Just ahead of President Trump’s April 2 announcement about reciprocal tariffs on
many nations’ products, U.S. Dairy Export Council announced
that U.S. dairy export volumes fell 5% in February, dropping
9,587 metric tons to 174,175 metric tons. While several categories
saw growth in February, nonfat dry milk and skim
milk powder shipments overseas fell 26% year-over-year in
February, with U.S. powder prices above global prices for the
month. The shift from powder products to higher value products
like butterfat and cheese helped to drive dairy export
values up for the month. The total value of dairy exports in
February was $731.7 million, up 12% from a year earlier.