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processors and cooperatives, ingredient
suppliers and export traders. USDEC aims to
enhance U.S. global competitiveness through
programs in market development that build
global demand for U.S. dairy products,
resolve market access barriers and advance
industry trade policy goals. As the world’s
largest producer of cow’s milk, the U.S. dairy
industry offers a sustainably produced, world-
class and ever-expanding portfolio of cheese
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varieties as well as nutritional and functional
dairy ingredients (e.g., skim milk powder,
lactose, whey proteins). USDEC, together
with its network of overseas representatives
in the Middle East and around the world,
also works directly with global buyers and
end-users to accelerate customer purchasing
and innovation success with quality U.S. dairy
products and ingredients.
FOOD BUSINESS GULF & MIDDLE EAST