USA Dairy Industry, KADIN sign agreement to strengthen dairy relations

USA/INDONESIA – The USA Dairy Export Council (USDEC), the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), and KADIN, the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), poised to amplify dairy trade.

This pivotal agreement is poised to enhance the collaboration between the USA and Indonesian dairy sectors, propelling trade, nutrition and cooperation to new heights.

Core aspects of this collaboration include: integration of dairy into Indonesia’s free nutritious meals program, streamline regulatory procedures, such as dairy facility registration, sharing data on market trends and exchanging information on best practices, enhancing technical expertise in dairy production and coordinated public communication efforts to highlight the nutritional benefits of dairy.

Krysta Harden, USDEC’s President and CEO, expresses enthusiasm over this new chapter of trade cooperation.

“This agreement marks an exciting next chapter in U.S.–Indonesia cooperation on trade and dairy. It builds on strong momentum from the U.S.-Indonesia Dairy Partnership Program that USDEC launched in January.

“It charts a pathway for U.S. dairy suppliers to more fully complement local Indonesian milk supplies during a critical time for U.S.-Indonesia trade relations.”

Echoing this sentiment, Gregg Doud, NMPF’s President and CEO, highlights the mutual goal of the collaboration.

He stated that the United States and Indonesia have a shared mission to promote dairy as a valuable source of nutrition.

He explained that the newly signed agreement commits both industries to collaborate in expanding the Indonesian market and providing support to producers in both countries.

Indonesia is the seventh-largest export market for USA dairy products, purchasing US$245 million in 2024.

With Indonesian President Prabowo’s launch of a new national school meals program that includes school milk, dairy demand in Indonesia is poised to expand significantly.

Over the past year, USDEC has led the creation of the USA-Indonesia Dairy Partnership Program, which held its first farmer education and training session in January in Indonesia.

In collaboration with the New Mexico and Wisconsin agriculture departments, New Mexico State University, and Indonesian university and dairy company partners, the project is focused on the dissemination of technical educational materials designed to empower small-scale dairy producers in Indonesia to improve the quality and quantity of milk they produce.

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