Tag: NEXT dairy exports

February NEXT-Assisted Export Sales Surpass 54 Million Pounds

Posted on by Rachel Ravencraft

NEXT member cooperatives secured 246 contracts in February, adding 54.3 million pounds of product in NEXT-assisted sales in 2026. These products will go to customers in Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Middle East-North Africa, Eurasia, South America, Central America, the Caribbean and Sub-Saharan Africa and will be shipped from February through July. 

NEXT is a critical tool for participating U.S. dairy cooperatives to grow export sales, which have become increasingly important for dairy farmers and their cooperatives nationwide. Whether or not a cooperative is actively engaged in exporting, moving products into international markets is essential to generate dairy demand. For more information on the NEXT Program, contact the team at NEXT@nmpf.org. 

The referenced amounts of dairy products reflect current contracts for delivery, not completed export volumes. NEXT will pay export assistance to bidders only when export and delivery of product is verified by submission of required documentation.

January NEXT-Assisted Export Sales Surpass 19 Million Pounds

Posted on by Rachel Ravencraft

NEXT member cooperatives secured 82 contracts in January, adding 19.3 million pounds of product in NEXT-assisted sales in 2026, as the program built on its record-level activity set in the second half of 2025. These products will go to customers in Asia, Oceania, Middle East-North Africa, South America, Central America, the Caribbean and Sub-Saharan Africa and will be shipped from January through December.

Exporting dairy products is critical to the viability of dairy farmers and their cooperatives across the country. Whether or not a cooperative is actively engaged in exporting, moving products into world markets is essential. NEXT provides a means to move domestic dairy products to overseas markets by helping to overcome U.S. dairy’s trade disadvantages.

The referenced amounts of dairy products reflect current contracts for delivery, not completed export volumes. NEXT will pay export assistance to bidders only when export and delivery of product is verified by submission of required documentation.

2025 NEXT-Assisted Export Sales Surpass 141.5 Million Pounds

Posted on by Rachel Ravencraft

NEXT member cooperatives secured 66 contracts in December, adding 24.2 million pounds of product to NEXT-assisted sales in 2025, capping off an impressive inaugural year. These products will go to customers in Asia, Oceania, North America, Middle East-North Africa, Central America, Sub-Saharan Africa and South America and will be shipped from December 2025 through May 2026.

NEXT-assisted 2025 dairy product sales totaled over 141.5 million pounds on product volume basis. Product destinations include Asia, Oceania, Central America, the Caribbean, North America, Europe, Middle East-North Africa, Oceania, Sub-Saharan Africa and South America.

Exporting dairy products is critical to the viability of dairy farmers and their cooperatives across the country. Whether or not a cooperative is actively engaged in exporting cheese, butter, anhydrous milkfat, cream cheese, or whole milk powder, moving products into world markets is essential. NEXT provides a means to move domestic dairy products to overseas markets by helping to overcome U.S. dairy’s trade disadvantages.

The amounts of dairy products reflect current contracts for delivery, not completed export volumes. NEXT will pay export assistance to the bidders only when export and delivery of the product is verified by the submission of the required documentation.