Krysta Harden with USDEC told those attending High Plains Dairy Conference in Amarillo, Texas the financial well-being of the U.S. dairy farmer will be critical to U.S. export success in 2024.
China’s annual per capita cheese consumption sits at 0.2 kg., or less than half a pound. However, this number is projected to see growth with the Chinese cheese market seeing a healthy pipeline of investment activity.
USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service announces more than $203 million to nearly 70 agricultural organizations to help expand export markets via the Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development program.
NMPF and USDEC praised the announcement from the USDA that it plans to devote $2.3 billion to promoting better market opportunities for U.S. agricultural producers and expanding food aid.
Launched in 2003, the Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) program is designed to promote the sale of U.S. dairy products to oversee customers and a program that NMPF says moves a billion lbs. of product annually.
Dairy farmer and DMI chair, Marilyn Hershey says it’s vital to maintain those that help solidify the value of U.S. dairy products. Exports have grown over the past twenty years from 4 percent to around 20 percent.
At the farmgate, recent milk checks have been downright ugly for many producers across the U.S., with revenues well below production costs in a challenging year. But what’s ahead for the remainder of 2023?
With the milk price not looking promising compared to last year, Ben Laine says that taking advantage of some opportunities elsewhere will help producers push past what we hope is the bottom of the milk market in 2023.
With the U.S. dairy exports documenting their worst year-over-year decline in four years, Ben Laine with Terrain says the headwinds facing dairy exports side of the equation is what concerns him the most right now.
Dairy farmer Charles Krause traveled to Southeast Asia where he and fellow dairy producers learned more about how the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) mission has helped increase demand for U.S. dairy products.
Exports rose 2.1% in March from the prior month to a seasonally adjusted $256.2 billion while imports declined 0.3% to $320.4 billion, the Commerce Department said.
One reason dairy exports showcased record values in 2022 and overcome hefty challenges like inflations and supply chain hiccups was because of the steadfast passion and commitment backed behind it.
While the NCAA rules regarding the NCAA name, image, and likeness (NIL) policies have caused a controversy, this monumental shift presents an incredible opportunity for brands to target a wide demographic of consumers.
Seizing opportunities ahead and navigating challenges, Michael Dykes, the president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) sees the glass full—optimistic about IDFA’s new vision for dairy.
Brazil's beef exports to China will be halted starting Thursday after a case of mad cow disease was confirmed in the northern state of Para, the country's agriculture and livestock ministry said on Wednesday.
Despite challenges, U.S. dairy exports set new volume and value records again in 2022. Export volume in 2022 reached an all-time high. Following suite, export value finished the year up 25% to $9.6 billion.
When it comes to dairy, France may have the edge on Argentina, but when it comes to soccer, Argentina has proven that it has the edge on France. Here's why.
Krysta Harden shares her decades of participation with 4-H and program that has changed over the decades, with more than half now coming from suburban and urban areas.
President and CEO of the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC), Krysta Harden shares that even through the toughest of times, U.S. dairy exports grew, and she believes that number will continue to rise.
At a moment when U.S. dairy exports are increasing, the light shines big on the United States, as it was announced the International Dairy Federation (IDF) World Dairy Summit will be held in Chicago Oct. 16-19, 2023.
Congressmen who penned the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 are calling on the Federal Maritime Commission to mend the gap and provide "reasonable opportunities" for U.S. exporters to get their goods to foreign markets.
China’s appetite for some dairy products has grown as consumers look to value-added products and the country’s pork industry recovers following devastating outbreaks of African swine fever that began in 2018.
Truckers protesting California's new "gig worker" law blockaded the state's third-busiest seaport for a second day on Thursday, stalling agricultural exports and threatening to worsen U.S. supply chain backups.
U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh remained optimistic about contract negotiations between workers and shipping companies for some of the country’s most important ports, even as talks extend past a previous deadline.
U.S. dairy exports grew 1% on a milk solids equivalent basis in April, setting a new volume record for the month. The growth was modest, but the value of those exports marked the second-highest monthly value ever.
The zero-Covid strategy by the Chinese government is slowing their economy. In a rare admission, officials have lowered their GDP growth estimate, almost totally based on cities that aren’t working, especially ports.
Estimates of when new routes will be regular shipping lanes keep advancing. It looks like the long-awaited transpolar shipping route could be a real thing around 2050. John Phipps explains why and the possible impact
Despite the U.S. winning its first challenge over dairy with the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement agreement in January, Secretary of Agriculture said he is not satisfied with the market access into Canada for dairy products.
Krysta Harden, President and CEO of the U.S. Dairy Export Council, today called on Congress and the administration to support a number of specific policy proposals that will help grow U.S. dairy exports.
The commodity markets came under pressure to start the week as traders tried to shed risk over shipping concerns in China as COVID-19 concerns caused officials to shut down transportation amid a two-pronged lockdown.
With the U.S. on the back end of COVID-19 and the conflict between Russia and Ukraine unraveling, USTR Katherine Tai says her office is currently focused on three themes: resilience, sustainability and competition.
U.S. goods exports to China fell in December, cementing a $45 billion increase in the 2021 U.S.-China trade deficit and a major two-year shortfall in Beijing's purchase commitments under the "Phase 1" trade deal.
Rep. Garamendi says the USDA partnership with the Port of Oakland “isn’t going to solve the problem” because shippers deliver product to the U.S. and leave ports with empty containers.
The International Dairy Foods Association, the Port of Los Angeles, and CMA CGM, announced the formation of a Dairy Exports Working Group aimed at identifying and addressing dairy supply chain issues.
Fonterra Co-Operative Group Ltd, the world's biggest dairy exporter, said on Monday it would invest about NZ$4 billion ($2.72 billion) by 2030 to move milk into higher value products, pursue growth, and reduce emissions.
The hunger for dairy products internationally is on pace to set new records in 2021, much of that due to China. Supply chain hurdles haven’t curbed the record demand so far, and experts say that's been no easy feat.
IHS Markit’s Ken Ericksen joins AgriTalk to share supply chain discussions while Leprino Foods’ Mike Durkin gives testimony at House Ag Committee hearing to emphasize dairy export issues.
As backlogs at U.S. ports and climbing shipping rates plague the supply chain, new data shows container shipping rates between the U.S and China are dropping by more than 50% in just a month.
Dairy demand continues to be a bright spot for the dairy industry. While climbing costs, issues with inflation and labor woes continue to mount, demand has been the one constant the past 12 months.
As dairy producers face higher costs, export demand is the bright spot. Mike North and Ben Laine will explore the direction of the milk markets during a live taping of U.S. Farm Report from Wold Dairy Expo on Thursday.
COVID-19 is spurring complications across the U.S. dairy supply chain, curtailing domestic demand and export flows during a time of record milk production.