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Market Commentary 06-27-17
Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 06 27 17 - by Alan Levitt
After nearly three years of oversupply and limited upside price risk, buyers have been lulled into a sense of supply security. Thus traders were caught by surprise by a global shortage of butterfat this spring, sending hand-to-mouth buyers into a panic to cover current and second-half needs. Low SM
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Market Commentary 07-06-17
Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 07 06 17 - by Alan Levitt
Robust exports to Mexico, including record shipments of cheese, drove total U.S. dairy export value to a two-year high in May. U.S. exports were $508.9 million, up 34 percent from a year ago. Exporters shipped 169,648 tons of milk powder, cheese, butterfat, whey and lactose, up 15 percent from last
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News Release: 04/28/2017
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - A report on intellectual property issued Friday by the U.S. Trade Representative's Office (USTR) outlined the Trump Administration's continuing commitment to curtailing the damaging abuses of geographical indications (GIs) - particularly by the European Union (EU). The
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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: 05/11/2017
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ARLINGTON, VA - The dairy industry is eager to work with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to protect and expand market access for U.S. dairy while addressing problematic Canadian dairy policies, the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) s
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News Release: 05/18/2017
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Maintain Trade with Mexico and Improve Market Access to Canada, Leaders Say WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. dairy industry commended Robert Lighthizer, the newly confirmed U.S. Trade Representative, for taking swift action under the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act (TPA)
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News Release: 06/12/2017
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ARLINGTON, VA - Two leading dairy groups said today they will work with the Trump Administration to modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to make sure it safeguards open trade with Mexico and confronts increasingly protectionist dairy policies by Canada. In joint comments sent to
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News Release: 06/15/2017
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Memorandum of Understanding Between FDA and the Chinese Government Outlines Registration Process for U.S. Dairy Food Facilities WASHINGTON, D.C. - The United States and China signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Thursday that will increase access to China for more than 200 U.S. dairy ex
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News Release: 04/13/2017
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Canadian Milk Pricing Scheme Causes Major Disruptions in U.S. Dairy Washington, D.C. - The U.S. dairy sector and state agriculture officials today urged President Donald Trump to take immediate action against Canada's repeated and escalating disregard for its trade obligations under the North Americ
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News Release: 04/27/2017
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Dairy Groups Express Support for NAFTA as Means to Address Trade Concerns ARLINGTON, VA - Adding to the groundswell of recognition that Canada's protectionist dairy policies are harmful to U.S. dairy exports, a bipartisan group of 68 members of the House of Representatives wrote to Preside