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Market Commentary 08-02-19
Research & Data > Market Information > Market Commentary Archives > Market Commentary > Market Commentary 08 02 19 - by USDEC staff
Lost sales to China due to retaliatory tariffs and African swine fever, plus strong competition elsewhere from European and New Zealand suppliers, resulted in lower U.S. export volume in the first half of 2019. Shipments of milk powders, cheese, butterfat, whey products and lactose were 1.0 million
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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. “
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Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 06/21/2018
Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Archives > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 06 > 21 > 2018 - by Luke Waring
Editor's Note: The trip described in this article occurred in May, before the United States announced June 15 tariffs on a list of Chinese goods. China retaliated with its own list that included tariffs on U.S. cheeses. Despite these developments, USDEC sees cheese exports to China as a long-term
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Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 07/12/2018
Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Archives > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 07 > 12 > 2018 - by Mark O'Keefe
Lan Sohn and Shinhyung Chung of Sohn’s Market Makers learned to say the English word “cheese” as a way to smile in front of the camera. As the U.S. Dairy Export Council's new representatives in Seoul, the long-time friends are eager to bring smiles to the faces of USDEC members loo
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Member Alert - August 23, 2019
Member Services > Member Alerts > Archived Member Alerts > Member Alert August 23 2019
China today issued a new round of punitive, retaliatory tariffs against U.S. products, including some dairy products, in the latest move in an escalating trade dispute.
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Member Alert - September 5, 2019
Member Services > Member Alerts > Archived Member Alerts > Member Alert September 5 2019
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA FAS) has partnered with the government of Indonesia (GOI) to bring U.S. dairy suppliers and Indonesian buyers together to facilitate new business through the U.S.-Indonesia Dairy Roundtable.
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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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Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 2/2/2016
Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Archives > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 2 > 2 > 2016 - by Mark O'Keefe
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Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 09/11/2019
Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 09 > 11 > 2019 X12555 - by Vikki Nicholson-West and Jonathan Gardner
On Oct. 16, the day after the Fall Board of Directors and Annual Membership Meeting in Chicago, USDEC will hold a special, day-long halal seminar for members titled, “Making Halal Work for You.” Once considered necessary for only select, predominantly Muslim markets for U.S. dairy prod
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Global Dairy eBrief Exclusive 09/11/2019
Member Services > Periodicals > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusives Articles > Global Dairy Ebrief Exclusive 09 > 11 > 2019 X12754
Dear Members: I am pleased to report that the Chinese government today announced plans to unilaterally waive retaliatory tariffs on 16 products impacted by the U.S.-China trade war. Among those products is permeate for feed use. Beginning Sept. 17, 2019, and running through Sept. 16, 2020 (barring