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US: Opportunities, growth and the WDE on the horizon
The American dairy market is seeing major opportunities. Milk production and domestic consumption are up this year. And US dairy exports really offer American farmers the opportunity to grow, says William Loux, the director of Global Trade Analysis at the US Dairy Export Council.
BY RENÉ GROENEVELD A
merican dairy farmers are going through a financially challenging time. Their costs are up 10–20% this year. Grain prices are exorbitant. The western US is facing severe drought conditions.
But farmgate prices are rising. And it is clear that there is a growing demand for US milk. According to the latest information from the US Dairy Export Council, May was the second highest month for most dairy exports shipped in a single month on a daily basis. Compared to May last year, US dairy export volume in milk solids equiva- lent grew 13%, with the total value of those shipments 18% higher.
Overall, a surge in non-fat dry milk/skim milk powder (NFDM/ SMP) to Mexico and the Middle East/North Africa (MENA) and the continued demand for whey in China were the primary drivers of ingredient export growth in May. Port issues continued to frustrate US dairy exporters in May, but as seen in the past few months, the exporters are finding ways to manage the delays at port and address rising freight and trucking rates.
Record year US NFDM/SMP exports jumped 12% (+9,566 MT) to 88,729 MT in May. That’s the most NFDM/SMP the US has ever shipped in a single month, topping the 86,532 MT exported in March of this year.
Nearly time for the World Dairy Expo 2021 (WDE)
This huge US dairy event is again on the horizon. The World Dairy Expo (WDE) will return this year to Madison, Wisconsin, which brings some of those in the sector the opportunity to meet in-person. The 54th edition of the event is scheduled for Expo’s historic home, the Alliant Energy Center, 28 September to 2 October. Serving as the meeting place of the global dairy industry, WDE brings together the latest in dairy innovation and the best cattle in North America. Crowds of 60,000 people from many countries will return to Madison, the organisers expect. Last year, WDE was cancelled, a decision based on public health orders and restrictions related to Covid-19. But this year the world’s largest dairy-focused trade show, dairy and forage seminars, world-class dairy cattle show and more will be on display in Madison again.
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This year entries for the 2021 Dairy Cattle Show are exclusively online. The Summer Junior Two-Year-Old Cow Class has been added to the International Jersey Show and International Junior Jersey Show this year. Animals exhibited in this class are born between 1 June 2019 and 31 August 2019 and must be in milking form at WDE. A Lifetime Production Cow Class has also been added to the Interna- tional Guernsey Show and International Junior Guernsey Show for cows of any age that have produced at least 100,000 lbs. (45,359 kg) of milk or 7,700 lbs (3,493 kg) of combined fat and protein as recorded in their lifetime production. Given current rates of vaccination and nearly a half million dollars’ worth of upgrades the Alliant Energy Center has made to air-handling units in its facilities, it is expected the WDE will be able to safely occur.
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