date:Jan 17, 2013
billion and didn't top $2 billion until 2007. Now they're on track to hit $5 billion in 2012.
The significance is they continue to grow every year, as U.S. suppliers get better at what they do and the U.S. continues to be a bigger supplier to the international market, he said.
The $5 billion in exports in 2012 is significant, but for USDEC, it's more about the mentality of U.S. suppliers, he said.
Despite unfavorable pricing for much of the year, historic global milk production gains from Jan