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Congress Urges U.S. government to secure greater dairy access in Japan by swiftly pursuing Phase Two agreement

Dairy organizations said the Japanese market is too valuable to U.S. processors, dairy farmers to delay.

July 9, 2020

Members of Congress representing dairy districts from across the country joined together on July 8 to send a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue.

U.S. Dairy groups commend administration, Congress as USMCA enters into force

USMCA is designed to usher in significant changes to U.S.-Canadian dairy trade, restore certainty to U.S.-Mexico trade relations and establish important protections for common name cheeses.

July 1, 2020

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC), both based in Arlington, Va., are celebrating the U.S. Trade Representative’s office and Congress for the strides made in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) as it enters into force today.

Study shows EU intervention program wreaked havoc on global dairy prices

U.S. dairy groups call for end to EU dumping of dairy products in international markets.

June 18, 2020

An economic analysis published on June 18 shows the serious impact of the European Union’s (EU) skim milk powder (SMP) intervention program on the U.S. dairy industry — especially to U.S. farm-gate milk prices — in the years 2016-2019, according to the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF).

USDEC, NMPF criticize Canada TRQ allocations

The dairy organizations urge U.S. government to insist on good faith implementation of USMCA.

June 17, 2020

The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) sharply criticized Canada’s allocation of its tariff-rate quotas (TRQ) under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), released on June 15.

2019 State of the Industry: US dairy exports lose their pass line bets

Five factors will drive dairy markets over the next year

While supply and demand shifts are happening daily, these influences are likely to stay.

Nate Donnay

June 10, 2020

I promise not to use the words unprecedented, uncertain, essential or new normal. I never want to hear those words again. The main part of my job is tracking, modeling and forecasting the supply, demand and prices of dairy products around the world.

USMCA is coming, but barriers to US dairy exports remain

J. David Carlin

June 5, 2020

After three years of negotiations, the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) will take effect on July 1. The U.S. dairy industry achieved its top two goals for USMCA, preserving our trade relationships in Mexico, our top export market, and reducing Canadian barriers to imported U.S. dairy products.

Vietnam lowers dairy tariffs, benefiting U.S. exports

Most tariffs on dairy products and ingredients will decrease by 50% or more.

May 28, 2020

Vietnam signed a decree unilaterally lowering tariffs on key dairy products and ingredients, including skim milk powder, whole milk powder, cheese, milk albumin and protein isolate.

Dairy organizations unite in calling to aid international neighbors in need

U.S. dairy supplies available for international distribution remain ample, making targeted food-aid shipped worldwide a promising avenue for helping populations struggling with localized hunger and the coronavirus crisis.

May 19, 2020

Leading U.S. dairy associations 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 international neighbors in need.”

Dairy groups warn EU against market-distorting practices

A coalition of dairy organizations from 11 countries joined together in urging the EU not to repeat the inventory-building and extended market-price suppression it engaged in a few years ago.

May 13, 2020

As the European Union (EU) is poised to begin government-financed intervention purchases of skim milk powder (SMP) and butter, dairy farmers and processors in key dairy-producing countries around the world are calling on the EU to avoid the market-distorting practices that have significantly harmed them and the broader global dairy market in the past.

USTR rebukes Europe's unfair dairy trade practices in new report

USDEC and NMPF endorse USTR’s findings.

April 29, 2020

The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), both based in Arlington, Va., said they applaud the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) for firmly rebuking the European Union’s (EU) protectionist dairy trade policies in its annual U.S. Special 301 Report, released on April 29.