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

A roundup of tweets, toasts, videos and more.

Overall export volume highest in seven months, but sales to China plummet as retaliatory tariffs continue. 

February cheese shipments were the second-most ever.

As Congress prepares to review a new trade agreement replacing NAFTA, the U.S. dairy industry remains wary that a Canadian protectionist pricing policy could return under another name. 

After a fact-finding mission to Japan and Hong Kong, DMI board members have continued to explain the dairy checkoff’s investment in exports, generating 367 social media posts.  

Output catches up to prior year; more growth ahead.

USDEC President and CEO Tom Vilsack says the United States needs to “hold countries accountable” on trade agreements.

Price trends deliver competitive boost and optimism for 2017. 

United States regains share in second half, but challenges await moving forward. 

New Zealand won't be posting a milk gain for its current production year, but the decline may be significantly less than many believe. 

Rising SMP/NDM shipments to Southeast Asia help position the United States for an overall dairy export volume gain in 2016.    

Strong demand from developing nations (and the United States) is driving cheese exports, despite Russia’s ongoing embargo.

Lower margins and poor weather finally had an impact on EU and Oceania farms this summer.

This month, the U.S. butter price gap with the EU was virtually erased. The cheese price gap has been cut nearly in half. 

Prices have increased as milk supply slows. But economic challenges are likely to limit demand-driven expansion in the short term.

For the first time in more than a year, the top five dairy exporting countries produced less combined milk than they did 12 months ago. The most notable shift comes from the EU. 

By 2030, there will be 1.2 billion additional mouths to feed, with 97 percent in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.

USDEC President, Rabobank strategist, see better times ahead as global markets rebalance and demand increases.

As volume declines, the United States is losing export market share to other suppliers.