On Oct. 26, U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer announced agreements and frameworks for trade agreements in four key Southeast Asian markets, a high-growth region for U.S. dairy exports.

Making headlines as the calendar moved from April to May 2025: The U.S. and Indonesia sign landmark dairy agreement, USTR calls out misuse of common food names, May FSA interest rates slightly lower and news from two dairy cooperatives.

The USDA established an Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program (ODMAP) designed to help mitigate milk market volatility, higher input and transportation costs, and unstable feed supply and prices.