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• Jul 6, 2016

  Market Commentary 07-06-16

  Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 07 06 16 - by Alan Levitt

  Though still down about 15 percent from the peak levels of first-half 2014, U.S. export volume posted an 11-month high in May (on a daily-average basis), led by improved sales of whey, lactose and whole milk powder (WMP). U.S. exporters shipped 157,909 tons of milk powders, cheese, butterfat, whey a

• Sep 2, 2016

  Market Commentary 09-02-16

  Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 09 02 16 - by Alan Levitt

  Overall U.S. export performance in July was in line with recent months. Exporters shipped 159,025 tons of milk powders, cheese, butterfat, whey and lactose during the month, up 7 percent from the prior year. Shipments of milk powder and whey proteins made the strongest showing.Official USDA data con

• Jan 23, 2017

  News Release: 01/23/2017

  Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases Archives > News Release 01 > 23 > 2017

  ARLINGTON, VA - The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) today urged the Trump Administration not to retreat from pursuing new trade opportunities in the Pacific Rim, and to protect the agricultural trade relationship between the United States and

• Aug 30, 2017

  Market Commentary 08-30-17

  Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 08 30 17 - by Alan Levitt

  When traders returned to their desks following their summer holiday, they found the global dairy market with the same split personality it's had since February. Butterfat is scarce and making new price highs each week. Skim milk powder (SMP) is abundant and prices have fallen to EU intervention leve

• Apr 25, 2018

  News Release: 04/25/2018

  Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases Archives > News Release 04 > 25 > 2018

  Washington, D.C. - Mexico appears poised to enact new restrictions on the use of common cheese names such as "parmesan," "munster" and "feta" for products sold in Mexico, a development that runs counter to existing trade agreements with the United States, according to preliminary reports on the Euro

• Oct 5, 2018

  Market Commentary 10-05-18

  Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 10 05 18 - by Alan Levitt

  U.S. exports improved in August, led by a 22-month high in shipments of nonfat dry milk/skim milk powder (NDM/SMP) to Mexico. In the first eight months of the year, exports of NDM/SMP, whey products and lactose all continued to run at a record pace.Suppliers shipped nearly 190,000 tons of milk powde

• Apr 18, 2019

  News Release: 04/18/2019

  Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases Archives > News Release 04 > 18 > 2019

  ARLINGTON, VA - The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) released an economic analysis of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) today and dairy industry officials eager to see USMCA's passage welcomed this key step in the trade agreement approval process. Tom Vilsack, president and CEO of th

• 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

• Feb 23, 2026

  Member Alert - February 23, 2026

  Member Services > Member Alerts > Member Alerts > Member Alert February 23 2026

  The Supreme Court on Friday invalidated the use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) tariffs that the Trump administration had invoked as "reciprocal tariffs" against most countries around the world. The 6-3 ruling concluded that the President has no authority under IEEPA to ap

• Jul 25, 2019

  Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 07/25/2019

  Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 07 > 25 > 2019 - by Margaret Speich

  GENEVA, Switzerland -- The U.S. Dairy Export Council recently joined more than 600 delegates at a meeting of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) with a mission to protect the scientific basis of Codex and shepherd key dairy provisions to final adoption. At the top of the July 8-12 CAC agenda