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SeaPort Manatee economic impact surges 30% in two years

PALMETTO, Florida – SeaPort Manatee’s annual economic impact has surged to more than $5.1 billion, up 30 percent from just...

3 years ago 3 minute read

USApple supports USTR ag trade negotiator nominee

Falls Church, Va. (June 8, 2022)—The U.S. Apple Association BB #:145473 today applauded President Biden’s announcement that he intends to...

3 years ago 1 minute read

U.S. ag exports to Mexico break records, shrink trade deficit

From the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service In 2021, U.S. agricultural and related product exports to Mexico shattered all-time records, helping...

3 years ago 3 minute read

SeaPort Manatee launches new era for Florida Gulf trade gateway

PALMETTO, Florida – SeaPort Manatee is being launched as the forward-looking identity of the Manatee County Port Authority’s dynamic global...

3 years ago 3 minute read

FPAA: ‘There is a clear market preference for the Mexican cucumber’

NOGALES, Az. (January 19, 2022) The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) recently issued reports summarizing its findings from its investigations...

3 years ago 5 minute read

Commissioner Nikki Fried calls on USDA to provide “fairness” to Florida farmers

Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried wrote to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack, calling...

3 years ago 3 minute read

The offshoring of American agriculture

You can tell the year you’re in by the catchwords that are being thrown around. One example from this year...

4 years ago 4 minute read

FFVA highlights report showing $4B economic impact of unfair trade

Aug. 30, 2021 — On Monday, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) released its latest report on...

4 years ago 1 minute read

FFVA supports Senate Defending Domestic Produce Production Act

June 17, 2021 — On Wednesday, The Defending Domestic Produce Production Act was reintroduced in the U.S. Senate as S....

4 years ago 1 minute read

FFVA praises Congress members letter to USTR urging trade relief for U.S. growers

May 6, 2021 — On Wednesday, a bipartisan letter was sent to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai calling for the...

4 years ago 1 minute read

Report: non-tariff barriers impact perishable imports at the Mexico-US border

TradeLab report showcases Non-tariff measures that restrict the importation of fresh produce and how these may have significant economic effects...

4 years ago 3 minute read

The Biden administration’s view of trade

Just as Joe Biden brings a dramatically different approach to the U.S. presidency than Donald Trump, so he does when...

4 years ago 2 minute read

Mexico’s success in strawberry exports is causing friction

In 2019, Mexico became the top strawberry exporter in the world, generating $827.3 million from exports (mainly to the U.S.),...

4 years ago 2 minute read

FPAA: U.S. Trade Representative action undermines USMCA

On September 1, 2020, the United States Trade Representative released its plan which includes 201 investigations on blueberries and potentially...

5 years ago 4 minute read

Federal Agencies Outline Plan to Help Farmers of Seasonal and Perishable Fruits and Vegetables

Washington, DC, September 1, 2020 — The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, the Department of Agriculture, and the Department of...

5 years ago 4 minute read

FPAA says to look for the trade facts during USTR hearings on seasonal produce

August 13, 2020 Nogales, AZ — Without providing evidence to back up their claims, Southeast produce growers insisted the U.S....

5 years ago 4 minute read

FFVA and frustrated growers detail harm from unfair Mexican trade

MAITLAND, FL (August 13, 2020) – The Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association BB #:153753 and a group of Florida growers...

5 years ago 4 minute read

China tariff cut offers little relief

It sounded like good news for U.S. fruit exporters when China announced it would cut tariffs as part of its...

5 years ago 2 minute read

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