2010 AMPI Legislative Agenda 

• Implement a mandatory dairy supply management program.
• Impose tariff-rate quotas on imported milk proteins.
• Support purchase of dairy products for federal nutrition programs.
• Maintain high dairy products standards.
• Advance a strong food safety agenda while minimizing the impact on our consumers' food budget.
• Support immigration reform that does not adversely affect dairy producers.
• Underscore commitment to providing high quality milk which begins with top-notch animal care.

2010 AMPI Policy Statement

• Mandatory supply management is the most effective way to reduce dairy market volatility.
• A national dairy product price support program should reflect the cost and needs of America's dairy farmers.
• Countercyclical payments, such as the Milk Income Loss Contract program, are acceptable short-term income.
• Limiting imports will protect domestic dairy prices.
• Imported food products must undergo the same rigorous testing as domestically produced products.
• Dairy product standards should be maintained.
• Federal milk market orders should facilitate efficient marketing of all classes of milk, while pooling benefits nationally.
• Bioterrorism and disease are threats from which the dairy industry must be protected.

  
Approved by the AMPI Corporate Board of Directors 
February 2010