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U.S. dairy leaders traveled to Mexico City March 13-17. We created this one-stop resource page about the trip and its significance.
MEXICO CITY -- Leaders of three U.S. dairy organizations traveled to Mexico March 13-17 to send a unified message that the business partnership that has served both countries for many years will not only continue, but flourish.
Tom Vilsack, CEO and president of the U.S. Dairy Export Council, was joined by Jim Mulhern, president of the National Milk Producers Federation, and Michael Dykes, president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association.
Mulhern, Vilsack and Dykes give one of many media interviews in Mexico City.
What follows is a roundup of coverage about their Mexico trip:
- Secretary Vilsack Discusses Trip to Mexico. 3/22 Iowa Public Television. "Market to Market" covers the issues affecting the business of agriculture. In an in-depth, 30-minute interview, host Mike Pearson asks Vilsack about his recent trip to Mexico and the issues affecting U.S. dairy in particular and agriculture in general. Watch the entire interview below.
- 7 Dairy Export Facts to Share. 3/21 LaCrosse Tribune. This is a teachable moment to tell the positive story of U.S. dairy exports, but we need the efforts of everyone in the industry to tell the message.
- Dairy, Pork, Grain all working to Preserve Mexico Market. 3/20 Brownfield Ag News for America. The dairy industry is not the only commodity group concerned about possible changes in Mexico-U.S. trade relations. Dairy Export Council President and CEO Tom Vilsack tells Brownfield several U.S. producer groups, along with his, visited Mexico last week after Mexico purchased commodities from competitors.
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U.S. Dairy Leaders Promise Steadfast Commitment to Mexico
3/15 joint news release: The leaders of three major U.S. dairy organizations promised Wednesday to continue a strong commitment to their time-tested partnership with Mexico's dairy industry and consumers.
- Vilsack Speech in Mexico: Let's Grow Demand Together. 3/15 U.S. Dairy Exporter Blog: Vilsack addressed the National Dairy Forum, an annual gathering of Mexican dairy farmers organized by the Mexican Federation of Milk Producers (Femeleche), which boasts more than 40,000 affiliated farmers from across the country. A copy of the speech in a downloadable pdf file is available here.
- Dairy leaders remain committed to trade with Mexico. 3/15 Feedstuffs: Three CEOs of leading U.S. dairy policy organizations promote coordinated message of collaboration and partnership with Mexico.
- U.S. dairy officials head south on Mexico trade rescue mission. 3/15 POLITICO: Tom Vilsack, president and CEO of the U.S. Dairy Export Council, and Jim Mulhern, president and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation, participated in a joint interview with POLITICO on Friday, just days before they are set to join Michael Dykes, the CEO and president of the International Dairy Foods Association, Jaime Castaneda, NMPF's senior VP for strategic initiatives and trade policy, and Mark O'Keefe, USDEC's VP for editorial services, on a flight to Mexico City.
- Four U.S. Dairy Messages for Mexico This Week. 3/14 U.S. Dairy Exporter Blog: Secretary Vilsack explains the most important messages he is conveying to Mexican dairy leaders and government officials.
USDEC and its friends on social media, both in Mexico and the United States, provided updates on Twitter:
Mexico is a highly valued US dairy customer, a point made abundantly clear this week by USDEC President Tom Vilsack https://t.co/jbWkOIceU5 pic.twitter.com/SU0xat4MaA
— U.S. Dairy Exporter (@USDairyExporter) March 17, 2017U.S. #Dairy execs meet with Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo, second from left, at his office in Mexico City. pic.twitter.com/VrWDOIkkfX
— U.S. Dairy Exporter (@USDairyExporter) March 17, 2017Mulhern to #dairy producers in #Mexico today: #1 goal is to convey that we strongly support #NAFTA's U.S.-Mexico agreement. It is integral. pic.twitter.com/NaULMEgWLY
— National Milk (@nmpf) March 15, 2017Gracias a los 1200 productores de leche que nos acompañaros en foro nacional @Masleche @SAGARPA_mx @ppcalzada pic.twitter.com/vFtcmCtCOx
— FEMELECHE (@femeleche) March 16, 2017U.S. #Dairy execs meet with Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo https://twitter.com/USDairyExporter/status/842751943298695170
Coverage of Tom Vilsack and other U.S. #dairy leaders in today's print edition of @Reforma, a leading Mexican newspaper. @dairyidfa @nmpf pic.twitter.com/U04KzT4aBw
— U.S. Dairy Exporter (@USDairyExporter) March 16, 2017Piden excluir al agro en revisión de TLC https://t.co/c8PdS2tCf2
Durante el Foro Nacional de Lechería platiqué con Tom Vilsack, Presidente del Consejo de Exportación de Productos Lácteos de Estados Unidos pic.twitter.com/ywlbxHZZIr
— Pepe Calzada (@ppcalzada) March 15, 2017
— NEGOCIOS (@reformanegocios) March 16, 2017I met with CEOs of the US #DairyIndustry. Thanks @nmpf, @USDairyExporter & @dairyidfa for supporting #US - #MEX free trade pic.twitter.com/0xgcomN8lq
— Carlos M. Sada (@CarlosMSada) March 16, 2017Proud to represent the US #dairy industry in meetings with officials today in Mexico City. pic.twitter.com/zw6Ul97NCA
— Michael Dykes (@michaeldykesdc) March 15, 2017Durante el Foro Nacional de Lechería platiqué con Tom Vilsack, Presidente del Consejo de Exportación de Productos Lácteos de Estados Unidos pic.twitter.com/ywlbxHZZIr
— Pepe Calzada (@ppcalzada) March 15, 2017Durante el Foro Nacional de Lechería platiqué con Tom Vilsack, Presidente del Consejo de Exportación de Productos Lácteos de Estados Unidos pic.twitter.com/ywlbxHZZIr
— Pepe Calzada (@ppcalzada) March 15, 2017Four U.S. Dairy Messages for Mexico This Week https://t.co/TTscSrjOrU
— U.S. Dairy Exporter (@USDairyExporter) March 15, 2017Retweeted FEMELECHE (@femeleche):@Masleche pic.twitter.com/M16ljcej5Y https://t.co/gKYiKO1ONO
— GENTE BIEN NACIONAL® (@GenteBien_Mex) February 28, 2017Subscribe to the U.S. Dairy Exporter Blog
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