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Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 08/31/2018
Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Archives > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 08 > 31 > 2018 - by Nina Bakht Halal
Middle East/North Africa (MENA) dairy import demand has come back very strong in 2018. In the first half of the year, imports of milk powder, cheese, butterfat and whey were up 17 percent from the prior year, and U.S. volume was up 75 percent. Here’s an update in the key nations of Egypt, Sa
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Member Alert - March 12, 2025
Member Services > Member Alerts > Member Alerts > Member Alert March 12 2025
President Trump's 25 percent universal tariffs on steel and aluminum imports took effect today. In response, the European Union took two actions, the latter of which impacts U.S. dairy exports: It announced that as of April 1, it will reimpose tariffs of 10 - 50% that it initially implemented in 20
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Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 09/03/2019
Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 09 > 03 > 2019 - by Tom Vilsack
Dear USDEC Members, When USDEC launched The Next 5%, staff identified for me two key underpinnings of the plan: First, there would be situations where actions by our competitors or by our government beyond our control might impact trade outcomes; Second, we would need a long-term and patient approac
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News Release: 2/7/2023
Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases > News Release 2 > 7 > 2023
ARLINGTON, VA - U.S. dairy exports set new volume and value records again in 2022 despite rampant inflation and a host of other challenges to international trade. It was the third straight record year for volume and the second for value. Export volume on a milk solids equivalent (MSE) basis increas
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Market Commentary 11-04-15
Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 11 04 15 - by Alan Levitt
Global markets rallied in August and September, as fears of supply shortages out of New Zealand brought buyers off the sidelines to re-stock their cupboards at bargain-basement prices. After slumping to levels unseen in more than a decade, world benchmark milk powder prices increased 40-60 percent f
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Market Commentary 08-08-16
Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 08 08 16 - by Alan Levitt
U.S. exporters shipped 161,882 tons of milk powders, cheese, butterfat, whey and lactose in June, up 5 percent from a year ago and the highest figure since May 2015. Gains were led by record shipments of whey protein concentrate (including HS codes 04041005 and 040410085), offsetting declines in all
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Market Commentary 05-04-16
Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 05 04 16 - by Alan Levitt
U.S. dairy exports in March were lower across the board, with overall volume and value down more than 20 percent from March 2015, when shipments were partially inflated by resolution of the West Coast port slowdown. U.S. exporters shipped 140,759 tons of milk powders, cheese, butterfat, whey and lac
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News Release: 1/8/2014
Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases Archives > News Release 1 > 8 > 2014
CONTACTS: Alan Levitt, USDECPHONE: (703) 528-4801FAX: 703-528-3705alevitt@usdec.org Arlington, VA The final numbers won't be available until February, but one result is already in: The United States set a dairy export record in 2013, shipping $6.1 billion worth of product in the first 11 mont
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Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 7/09/2020
Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 7 > 09 > 2020 - by Alan Levitt and William Loux
Rebound in cheese exports is a pleasant surprise. But among other products, where is the growth? In this week's episode of Market Talk, we take a deeper dive into the May trade data, looking at what drove cheese exports in May, and which ingredient markets are posting the most growth ... and declin