The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) said that dairy producers in the US state are ‘well positioned’ for international growth as it announced additional support for exporters.
The US has reached a new agreement with Canada following a year of trade negotiations. The US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which includes Mexico, replaces the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). But the terms have left the dairy industry...
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is paying back the agriculture industry that has suffered during the Trump administration’s tariff feuds with trade partners.
According to information from Lithuania’s State Food and Veterinary Service (SFVS), the country’s dairy producers are successfully expanding the export of milk products.
US dairy exports have fallen behind 2016 levels, declining 11% in volume in October compared to last year, driven by the decline of nonfat dry milk/skim milk powder (NDM/SMP), according to USDEC data.
Amidst the uncertainty surrounding the future of NAFTA with US President Donald Trump pledging to get rid of the trade partnership, Mexico has been looking to diversify its trading partners.
President Donald J. Trump has signed off on an executive order withdrawing the US from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a decision that could have negative implications for the US dairy industry, leaders from NMPF and USDEC warned.
Former USDA secretary Tom Vilsack will be leading USDEC as its new president and CEO, and has said he will be dedicating much of his time to increasing dairy exports while breaking down trade barriers that would hinder the US dairy industry.
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the US Dairy Export Council (USDEC) have sent a letter to President-elect Donald J. Trump, highlighting the “positive impact” that prior trade agreements have had on the US dairy industry both domestically...
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade has been published, and it forecasts agricultural exports in FY 2016 at $125bn, $6.5bn below the November projection and $14.7bn below FY 2015 exports.
Figures published by Bord Bia, the Irish Food Board, show the UK remained a key market for Irish dairy exports, accounting for almost one third of the total.
A boom in US dairy exports to Mexico still has room to grow, according to US Dairy Export Council (USDEC), with companies such as Nestlé using the central American country as a base for the wider area.
US dairy exports have been hit by lower global demand on the back of worldwide recession and the Chinese melamine scandal, according to a report from the Babcock Institute.
The US Dairy Export Council (USDEC) believes that 2002 was a good
year for the industry, with exports exceeding $1 billion (€878m).
The export of some dairy products, however, declined.
