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Member Alert - May 8, 2025
Member Services > Member Alerts > Member Alerts > Member Alert May 8 2025
Today, President Trump announced a new trade deal with the United Kingdom and agreement on a framework for additional bilateral trade negotiations. Although press coverage of today's press conference has been ample, details on the scope and specifics of the agreement are still extremely limited. In
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News Release: 04/01/2019
Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases Archives > News Release 04 > 01 > 2019
ARLINGTON, VA - April 1, 2019 - An administration proposal to close the U. S. southern border with Mexico would send shock waves through the U.S. dairy industry, closing off access to its largest dairy export market, according to leading U.S. dairy organizations. "The dairy industry is suffering thr
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Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 06/25/2019
Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 06 > 25 > 2019 - by Margaret Speich
Crises happen every day in every industry in every country. They happen to the organizations best and least prepared to deal with them. For some, a crisis response may take just a few days to de-escalate; the effects of others linger for months, years and even decades. Dairy manufacturers, especia
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Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 07/25/2019
Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 07 > 25 > 2019 - by Margaret Speich
GENEVA, Switzerland -- The U.S. Dairy Export Council recently joined more than 600 delegates at a meeting of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) with a mission to protect the scientific basis of Codex and shepherd key dairy provisions to final adoption. At the top of the July 8-12 CAC agenda
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News Release: 1/15/2020
Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases Archives > News Release 1 > 15 > 2020
ARLINGTON, VA -- Today's signing of the Phase One trade agreement with China makes important advances on nontariff issues harming U.S. dairy trade. While promises of additional Chinese purchases of U.S. agricultural products in the next two years are encouraging, the benefits for the dairy industry
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Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 1/30/2020
Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 1 > 30 > 2020 - by Sandra Benson
On Jan. 31, 2020, new Mexican milk powder and cheese technical regulations will enter into force. USDEC played a significant role in minimizing any negative impact those regulations might have on U.S. suppliers doing business in Mexico. But the rules will still require additional actions from export
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Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 2/26/2020
Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 2 > 26 > 2020 - by Tom Vilsack
Dear USDEC Members, I want to thank those of you who have inquired about the safety of our staff in China and other USDEC international offices during the coronavirus outbreak. I'm pleased to report that all our staff in impacted countries are safe as of today. Our international offices are all open
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News Release: 05/18/2020
Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases Archives > News Release 05 > 18 > 2020
ARLINGTON, VA. - The National Milk Producers Federation, U.S. Dairy Export Council and the International Dairy Foods Association jointly urged Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to use all tools at his disposal to "ensure high-quality, nutritious U.S. dairy products are made available to our interna
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News Release: 7/08/2020
Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases Archives > News Release 7 > 08 > 2020
ARLINGTON, VA - Arlington, VA - Members of Congress representing dairy districts from across the country joined together today to send a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue asking them to work together to build upon the successes
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News Release: 11/3/2020
Newsroom > News Releases > News Releases Archives > News Release 11 > 3 > 2020
Arlington, VA - The U.S. dairy industry commended the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) for using its review of Indonesia’s Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) status to hold Indonesia accountable for issues that had threatened the smooth flow of U.S. dairy exports. USTR announced yesterday