Full Text of HR0117 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Dairy animals have provided people around the | 3 | | globe with a reliable and abundant source of milk and | 4 | | milk-based products, such as butter, yogurt, various kinds of | 5 | | cheese, ice cream, milk, and concentrated and dry milk | 6 | | products; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Nutrient-rich dairy foods play an important role | 8 | | in child and adult nutrition and are good sources of several | 9 | | vital nutrients, including calcium, potassium, vitamins D and | 10 | | A, protein, and phosphorus; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Eating nutritious dairy foods, such as milk, | 12 | | cheese, and yogurt, improves bone health, especially in | 13 | | children and adolescents, and is associated with reduced risk | 14 | | of cardiovascular disease and lower blood pressure in adults | 15 | | and a reduced risk of Type 2 diabetes; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Global demand for protein-rich dairy products is | 17 | | rising, and the nation's dairy exports have more than | 18 | | quadrupled since 2000, to nearly $5 billion in 2016; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, The nation's top five export markets include | 20 | | Mexico ($1.2 billion in sales), Southeast Asia ($671 million | 21 | | in sales), Canada ($632 million in sales), China ($384 million |
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| 1 | | in sales), and South America ($280 million in sales); and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Illinois has over 84,000 dairy cows, and Illinois | 3 | | milk production was 1.748 billion pounds in 2019 and 1.631 | 4 | | billion pounds for the first 11 months of 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Illinois ranked 3rd in Ag exports to the world in | 6 | | 2019 with approximately $7.5 billion, in which dairy was the | 7 | | 7th highest product category (fresh dairy to cheese, etc.) at | 8 | | $232M in 2019 and $168M through the first three-fourths of | 9 | | 2020; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, It is important to increase the exportation of | 11 | | dairy products from Illinois in the global economy to provide | 12 | | additional jobs for citizens of the State, to boost the | 13 | | State's economy and to provide citizens of other nations with | 14 | | wholesome, fresh dairy foods; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 16 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 17 | | we urge the United States Department of Agriculture and the | 18 | | United States Department of Commerce to increase the | 19 | | exportation of Illinois dairy products to other nations; and | 20 | | be it further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | delivered to the Governor of Illinois, the Illinois Department | 2 | | of Agriculture, the United States Department of Agriculture | 3 | | and the United States Department of Commerce.
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