Farmers For Free Trade coalition highlights the importance of global trade that eliminates tariffs and nontariff barriers on U.S. exports.

In a joint statement, dairy organizations from across the Americas warn the EU not to repeat inventory-building and extended market-price suppression. 

Trade policy expert Shawna Morris says long-range goals of expanded exports will be essential to securing prosperity for the U.S. dairy industry.

When Mexico issued a decree that could have reduced U.S. dairy exports by $120 million, USDEC worked around-the-clock to get that decision reversed.

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

New steps needed to ensure our trading partners fully vet geographical indications.

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. 

China's retaliatory tariffs have contributed to a 47% drop in U.S. dairy exports to China over a 12-month period.  

Approval by House brings landmark trade agreement closer to opening the Canadian market for more U.S. dairy exports, among other benefits.

Benefits include preserving U.S. dairy access to Mexico, increasing access into Canada, protections for common cheese names and reforms to Canada’s dairy pricing system. 

If finalized, deal could build momentum for more U.S. trade agreements in key global dairy markets.

The USDEC president and CEO says the U.S. dairy industry is in the export business "to stay and to win."  

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

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.”   

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

Chinese importers want to mitigate supply-chain risk by adding more U.S. dairy products, but tariffs make that strategy too expensive.

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.

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. 

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