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US dairy exports for 2007 was worth over $3 billion (£1.5 billion), equal to more than 2 billion pounds in dairy products shipped out of the country.

Char Heer of the Midwest Dairy Association stated:"Because of some climate changes throughout the world and decrease in agriculture production in developing countries there is an increased demand for US dairy products."

Heer said the large increase in exports was driven by strong demand and that other countries are importing from the US because they want high quality dairy products. She continued to explain that the market depends on dairy products. Mexico for instance is one of the major exports for cheese. Japan is one of the major markets for whey protein. Nonfat milk or dry milk powder is one of the major markets or products that is exported to Asia. So it really depends on the type of product and the country because everyone has a specific item that really want to have.

According to statistics, Mexico is the number one export market for the United States.