From a deep valley caused by global economic recession in 2009, U.S. dairy exports have made a strong recovery. Brian Baxter has the story from Tom Suber, US Dairy Export Council (USDEC). Hear the entire interview here: Dairy Checkoff Export News

The idea of consistently working to build a sustainable U.S. dairy export presence in the global marketplace got it’s start with the founding of USDEC, the US Dairy Export Council. Today, the results speak for themselves. Just 16-years after USDE was founded, U.S. dairy export volume represents more than 13-percent of total U.S. milk production.

With the help of dairy farmer checkoff dollars, Suber says USDEC has gained ground in a number of markets including Korea, where early efforts could now reach even higher with the new U.S.-Korea free trade agreement. Korea is one of the top markets for U.S. dairy exports, along with Japan, Mexico and the Middle East.

Source: Dairy Management Inc.