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News Release: 08/22/2018
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ARLINGTON, VA - Leaders from America's dairy industry travel this week to China to promote trade cooperation with official agencies in Beijing and Chinese dairy buyers in Xi'an. In Beijing, a delegation will discuss the flow of Sino/U.S. dairy business amid months of trade tension that has led to ta
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News Release: 04/18/2019
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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
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Commitment to Animal Welfare
About Us > Commitment To Animal Welfare
Dairy farmers in the United States, regardless of herd size or farm style, are committed to providing the best care for their herds. Ensuring high animal welfare standards is a cornerstone of U.S. dairy farming. It goes beyond meeting regulatory requirements; it represents a deep-seated belief that
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News Release: 3/10/2020
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ARLINGTON, VA - Connecticut dairy farmer, James "Cricket" Jacquier, testified today before the House Committee on Agriculture's Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture in order to provide a dairy stakeholder perspective on agricultural trade. Jacquier is Chairman of the Board for Agri
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Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 5/28/2020
Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 5 > 28 > 2020 - by Tom Vilsack
Dear USDEC Members, For more than a year, USDEC has worked in pursuit of measures that would reduce the competitive disadvantage that free trade agreements between Vietnam and our competitors have created. When the Trans-Pacific Partnership failed to be passed by Congress, USDEC's Trade Policy team,
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News Release: 7/30/2020
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ARLINGTON, VA -- A diverse range of farm and agricultural industries is praising a bipartisan Senate letter sent today to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue urging stronger international safeguards to protect U.S. exporters using co
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Mexico Implementing New Tariff Codes
Market Access & Regulatory Affairs > Hot Topics Folder > Hot Topics > Hot Topics > Mexico Implementing New Tariff Codes
Mexico has passed a new LIGIE (Law of general import and export taxes), that will come into force on December 28, 2020, which modifies Mexico’s tariff schedule. The changes are in line with the World Customs Organization and the harmonized international system.
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News Release: 3/17/2021
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Arlington, VA - The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) applaud the Senate's confirmation of Katherine Tai as the next United States Trade Representative. "The U.S. Dairy Export Council welcomes the swift appointment of Ms. Tai as the new U.S. Tra
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News Release: 5/21/2021
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From Krysta Harden, president and CEO of the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and Jim Mulhern, president and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF): ARLINGTON, VA - "On behalf of America's dairy farmers, processors, and exporters we thank Representatives Ron Kind (D-WI), Tom Reed (R-N
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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