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News Release: 7/23/2025
Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases > News Release 7 > 23 > 2025
ARLINGTON, VA – The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC), the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN) applauded the announcement late yesterday of a new trade framework between the United States and Indonesia that eliminates tariffs on the vast m
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Member Alert - November 10, 2020
Member Services > Member Alerts > Archived Member Alerts > Member Alert November 10 2020
Following the World Trade Organization's authorization of $4B in retaliatory tariffs as part of the Boeing aircraft subsidies case and despite the fact that the U.S. has eliminated the subsidies deemed to violate WTO rules, the European Union implemented retaliatory tariffs against a variety of U.S.
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Member Alert - May 12, 2025
Member Services > Member Alerts > Member Alerts > Member Alert May 12 2025
China: Following negotiations held over the weekend, the U.S. and China announced this morning that they had reached an agreement to lower the "reciprocal trade" tariffs and retaliatory tariffs that were imposed on U.S.-China trade as of last month. The lowered rates will apply as of May 14. T
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Market Commentary 03-23-17
Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 03 23 17 - by Alan Levitt
After staging a significant rally in the second half of 2016, the global dairy markets hit a wall in early 2017. Since mid-January, SMP prices are down near $500/ton and cheese prices are down more than $200/ton. WMP from Oceania is off about $700/ton since mid-December. Prices overshot last fall o
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Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 12/13/2019
Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 12 > 13 > 2019 - by Tom Vilsack
Dear USDEC Members, We have been closely monitoring trade talks between the U.S. Administration and China and want to update you on the situation. A "Phase One" deal with China was announced by the Administration today but specific terms of the agreement are not yet known. We are eager to see the de
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Member Alert - May 14, 2025
Member Services > Member Alerts > Member Alerts > Member Alert May 14 2025
Per an official regulatory announcement issued by the Chinese government and a USDA GAIN report released today, the 90-day pause in heighted reciprocal tariffs between the U.S. and China commences today, May 14, and will last for 90 days after that date. Because the Chinese announcement does not inc
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News Release: 09/12/2016
Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases Archives > News Release 09 > 12 > 2016
Ask Trading Partners to Join WTO Dispute Proceedings WASHINGTON, D.C. – Dairy organizations in the United States, Australia, the European Union, Mexico and New Zealand today issued a joint letter to their respective trade and agriculture officials, expressing indignation about Canada's re
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Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 09/12/2018
Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Archives > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 09 > 12 > 2018 - by Margaret Speich
Hisao Fukuda’s efforts to facilitate U.S. dairy exports to Japan predate even the founding of USDEC. Few could claim the relationships he’s formed over his long and varied experience with U.S. dairy and his knowledge and expertise with the Japanese food industry and consumers. So when
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Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 09/05/2019
Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 09 > 05 > 2019
U.S. Dairy is facing strong headwinds in China. Between the U.S.-China trade war and the African Swine Fever (ASF) epidemic that has decimated the nation’s pig herd (and demand for feed), U.S. dairy shipments to China have plummeted over the past 13 months.The following new USDEC analysis by
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News Release: 2/6/2025
Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases > News Release 2 > 6 > 2025
ARLINGTON, VA – U.S. dairy exports slipped 0.4% in 2024 in milk solids equivalent (MSE) terms, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released Wednesday. Geographical and product-by-product performance was mixed against a backdrop of heightened competition and tight U.S. milk powder supplies.