Strategy: Play the long game in markets with high upside, seize opportunities when playing fields leveled by U.S. trade policy.

Suppliers also boosted sales to Middle East/North Africa and South America but shipments to China remain down as retaliatory tariffs continue.

The U.S. dairy industry is competing to win market share in China and Japan, countries with growing demand for dairy, projected to continue for years to come .

Meetings in Beijing encourage collaborative partnerships even as retaliatory tariffs take a toll on U.S. dairy exports.       

GotDairyJobs.com has fresh data on jobs, tax revenue, GDP, exports and more—all showing how dairy helps drive the economy.

U.S. risks losing $5.4 billion in dairy export business without swift action to deliver a strong trade agreement with one of the world’s largest dairy buyers. 

Every month, USDEC aggregates domestic and global dairy data to create 10 charts displayed in a one-page, printable dashboard. 

Lower sales to China offset increased cheese exports and record whey/lactose shipments to Southeast Asia.    

“Stand up for rural America and swiftly ratify this trade agreement.”   

Topics include the impact of Chinese tariffs on U.S. dairy exports, progress toward USDEC's Next 5% goal and the dairy boom in Southeast Asia.

Every month, USDEC aggregates domestic and global dairy data to create 10 charts displayed in a one-page, printable dashboard. 

But lost sales to China still eroding overall volume.   

See the significant mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, new facilities, executive hires and marketing initiatives for the first six months of 2019.

A USDEC-organized Specialty Cheese Trade Mission started in New York, headed to Vermont and will be finishing a week-long, whirlwind tour in Wisconsin on Saturday.    

Every month, USDEC aggregates domestic and global dairy data to create 10 charts displayed in a one-page, printable dashboard. 

Resolution of tariff issues helps pave way for Congress to ratify trade agreement critical for U.S. dairy exports to Mexico, Canada.

Year-to-date pace is still the third-best ever.  

Student competition in China serves as high-visibility platform to reinforce U.S. dairy ingredient innovation potential.

A roundup of tweets, toasts, videos and more.

Market conditions are improved this year. Global production growth has slowed to a crawl, EU government inventories have been drawn down, and world demand remains good.