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• Jan 3, 2017

  News Release: 01/03/2017

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  From Jim Mulhern, President and CEO of NMPF, andMatt McKnight, Senior Vice President of Market Access, Regulatory and Industry Affairs for USDEC ARLINGTON, VA - "America's dairy farmers and processors welcome the opportunity to work closely with Robert Lighthizer as the new U.S. Trade Representative

• Jun 15, 2021

  News Release: 6/15/2021

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  ARLINGTON, VA. - "The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) thanks Coast Guard & Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Chairman Salud Carbajal and Subcommittee Ranking Member Bob Gibbs for holding a House Transportation & Infrastructure (T&I) hearing today to examine the impacts of shipp

• May 10, 2018

  Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 05/10/2018

  Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Archives > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 05 > 10 > 2018 - by Luke Waring

  Eighteen U.S. Dairy Export Council members—a record number—attended the Gulfood food expo this past February in Dubai. Why such strong interest in a market that saw aggregate powder, butter, whey and milkfat imports decline for three straight years? The simple answer is that the underl

• Apr 17, 2018

  Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 04/17/2018

  Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Archives > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 04 > 17 > 2018 - by Margaret Speich and Luke Waring

  When USDEC President and CEO Tom Vilsack, speaking at last month's USDEC Board of Directors Meeting, highlighted dairy export opportunities in the Middle East/North Africa market, he drew from his visit to the region earlier this year for the Gulfood expo. In addition to meeting with customers, ta

• May 21, 2024

  News Release: 5/21/2024

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  ARLINGTON, VA –  The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) commends the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monumental $1.2 billion funding for the Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (RAPP) announced today.  This substantial investment will significantly enhance market opportuni

• Dec 8, 2021

  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

• May 17, 2024

  News Release: 5/17/2024

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  ARLINGTON, VA – The U.S. dairy industry commended the inclusion of three export market access priorities in the farm bill trade title reauthorization legislation introduced today in the House of Representatives. The bill includes the Safeguarding American Value-added Exports (SAVE) Act &ndash

• Dec 13, 2023

  News Release: 12/13/2023

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  Missouri dairy farmer Alex Peterson, right, is USDEC’s new chair. Becky Nyman, left, a California dairy farmer, was elected as vice chair. In this June USDEC photo, they hold up Calli ice cream cups (made with U.S. milk protein concentrate) while in Southeast Asia on a USDEC-sponsored farme

• Dec 4, 2014

  News Release: 12/4/2014

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  CONTACTS: Chris Galen, NMPFPHONE: (703) 243-6111FAX: 703-841-9328cgalen@nmpf.org Alan Levitt, USDEC(703) 528-4801alevitt@usdec.org Peggy Armstrong, IDFAPHONE: 202-220-3508FAX: 202-331-7820parmstrong@idfa.org The U.S. dairy industry advised top U.S. government agricultural trade negotiat

• Jun 9, 2022

  News Release: 6/9/2022

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  ARLINGTON, VA – Sheryl Meshke, co-president and CEO of Associated Milk Producers Inc. (AMPI), told a Senate subcommittee today that the U.S. government must pursue additional market access opportunities and address export supply-chain delays in order for the U.S. dairy industry to keep up