Neither droughts nor threatened port closures nor a shaky global economy could deter U.S. dairy ingredient manufacturers. Last year, exports again were 13% of milk production. It’s a fact: the industry keeps getting better at exporting.

March 19, 2013

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In the ongoing maturation of the U.S. dairy industry as a global player, we took another step forward in 2012.

Where are U.S. ambitions in a global dairy business?

The global dairy business isn’t standing still, and neither should America’s dairy processing industry.

September 18, 2012

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We’re in the right place at the right time. The global dairy industry is a growth sector — that much is crystal clear. At the “Future of Food” summit in Washington, D.C., earlier this summer (an event co-hosted by the dairy producer-funded Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy), speaker after speaker talked about the challenges of feeding the planet’s growing population.

Using traceability to protect supply chain integrity

Instituting a voluntary standardized traceability program is an important and necessary step.

June 8, 2012

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Back in 1997, the National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments began making the case for a voluntary dairy food safety program called HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points). This program remains an internationally accepted, science-based system for ensuring food safety controls. At the time, the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance was doing the heavy lifting on dairy safety.

Exporting to Mexico is an overnight success, 20 years in the making

Trade with Mexico required a wide range of development activities, including retail and foodservice promotions, regulatory clarifications and trade policy advocacy.

March 18, 2012

By Tom Suber

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A week or so before Thanksgiving 2011, Mexico became our first billion-dollar overseas market. It was like watching our first-born go through a graduation ceremony — the satisfying reward after years of careful nurturing.

Whacking Non-tariff Trade Barriers

September 1, 2010

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China asks for a new health certificate; India abruptly changes import permit requirements; the European Union makes U.S. exporters jump through fresh hoops.

Global Insights: Globalization Update

March 1, 2010

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In this space last fall, I introduced what has come to be known as “The Globalization Study.” This report, more formally titled “The Impact of Globalization on the U.S. Dairy

Global Insights

September 1, 2009

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USDEC’s Tom Suber on exporting challenges.

Global Insights: Message in a Milk Bottle

June 1, 2009

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If global dairy demand has been irreparably damaged since the markets turned last summer, someone forgot to tell Keith Turner.Turner is chairman of New Zealand Milk Co., a startup that

Global Insights

March 1, 2009

By Tom Suber

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