A dozen executives from North America’s largest dairy companies will travel to Washington, D.C., on Dec. 4 to advocate directly with members of Congress and Trump administration officials for passage of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

On Oct. 23, the representatives of the organizations of milk producers and the dairy processors of Mexico, including Asociación Nacional de Ganaderos Lecheros, Confederación Nacional de Organizaciones Ganaderas, Gremio de Productores Lecheros de la Republica Mexicana, and Cámara Nacional de Industriales de la Leche, and the representatives of the organizations of milk producers of the United States, including National Milk Producers Federation and U.S. Dairy Export Council, issued the following statement on their fourth annual meeting:

The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC), Arlington, Va., said its board of directors elected Texas dairy farmer Larry Hancock as its new chairman on Oct. 15.

The United States currently faces a 5% tariff on dairy products to Indonesia, IDFA noted. New Zealand and Australia benefit from low or zero tariffs on dairy products as a result of preferential trade agreements with Indonesia.

On Sept. 25, President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan reached two agreements to rebalance trade between the two nations.

Japan represents a major opportunity to expand growth

Dairy Foods is accepting nominations for the 14th annual Exporter of the Year award, given in partnership with the U.S. Dairy Export Council.