Bill Text: NJ AR156 | 2018-2019 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Urges increased exportation of NJ dairy products to other nations.

Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2018-06-21 - Filed with Secretary of State [AR156 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2018-AR156-Amended.html

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[First Reprint]

ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION No. 156

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

218th LEGISLATURE

 

INTRODUCED APRIL 5, 2018

 

 

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman  ADAM J. TALIAFERRO

District 3 (Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem)

Assemblyman  RONALD S. DANCER

District 12 (Burlington, Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean)

Assemblyman  ERIC HOUGHTALING

District 11 (Monmouth)

 

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblymen Calabrese and Space

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Urges increased exportation of NJ dairy products to other nations.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     As reported by the Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee on June 14, 2018, with amendments.

  

An Assembly Resolution urging the United States Department of Agriculture and the United States Department of Commerce to increase the exportation of New Jersey dairy products to other nations.

 

Whereas, Dairy animals have provided people around the globe with a reliable and abundant source of milk and milk-based products, such as butter, yogurt, various kinds of cheese, ice cream, milk, and concentrated and dry milk products; and

Whereas, Nutrient-rich dairy foods play an important role in child and adult nutrition, and are good sources of several vital nutrients including calcium, potassium, vitamins D and A, protein, and phosphorous; and

Whereas, Eating nutritious dairy foods such as milk, cheese, and yogurt improves bone health, especially in children and adolescents, and is associated with reduced risk of cardiovascular disease and lower blood pressure in adults and a reduced risk of Type 2 diabetes; and

Whereas, Global demand for protein-rich dairy ¹products¹ is rising and the nation's dairy exports have more than quadrupled since 2000, to nearly $5 billion in 2016; and

Whereas, The nation's top five export markets include: Mexico, ($1.2 billion in sales), Southeast Asia ($671 million in sales), Canada ($632 million in sales), China ($384 million in sales), and South America ($280 million in sales); and

Whereas, There are 54 Grade A dairy farms in New Jersey with more than 6,500 dairy cows in the State, and New Jersey milk production in 2016 was measured at 122 million pounds with a value of just over $20 million; and

Whereas, New Jersey exported $3 million in dairy products in 2016 which produced a $5 million economic impact to the State and created jobs for the citizens of the State; and

Whereas, It is important to increase the exportation of dairy products from New Jersey in the global economy to provide additional jobs for citizens of the State, to boost the State's economy, and to provide citizens of other nations with wholesome, fresh dairy foods; now, therefore,

 

     Be It Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

     1.    This House respectfully urges the United States Department of Agriculture and the United States Department of Commerce to increase the exportation of New Jersey dairy products to other nations.

     2.    Copies of this resolution, as filed with the Secretary of State, shall be transmitted by the Clerk of the General Assembly to the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture, the Secretary of the United States Department of Commerce, the Governor of New Jersey, and the New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture.