—My food story August —’24— 21 COOPERATORS The U.S. Dairy Export Council is a non-profit, independent membership organization that represents the global trade interests of US dairy producers, proprietary processors and cooperatives, ingredient suppliers, and export traders. Founded in 1995, USDEC’s mission is to enrich the well-being of people, communities, and the planet. Dairy Management Inc., the farmer-funded marketing, promotion, and research organization, is USDEC’s primary funder through the dairy checkoff program. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service provides export market development support, and membership dues fund the Council’s trade policy initiatives. USDEC, Discover how the U.S. Dairy Export Council champions sustainable practices and global partnerships to advance highquality U.S. dairy products on the international stage U.S. DAIRY EXPORT COUNCIL Driving Dairy Diplomacy: USDEC’s mission to enhance global nutrition USDEC engages in global collaboration to bolster the U.S. dairy industry’s health and vitality, offering a range of services: • Monitoring worldwide regulatory shifts to facilitate seamless transactions, including changes to tariffs, standards, and import requirements. • Proactively ensuring international regulations align with trade goals, defending science-based standards. • Elevating the profile of US dairy globally, advocating for sustainable practices, and showcasing its positive impact on global nutrition. • Advocating for favorable outcomes in trade negotiations and resolving disputes to promote export growth. • Identifying and capitalizing on market opportunities through research and planning. • Creating programs that promote US dairy usage, emphasizing collaboration, consistency, quality, and customer focus. Bridging the needs of its members as well as global buyers, end users, and F&B industry stakeholders, USDEC proudly serves as a comprehensive resource to accelerate success with actionable US dairy information. The global network is key to sharing timely insights about the U.S. dairy community, its sustainable and dynamic product offerings, as well as the multifaceted nutritional and functional benefits of its dairy products and ingredients. USDEC’s diverse locations are also the organization’s eyes and ears in key markets, identifying opportunities, charting the business landscape, and monitoring regulatory activity. Each representative is dedicated to developing and implementing USDEC’s strategic programs to strengthen win-win relationships between American suppliers and global customers and spur growth with U.S. dairy. together with its network of overseas representatives, works directly with global buyers and end-users to accelerate customer purchasing and innovation success with high-quality, sustainable U.S. dairy products and ingredients. Staff and representatives around the world bring expertise from Asia to the Middle East and North Africa as well as in Latin America and the United States. The global network is key to sharing timely insights about the U.S. dairy community, its sustainable and dynamic product offerings
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