Russia seen in previous years, it will take a greater, lengthier contraction in production to clear overhanging supply. In the first quarter, milk production from the fiv

• Jul 9, 2020

  Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 7/09/2020

  Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 7 > 09 > 2020 - by Alan Levitt and William Loux

  Rebound in cheese exports is a pleasant surprise. But among other products, where is the growth? In this week's episode of Market Talk, we take a deeper dive into the May trade data, looking at what drove cheese exports in May, and which ingredient markets are posting the most growth ... and declin

• May 4, 2017

  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.

• Mar 25, 2015

  Market Commentary 03-25-15

  Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 03 25 15 - by Alan Levitt

  Global dairy market sentiment softened in the last few weeks, once buyers realized New Zealand’s drought fears were overplayed. Buyers are mostly covered for short-term and medium-term needs. The markets remain oversupplied. A drastic reduction in imports from China and Russia has left a surp

• May 4, 2018

  Market Commentary 05-04-18

  Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 05 04 18 - by Marc A.H. Beck

  U.S. dairy export volume reached an all-time high in February (on a daily-average basis), led by a rebound in ingredient sales to Southeast Asia, record lactose exports to China and broad-based increases in overseas sales of cheese. Suppliers shipped 204,453 tons of milk powder, cheese, butterfat,wh

• Oct 6, 2017

  Market Commentary 10-06-17

  Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 10 06 17 - by Alan Levitt

  U.S. dairy exports improved in August, posting the second-highest volume in the last 10 months. Cheese led the way and butterfat shipments picked up, offsetting a slowdown in sales of nonfat dry milk/skim milk powder (NDM/SMP), whey products and lactose. Suppliers shipped 164,279 tons of milk powder