The U.S. Dairy Exporter Blog: Market Analysis, Research & News
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Vilsack: Agreement makes USMCA "even better deal" for U.S. dairy industry
by USDEC Staff December 10, 2019If finalized, deal could build momentum for more U.S. trade agreements in key global dairy markets.
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Vilsack optimistic about dairy exports in 2020
by Mark O'Keefe December 2, 2019The USDEC president and CEO says the U.S. dairy industry is in the export business "to stay and to win."
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7 USDEC strategies opening doors in China and Japan for U.S. dairy farmers
by Tom Vilsack September 17, 2019China waives a retaliatory tariff on U.S. permeate for feed, illustrating how addressing global problems can benefit our dairy farmers.
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Trade deal with Japan critical to U.S. dairy industry
by USDEC Staff August 19, 2019U.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.
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Vilsack testifies on USMCA’s dairy benefits at U.S. Senate hearing
by USDEC Communications July 30, 2019
“Stand up for rural America and swiftly ratify this trade agreement.”
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Vilsack: Bring USMCA "Across the Finish Line"
by USDEC Staff June 10, 2019Resolution of tariff issues helps pave way for Congress to ratify trade agreement critical for U.S. dairy exports to Mexico, Canada.
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Tariffs as High as 45% Inflict Risk on Chinese Food Companies, Pain on U.S. Dairy Farmers
by Mark O'Keefe May 9, 2019Chinese importers want to mitigate supply-chain risk by adding more U.S. dairy products, but tariffs make that strategy too expensive.
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Importance of Trade Impossible to Overstate
by Jim Mulhern March 21, 2019
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.
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Vilsack Says 'Canada Has to be More Transparent' on Agreement to End Class 7 Dairy Pricing
by USDEC Staff January 15, 2019
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.
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Executive Summary: What U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA )Would Mean for U.S. Dairy Exports -- if Approved
by Mark O'Keefe December 4, 2018Trade policy experts at USDEC and NMPF synthesized the most significant provisions of USMCA for the U.S. dairy industry.
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Thomas Friedman's Counterintuitive Strategy to Cope with Rapid Global Change (Video)
by Mark O'Keefe October 24, 2018The New York Times columnist and bestselling author gives USDEC members his big-picture vision of where this era of "giant accelerations" is going.
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U.S. Dairy Exports Break 2014 Half-Year Record
by Mark O'Keefe August 13, 2018U.S. exports were a record 16.8 percent of milk solids for the first half of 2018. But the industry has "deep concerns" about the impact of tariffs moving forward.
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U.S. Dairy's Momentum in China Threatened
by Shawna Morris August 3, 2018
Retaliatory tariffs give global competitors hard-to-reverse advantages in the world's largest market.
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Dairy Farmers Face Uncertain Future With New Tariffs (video)
by Mark O'Keefe June 30, 2018
USDEC President and CEO Tom Vilsack says new tariffs will remove a competitive U.S. advantage in Mexico while making it harder to sell dairy products to fast-growing China.
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USDEC Goes to China to Expand Dairy Trade
by Tom Vilsack January 29, 2018
With Chinese demand for imported milk and other dairy products increasing, the potential for U.S. exports is at an all-time high.
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Eight Dairy Export Signposts for 2018
by Matt McKnight January 5, 2018
A look at the key variables that will impact dairy trade this year.
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(Video) Vilsack Tells Congress: `We Can't Afford to Lose This Race With EU' Over Cheese Names
by Mark O'Keefe July 26, 2017
NAFTA modernization must move quickly to prevent the EU from making a deal with Mexico that would prevent U.S. exporters from using common cheese names.
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(Video) What Darigold CEO told Congress Today About NAFTA
by Mark O'Keefe July 18, 2017
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.
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30 Key Quotes from Tom Vilsack's First 100 Days with U.S. Dairy
by Mark O'Keefe May 10, 2017
Former U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has been crisscrossing the globe as a frequently quoted ambassador for USDEC and the U.S. dairy industry.
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Members of Congress Insist Canada Comply on Dairy Trade
by USDEC Staff April 28, 2017
USDEC President and CEO Tom Vilsack says the United States needs to “hold countries accountable” on trade agreements.
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