Programs and Support

Programs and Support from Texas Dairy Trade Desk: 10 articles for readers in Texas and beyond.

• The USDA’s Export Promotion Programs: A Guide for Texas Dairies

  A plain guide to USDA export promotion programs that may help Texas dairies, how to check eligibility and where to apply through official…

• The Market Access Program (MAP) and Texas Dairy

  What the USDA Market Access Program is meant to do, how Texas dairy groups and processors may connect with it, and how to check current…

• The Dairy Export Incentive Program (DEIP): A 2026 Update

  What the Dairy Export Incentive Program was designed to do, how to check whether it is active, and what Texas dairy exporters should know…

• The Impact of Climate Change on Global Dairy Trade

  How changing weather patterns can affect milk supply, feed, and dairy trade flows, and how Texas dairies can plan for heat, drought and…

• The Texas Dairy Trade Mission: A Recap

  A practical guide to reading a trade mission recap, judging whether a Texas dairy delegation led to real business, and planning to join…

• The Step Up to Export Program: A Resource for Texas Dairies

  Learn how an export readiness program can help a Texas dairy take its first steps abroad, and what to ask about costs, eligibility and…

• The Gold Key Program: Matching Texas Dairy with Foreign Buyers

  How buyer matching services work for Texas dairy companies, what the process involves, and how to prepare so a meeting becomes a real…

• The International Buyer Program: Connecting Texas Dairy with the World

  How trade show buyer programs bring foreign purchasers to U.S. events, and how a Texas dairy business can prepare to meet them and follow…

• The FAS’s Attaché Network: Your Eyes and Ears Overseas

  What agricultural attaches do at U.S. embassies, how their reports can help a Texas dairy company, and how to ask them for useful…

• The World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) and Dairy

  How the USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report touches dairy through feed, milk and price projections, and how to read…