China waives a retaliatory tariff on U.S. permeate for feed, illustrating how addressing global problems can benefit our dairy farmers.

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

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 .

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. 

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.

The head of DMI's board explains the checkoff's commitment to grow dairy exports, how it benefits farmer-funders and what's happening to increase ROI.

With milk prices low, this has been a challenging year for dairy farmers. But these four see better days ahead with the continued support of USDEC's strategy to grow exports.   

Spend time in a city three times the population of Chicago and you are reminded that 95% of the world’s potential dairy consumers live outside the U.S.

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.  

Four farmers on a week-long trip to Japan and Hong Kong will be ambassadors of U.S. dairy's commitment to consistently supply high-quality exports to Asia.  

USDEC's international representatives provide on-the-ground “eyes and ears” for the U.S. dairy industry. In eight concise videos, they identify the low hanging fruit.

A Japanese culture focused on health and wellness opens doors for U.S. whey protein concentrate.  

There are four things U.S. dairy suppliers can do to help make whey protein the sarcopenia fighter for an aging world. 

“Significantly increased dairy market access” with Japan and Canada needed.

Progress on market access into the Japanese and Canadian markets has been frustratingly slow. 

The gavel fell on the 11th round of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade talks March 9, 2012, in Melbourne, Australia. While negotiators still need to resolve many issues, the prospective deal could evolve into a far better proposition than when U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk first announced U.S. participation in 2009.