Harbison, a soft-ripened cheese with a spoonable texture by Vermont's Jasper Hill Farm, won the "Best American Cheese" trophy and four medals. 

Use this blog as your one-stop place for the "exports angle" at the Summit. Get updates here throughout the week.  

Solid month for NFDM/SMP and WPC80+ not enough to offset another big decline in whey and butterfat. 

Challenged low-protein whey exports disguised stabilization across rest of the portfolio.

USDEC’s market analysts weigh in on the export outlook for H2.

Angélique Hollister’s honor from the Guilde Internationale des Fromagers bolsters the growing awareness and reputation of U.S. cheeses worldwide.

Our month-by-month summary of mergers, acquisitions, expansions, executive hires and other global dairy business news for the first half of 2023.

Nick Gardner is one of USDEC's "experts on exports." For National Dairy Month, he explains the passion that fuels his work. 

Angélique Hollister loves changing misperceptions and exceeding expectations when she markets cheese from the United States.

USDEC spotlights COO Martha Scott Poindexter as one of its "experts on exports" for National Dairy Month. 

USDEC spotlights Shawna Morris as one of its "experts on exports" for National Dairy Month.

U.S. dairy exports declined by 13% in milk solids equivalent compared to the same month in 2022. 

Day-by-day travelogue captures some of the best social media posts from the farmers' visit this week. 

The EU makes trade agreements that deny market access to cheesemakers who have long used common names like parmesan, feta, fontina, gorgonzola and asiago. 

Record months for NFDM/SMP shipments to Mexico and WPC80+ not enough to offset declines in most product categories.

USDEC is proud to share what U.S. dairy farmers are doing to achieve greenhouse gas neutrality, optimize water usage and improve water quality. 

But export value dropped and bearish demand signals show up in the data.

The consensus at USDEC's Spring Board of Directors meeting was that U.S. dairy exports would continue to grow in 2023 but may not match last year's lofty 5% increase. 

USDEC helped global container shipping and logistics leaders understand the complexity of the dairy supply chain at TPM23 and built new relationships to help avoid another shipping crisis.    

Growth in core products led to double-digit gainsin January.