NAFTA swung open a door of opportunity to our southern border that helped increase U.S. dairy export volume to Mexico by 435% while value soared by 646% over 26 years. 

House subcommittee testimony highlights eight priorities to increase U.S. dairy exports and improve rural America.

Senate passage means trade rules will be reformed with Canada and solidified with Mexico, opening doors of opportunity to increase exports to our North American neighbors. 

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. 

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

Jobs and economic growth are on the line—and not just for dairy—when Congress considers the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

The U.S. has not passed a new trade deal for over a decade while the EU has trade agreements completed or in process with nine of the top 10 dairy importing countries.

NMPF and USDEC are working hand-in-hand on trade policy issues that will affect dairy exports to China, Mexico, Canada, Japan, Vietnam and other countries.

A study commissioned by USDEC projects Japan's aging population will decrease but its cheese consumption will continue to grow. 

A new economic impact report released by USDEC forecasts that without a strong U.S.-Japan trade treaty, U.S. dairy exports could lose $1.3 billion in sales over 10 years.

Trade policy experts at USDEC and NMPF synthesized the most significant provisions of USMCA for the U.S. dairy industry. 

Mexico is the U.S. dairy industry's No. 1 cheese export market, accounting for 28 percent of all U.S. cheese exports. Tariffs could deliver an economic blow.

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NAFTA modernization talks resume today with dairy leaders from the United States and Mexico in agreement on key issues, including Canada's unfair pricing policy.

Maintaining U.S. dairy market access gained through KORUS is critical to U.S. competitiveness.

With the first round of NAFTA talks beginning today, it's wise to consider the value of business goodwill flowing across borders.

Stan Ryan describes the level playing field a modernized NAFTA should create and explains why thriving dairy exports to Mexico and Canada are vital to U.S. economic prosperity. 

USDEC's president and CEO tells a Canadian business network that an updated free-trade agreement should confront Canada's protectionist dairy policies.

Turn south on June 1 to raise a glass to our No. 1 export market, supporting an estimated 25,000 American jobs.

Speaking on a Canadian Sunday talk show, USDEC’s president and CEO says he sees an opportunity to renegotiate and modernize NAFTA.

With a new president and Congress preparing to take office, it's a good time to remind our elected officials how opening foreign markets raises U.S. dairy exports and helps our U.S. economy.