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News Release: 8/2/2024
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ARLINGTON, VA – The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) advanced a pair of partnerships in South America this week. The organizations signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Abraleite, a prominent Brazilian milk producers associati
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News Release: 01/30/2017
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Group Urges U.S. Governors to Aid in Preserving Export Markets and 'Consider All Tools at Their Disposal' WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. dairy industry this week continued to push back against Canada's protectionist policies that are effectively blocking American dairy imports
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News Release: 03/15/2017
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MEXICO CITY -The leaders of three major U.S. dairy organizations Wednesday promised to continue a strong commitment to their time-tested partnership with Mexico's dairy industry and consumers. "We have always seen Mexico as a partner first and a customer second," U.S. Dairy Export Council (USD
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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: 06/27/2017
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International Coalition Requests Action from Trade and Economic Ministers WASHINGTON, D.C. - An international coalition of 10 dairy industry organizations, including three U.S. dairy groups, is asking their governments’ trade ministers to intercede in the increasingly acrimonious dispute
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News Release: 08/28/2017
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GUADALAJARA, Mexico - The U.S. and Mexican dairy industries released a unified list of priorities today that includes modernizing the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to solidify their strong dairy market partnership, and addressing concerns about Canadian and European dairy policies. A l
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News Release: 11/27/2017
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Relationship-building pays off as USDEC-led effort boosts U.S. export competitiveness. ARLINGTON, VA. - Effective Dec. 1, 2017, China is unilaterally lowering its cheese tariffs from 12 percent to 8 percent. The move will immediately boost U.S. export competitiveness in China and help U.S. supp
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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
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Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 4/10/2020
Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 4 > 10 > 2020 - by Mark O'Keefe
When health and safety concerns related to COVID-19 canceled the U.S. Dairy Export Council's spring board meeting it didn't prevent asking futuristic questions about the pandemic to two of the meeting's headline speakers. USDEC President and CEO Tom Vilsack interviewed Geoff Colvin, senior edi
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News Release: 05/12/2020
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As the European Union (EU) is poised to begin government-financed intervention purchases of skim milk powder (SMP) and butter, dairy farmers and processors in key dairy-producing countries around the world are calling on the EU to avoid the market-distorting practices that have significantly harmed