U.S-Taiwan Organic Equivalence Arrangement Resolved Differences in Standards and Conformity Assessment Systems

Background

On May 30, 2020, the United States (U.S.) established an organic equivalence arrangement with Taiwan. Organic equivalence is when one country recognizes another’s organic program as being equivalent. The U.S.-Taiwan equivalence allows U.S. and Taiwan organic products certified to the USDA or Taiwan organic standards to be labeled and sold as organic in both countries, as long as the products meet the terms of the arrangement.

USDA Releases Cost of Dairy Processing Study, Will Host a Webinar on the Study

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the release of a Cost of Processing Study for Cheese, Whey, Butter and Nonfat Dry Milk Plants. The study gathered data from dairy processing plants located throughout the country to estimate the average costs of manufacturing a pound of four dairy commodity products (cheddar cheese, butter, dry whey and nonfat dry milk) that are used in Federal milk marketing order (FMMO) price formulas.

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