Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) today applauded U.S. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) as she reintroduced the DAIRY PRIDE Act, requiring products made from nuts, seeds, plants, and algae to no longer be mislabeled with dairy terms such as milk, cheese or yogurt. Current Food and Drug Administration (FDA) standards define dairy products as being made from …
Wisconsin’s specialty cheese production in 2020 totaled 796.2 million pounds, down 2.5 percent, or 20.8 million pounds, from 2019, according to statistics released this week by the Wisconsin Field Office of USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). That’s the lowest level for Wisconsin’s specialty cheese production since 2016, when it totaled 774.4 million …
Several months post-consultations, it is not readily apparent that progress has been made on resolving Canada’s circumvention of its trade obligations. A group of 67 dairy companies and associations urged U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai to initiate a dispute settlement case with the Canadian government over its dairy tariff-rate quota (TRQ) administration if ongoing …
USDA forecasts milk production will reach 227.9 billion pounds this year, up 200 million pounds from its forecast last month due to higher cow inventories, according to the latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report released Wednesday.
This month’s report also includes forecasts for 2022. USDA forecasts milk production in 2022 to reach 230.3 …
The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) recently issued the U.S. Dairy Trade Principles on Environmental Sustainability, which the association says is a “critical and proactive step” as the global community rallies around climate change and initiatives begin to impact international trade.
On Tuesday, IDFA sent letters urging the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) …
Dairy processors seeking to haul products in the most efficient and safest manner must leverage the optimal vehicles, monitoring technologies and operating methodologies. When it comes to the efficient transportation of milk and other dairy products, time is tight. Dairy processors must move selections in the most effective manner if they are to minimize operational …
The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) has issued the industry’s first-ever U.S. Dairy Trade Principles on Environmental Sustainability, a critical and proactive step as the global community rallies around climate change and initiatives begin to impact international trade. IDFA, which represents more than three …
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) last Friday released its annual Special 301 Report on the adequacy and effectiveness of U.S. trading partners’ protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights. Among issues noted in the report was the European Union’s (EU’s) policy of blocking competition through the pursuit of geographical indications (GI) restricting …
While much has changed in the US dairy industry since 2000, at least one thing has stayed the same: the top 10 milk-producing states remained the same in 2020 as they did in 2000. Those 10 states, in order of their 2000 milk production, are as follows: California, Wisconsin, New York, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Idaho, Texas, …
The dairy industry works tirelessly to keep its most valuable asset—the nearly 1 million men and women working in dairy processing plants—safe and healthy on the job. The industry has always maintained a strong culture of workplace safety, and U.S. dairy will continue proving it long after the pandemic ends. To highlight and support IDFA …