date:Mar 11, 2019
the year, dairy exports totalled $5.59 billion, two percent more than 2017, while the overall volume was up nine percent.
On a value basis, sales to China were down 40 percent in December, while sales to South-East Asia were down 27 percent. This was only partially offset by a 17 percent increase in sales to Mexico.
US exports of NDM (non-fat dry milk)/SMP (skimmed milk powder) totalled 50,367 tonne in December, a 17 percent decline vs. the year before. Shipments to Mexico (26,883 tonne, +22