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Supply chain logistics,  food safety, social responsibility, and U.S.-Mexico trade issues were hot topics at the March 16 Spring Policy Summit, hosted by the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas.

The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) recently issued reports summarizing its findings from its investigations on the U.S. cucumber and squash industries and the effect that imports had on seasonal growers.

The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas (FPAA) celebrated its 52nd Nogales Produce Convention and Golf Tournament on November 4th -6th at the historic Tubac Golf Resort and Spa.

The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas (FPAA) held its annual meeting on November 4th, 2021.

The FPAA is honored to announce Walter Ram, Vice President of Food Safety at Giumarra Companies, as the 2021 recipient. 

Last year brought many challenging and uncertain times, where laborers quickly adapted as companies restructured to meet the needs of consumers.

The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas (FPAA) will be celebrating its 52nd Nogales Fresh Produce Convention and Golf Tournament from November 4th – 6th, 2021 in the historical town of Tubac, Arizona.

Southern Arizona’s fast-paced border community serves as one of biggest imported fresh produce distribution regions.

The University of Arizona (UA), Rogers College of Law recently published a TradeLab report about non-tariff barriers to trade. 

The strong but sometimes tenuous U.S.-Mexico trade relationship was the focal point of an April 21 session of the Fresh Produce Association’s virtual Spring Policy Summit.

Following the success of the annual Spring Policy Summit, the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas will be launching a new webinar series for 2021. 

Tom Karst, Amy Sowder and Ashley Nickle discuss their takeaways from recent FPAA, CPMA and SEPC events in the newest episode of Packer Insight.

With Earth Day as a backdrop, an April 22 virtual education session at the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas Spring Policy Summit looked at sustainability issues in the transportation and farming sectors.

The long-standing but sometimes tenuous U.S.-Mexico trade relationship was the focal point of an April 21 session of the Fresh Produce Association’s virtual Spring Policy Summit.

With billions of dollars at stake, the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas commends lawmakers for raising concerns with the Trump Administration’s Section 201 investigation on imported blueberries.

The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas has hired Andrea Ortega as communications coordinator.

The stakes are high for the Nov. 3 election, and industry leaders will discuss the results and what it might mean for the produce industry in a live panel on Nov. 12 at The Packer’s virtual West Coast Produce Expo.

Leonardo Tarriba, CEO of Farmer’s Best International, is the new chairman of the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas, Nogales, Ariz.

Jose Antonio Martinez, chief operating officer and general manager of Divine Flavor, Nogales, Ariz., is the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas’ 2020 Member of the Year.

Canceled last year because of the government shutdown, the Fresh Produce Association of the America’s Spring Policy Summit is back for 2020.

Keeping in place a tomato suspension agreement between Mexican growers and the Commerce Department, the International Trade Commission ruled that Mexican tomatoes sold at less than “fair value” threaten the U.S. 

Whether it was tariffs, or the possibility of increased duties on imported Mexican tomatoes, there was a common enemy of border trade that figured into discussions at the FPAA Convention: uncertainty.

Celebrating 75 years of service, the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas has its programing and speaker lineup set for its Nov. 7-9 convention.

Jimmy Munguia, the chairman of the tomato division for the FPAA, has been busy in recent months supporting the group’s position in favor of keeping a tomato suspension agreement in place.

Editor-in-chef Tom Karst and retail editor Ashley Nickle discuss some of their takeaways from recent travel to the 50th Nogales Produce Convention and the first Groceryshop conference and expo.

The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas has chosen Rosie Favela Cornelius as its next Pillar of the FPAA award recipient.

The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas is gearing up to hold its 50th fall convention and golf tournament, set for Nov. 1-3 in Tubac, Ariz.

Allison Moore has been promoted to vice president at the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas, Nogales, Ariz.

A pilot program in Nogales, Ariz., at the Mariposa Port of Entry, should speed up some inspections of Mexico grapes this season.

A broad group of stakeholders in the food system joined together to create a new coalition to advocate for America’s involvement in free trade agreements

TUBAC, Ariz. — “It’s stupid.” Those are the two words Fresh Evolution LLC president Martin Ley had for ongoing efforts to renegotiate the North America Free Trade Agreement.

Lori Taylor — aka The Produce Mom — will be a headliner at the Nov. 2-4 49th Annual Nogales Fresh Produce Convention and Golf Tournament.

The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas held its first-ever Tomateros Youth Baseball Clinic in Nogales, Ariz.

Repairs to an international sewage pipeline in Nogales could temporarily crimp traffic flow for some produce companies but won’t present problems to the start of the produce season for Nogales distributors.

Children in Nogales, Ariz., will have the opportunity to be coached by professional baseball players at a baseball clinic Oct. 7-8 organized by the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas.

TUBAC, Ariz. - While his name never surfaced in sessions during the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas' Spring Policy Summit March 1, President Donald Trump was the subject of many comments.

TUBAC, Ariz. - The Trump administration's trade and immigration policies might concern companies and officials that depend on the flow of fruits and vegetables from Mexico, but the history and scope of rela

Slowly but surely, the west Mexico deal has expanded over the years.

Distributors in Nogales, Ariz., anticipate good quality and ample supplies of vegetables such as squash, bell peppers and cucumbers, this season.

Produce distributors in Nogales, Ariz., seem wary of President Donald Trump's plans to meddle with the North American Free Trade Agreement that they say has boosted trade among the U.S., Mexico and Canada over the

The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas is planning to repeat a well-received food safety exercise at this year's Spring Policy Summit.