U.S. DAIRY EXPORTS:

A GR WTH

STORY

U.S. DAIRY EXPORTS:

A GR WTH STORYBrought to you by the U.S. Dairy Export Council

In 1995 U.S. Dairy farmers saw a growth opportunity Beyond their borders

They formed the

(a partnership with processors, trading companies and others)

Half of that was government assisted

289$ MillionThat year, U.S. exports totaled

6$ BillionToday, annual exports exceed

*2013 data

With no export subsidies

Source: USDEC, USDA

Averaging 21% growth per year For the last 10 years

With no government assistance

With this partnership u.s. Dairy has gone from a minor player

To a leading global supplier

Today, more than 1 in 7 milk tankers is turned into a product that’s sold overseas

Exports account for nearly 4 billion pounds of U.S. milk from 1.4 million U.S. cows

U.S. dairy exporters are meeting the challenge

As global demand for dairy continues to rise,

*2013 data

Right ProductPackageSpecifications

making the

For each customer

u.s. Dairy is now the world’s leading Single-country exporters of:

*2013 data

Creating 3 $500+ million markets2 $1 billion markets

Benefiting1 U.S. dairy industry

Funded by U.S. Dairy farmers

Through dairy management inc.™

with the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Services, the U.S. Dairy Industry and the 120 members of USDEC

Membership (as of October 2014)

Founder MemberDairy Management Inc.

Allied Members (34)Abbott Nutrition

Agriculture & Livestock Industries Corporation

American Dairy Products Institute

American Farm Bureau Federation

Blimling and Associates, Inc.

California Dairy Research Foundation

California Milk Advisory Board

Center for Dairy Excellence-Pennsylvania Dept. of Agric.

Ceres Dairy Risk Management LLC

CoBank

Daily Dairy Report

Elanco Animal Health

Fort Forwarding, Inc.

General Mills, Inc.

Halal Transactions, Inc.

HighGround Dairy

International Dairy Foods Association

INTL/FCStone

Iowa Farm Bureau Federation

Lone Star Milk Producers

Minnesota Department of Agriculture

National Milk Producers Federation

PBM Nutritionals, LLC dba Perrigo Nutritionals

PepsiCo, Inc.

Rabobank International

Starbucks Coffee Company

TechMix, Inc.

Tetra Pak Cheese and Powder Systems, Inc.

The Hershey Company

Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association

Wisconsin Dept. of Agric., Trade & Consumer Protection

Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation

YUM! Restaurants International Inc.

Zoetis

Processor Members (64)Companies that process dairy products.

Agri-Dairy Products, Inc.

Agri-Mark, Inc.

Agropur, Inc.

Alouette Cheese USA LLC

American Casein Company

APS BioGroup (formerly Advanced Protein

Systems)

Arla Foods Ingredients

Arthur Schuman Inc.

BelGioioso Cheese Inc.

Bongards’ Creameries

California Dairies, Inc.

Cayuga Milk Ingredients

Challenge Dairy Products, Inc.

Commercial Creamery Company

Continental Dairy Products

CP Kelco

DairiConcepts LP

Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.

DairyAmerica

Darigold, Inc.

Davisco Foods International, Inc.

Erie Foods International, Inc

Farmdale Creamery, Inc.

Foremost Farms USA

FrieslandCampina USA

Glanbia Nutritionals USA

Grassland Dairy Products, Inc.

Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc.

High Desert Milk

Hilmar Ingredients, div of Hilmar Cheese

HP Hood, LLC

Idaho Milk Products, Inc.

Immuno-Dynamics, Inc.

Ingredia, Inc.

International Ingredient Corporation

JM Smucker Company

Joseph Gallo Farms

Kraft Foods, Inc.

La Belle Associates, Inc.

Lactalis American Group

Land O’Lakes, Inc.

Leprino Foods Company

Lotito Foods, Inc.

Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association

MCT Dairies, Inc.

Michigan Milk Producers Assn.

Milk Specialties Global

O-AT-KA Milk Products Cooperative, Inc.

Oregon Dairy Products Commission

Organic Valley

Pacific Cheese Co., Inc.

Price’s Creameries

Proliant Dairy Ingredients

Pure Indian Foods

Saputo Cheese USA Inc.

Sargento Foods

Sartori Company

Schreiber Foods Inc.

Scott Brothers Dairy

St. Albans Cooperative Creamery, Inc.

Swiss Valley Farms Cooperative

Thiel Cheese & Ingredients

Tillamook County Creamery Assn.

United Dairymen of Arizona

Trading Company Members (21)BIOTWO Corporation

Ecoval Dairy Trade, Inc.

Gavilon Ingredients, LLC

Gerber California Inc.

Grain Millers Dairy Products, Inc.

Hoogwegt U.S., Inc.

Interfood, Inc.

James Farrell & Co.

Mehusa, Inc.

Mitsubishi International Corp.

Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc.

Osage Food Products

Otis McAllister, Inc.

P.S. International Ltd.

Ronald A. Chisholm Limited

Sloan Valley of America, Inc.

Superior Jali Int’l. Inc.

T.C. Jacoby & Co., Inc.

Talmera USA Inc.

The Artisan Cheese Exchange

Tropical Foods, LLC

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