THE Port of Los Angeles together with, French shipping giant cma CGM and the International dairy Foods Association (IDFA) are addressing supply chain problems hindering us dairy exports, reports Ventura, California's captain
They have formed the Dairy Exports Working Group will focus on seaports on the west coast of the US, from where most American dairy products are exported.
The announcement was made at the Dairy Forum 2022, an annual conference organized by IDFA in Palm Desert, California.
'US dairy exports reached a near-record US$6.4 billion in 2020 and continued to set a blazing pace in 2021 due to surging global demand, but the US dairy industry could be exporting much more to destinations around the world if there was more reliability and predictability in the supply chain,' said IDFA chief executive Michael Dykes.
'Our IDFA members are pleased to collaborate with the Port of Los Angeles and the CMA cgm Group in this Dairy Exports Working Group on potential market-based solutions to clearing bottlenecks at our west coast ports and land and rail systems.'
Said Port of Los Angeles executive director Gene Seroka: 'American dairy exporters have been hard hit by supply chain challenges and trade policy that have made it difficult to get their goods to global markets,'
'I'm pleased to collaborate with our dairy industry partners and the CMA CGM Group to launch this working group and find solutions that will benefit not only the dairy industry but all American exporters. We look forward to others joining this important initiative.'
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They have formed the Dairy Exports Working Group will focus on seaports on the west coast of the US, from where most American dairy products are exported.
The announcement was made at the Dairy Forum 2022, an annual conference organized by IDFA in Palm Desert, California.
'US dairy exports reached a near-record US$6.4 billion in 2020 and continued to set a blazing pace in 2021 due to surging global demand, but the US dairy industry could be exporting much more to destinations around the world if there was more reliability and predictability in the supply chain,' said IDFA chief executive Michael Dykes.
'Our IDFA members are pleased to collaborate with the Port of Los Angeles and the CMA cgm Group in this Dairy Exports Working Group on potential market-based solutions to clearing bottlenecks at our west coast ports and land and rail systems.'
Said Port of Los Angeles executive director Gene Seroka: 'American dairy exporters have been hard hit by supply chain challenges and trade policy that have made it difficult to get their goods to global markets,'
'I'm pleased to collaborate with our dairy industry partners and the CMA CGM Group to launch this working group and find solutions that will benefit not only the dairy industry but all American exporters. We look forward to others joining this important initiative.'
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