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• Apr 7, 2016

  News Release: 04/07/2016

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  CHICAGO - The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) Board of Directors voted today (April 7) to support the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement, finding that the overall features of the pact outweigh its shortcomings. At the same time, the board emphasized the critical need for the Unit

• May 29, 2018

  News Release: 05/29/2018

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  ARLINGTON, VA - U.S. dairy producers and manufacturers offered to collaborate today with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to continue fostering dairy food safety and job growth, as the agency develops procedures for regulating imported foods, including shellfish and dairy. The National Mi

• Oct 10, 2025

  Member Alert - October 10, 2025

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  The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is set to impose new fees on Chinese-built, -owned or -operated vessels next Tuesday, October. 14. The fees are the result of a Section 301 investigation by the United States Trade Representative (USTR) into China's targeting of maritime, logistics and sh

• Feb 13, 2025

  News Release: 2/13/2025

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  From President & CEO Krysta Harden: “The U.S. Dairy Export Council congratulates Brooke Rollins on her confirmation as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Her leadership and passion for agriculture will make her a strong leader at USDA. Having grown up on a family farm, an

• Sep 30, 2025

  U.S. Dairy Ingredient Innovation Seminar

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  On September 30, USDEC will host a U.S. Dairy Ingredient Innovation Seminar in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. This event will showcase the growing potential for food and beverage innovation using U.S. dairy ingredients uniquely positioned to meet local demand. Vietnamese food industry professionals will

• Jul 18, 2019

  Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 07/18/2019

  Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 07 > 18 > 2019 - by Mark O'Keefe

  Trade barriers—tariff and non-tariff—erode U.S. competitiveness in international markets. Sometimes they completely lock us out of high-potential countries. “U.S. Dairy faces big challenges, particularly with trade policy,” said USDEC President and CEO Tom Vilsack. “

• Aug 13, 2019

  Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 08/13/2019

  Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 08 > 13 > 2019 - by Mark O'Keefe and Margaret Speich

  "More, new and better” is not just a catchy slogan introduced by U.S. Dairy Export Council President and CEO Tom Vilsack this year. It captures the thrust of what USDEC is doing for its members in markets around the world to push toward “The Next 5%,” the dairy industry goal to

• Aug 29, 2019

  News Release: 08/29/2019

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  ARLINGTON, VA - The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) today announced a new partnership designed to strengthen collaboration between the U.S. and IICA to promote science-based regulations and policies affecting trade in food and

• Aug 23, 2019

  Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 08/23/2019

  Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 08 > 23 > 2019 - by Tom Vilsack

  Dear Members, I want to update you on the ongoing negotiations between the U.S. and Japan over market access for U.S. dairy exports as part of a broader bi-lateral free trade agreement.  Talks between the two nations have continued throughout the summer, and negotiators may announce a tentative

• Oct 21, 2019

  Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 10/21/2019

  Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 10 > 21 > 2019 - by Tom Vilsack

  Dear USDEC Members, Last year, the United States exported more cheese than any single country in the world. This year, we made the world's best cheese. That's not my opinion but that of the World Cheese Awards held in Bergamo, Italy. On Friday, judges named a cheese from the U.S. "Best Cheese in the