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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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.),...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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