Articles Tagged with ''NMPF''

The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), both headquartered in Arlington, Va., urged the Biden administration to work to eliminate foreign tariffs on — and nontariff impediments to — U.S. exports, following the March 31 release by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) of the “2021 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers.”

Three groups representing the dairy industry issued statements in reaction to the March 17 Senate confirmation of Katherine Tai as U.S. trade representative.

The U.S. Dairy Export Council, National Milk Producers Federation and International Dairy Foods Association issued joint comments on Monday in regard to Canada’s Phase II consultations on its Comprehensive Review of the Allocation and Administration of Tariff Rate Quotas for Dairy, Poultry and Egg Products.

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) and the National Milk Producers Federation separately applauded the Dec. 29 release of the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs).

Several dairy organizations commended President-elect Joe Biden’s nomination of Tom Vilsack as Agriculture secretary.

Given the national and strategic importance of U.S. dairy exports, the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC), both headquartered in Arlington, Va., said they released on Nov. 12 an executive summary of their recent detailed analysis of the intricate web of global trade barriers that are hampering overseas dairy sales.

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) said Associated Milk Producers Inc. (AMPI), New Ulm, Minn., won the 2020 NMPF Chairman’s Award for the best cheese — an aged Asiago — in its 2020 Cheese Quality Competition.

A bipartisan group of 25 senators sent a letter on Aug. 26 identifying challenges with implementing several dairy-related provisions in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans Committee’s scientific report reaffirms dairy’s important role in a healthy diet.

The Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN), the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC), National Milk Producers Federation, the American Farm Bureau Federation, the North America Meat Institute, the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture and the Wine Institute praised a bipartisan Senate letter sent July 30 to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue.