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February 13, 2026

ARLINGTON, VA — The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and the Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN) commended signing late yesterday of a landmark trade agreement between the United States and Taiwan that will eliminate tariffs on U.S. dairy products and preempt nontariff barriers that could otherwise limit the full […]

February 6, 2026

ARLINGTON, VA — The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN) celebrated the signing of a U.S.–Argentina Agreement on Reciprocal Trade and Investment late yesterday that includes tariff and nontariff barrier concessions for U.S. dairy exports. Argentina commits in the trade deal to eliminate tariffs […]

January 30, 2026

ARLINGTON, VA – The National Milk Producers Federation, U.S. Dairy Export Council and Consortium for Common Food Names welcomed the United States’ signing of reciprocal trade agreements with El Salvador and Guatemala this week, underscoring the importance of reinforcing long-standing market access gains for U.S. dairy exporters and preventing the emergence of new trade barriers. As outlined in […]

October 26, 2025

ARLINGTON, VA – The Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN) celebrated the release today of a ground-breaking new model for protecting common food names in international trade. The U.S. government announced the conclusion of new trade agreements with Malaysia and Cambodia; both deals contain top of the line protections for common food names. In addition […]

July 23, 2025

ARLINGTON, VA – The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and the Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN) applauded the announcement late yesterday of a new trade framework between the United States and Indonesia that eliminates tariffs on the vast majority of U.S. exports and contains pledges to remove longstanding […]

July 17, 2025

ARLINGTON, VA – The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and the Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN) commended President Trump’s nomination of Dr. Julie Callahan to serve as Chief Agricultural Negotiator for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. “The role of Chief Agricultural Negotiator is critical to ensuring that […]