The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas (FPAA) is assembling the 2023 Spring Policy Summit, a two-day event that will take place on March 14-15 at the Tubac Golf Resort and Spa in Tubac, Arizona. This event, which focuses on policies and regulations that impact importation of fresh produce from Mexico, has a substantiated history [...]
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The USDA regularly updates an excel spreadsheet with new HTS codes for agriculture commodities. Linked below the is latest list that is effective as of January 1, 2023. Previous additions to the list included additional HTS codes for tomatoes, bell peppers, and other items. Now there are new codes listed for various types of cucumbers, [...]
The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas (FPAA) will be celebrating its 54th Annual Fresh Produce Convention and Golf Tournament under a new name and a new location. The FPAA is excited to welcome the industry to the FPAA Convention now known as the Southwest International Produce Expo #SWIPE. The event will be held at Loews [...]
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FPAA signed on to the letter in concern of the potential for a devastating nationwide rail strike in early December and call on Congress to ensure this worst-case scenario is averted. A rail stoppage would cost at least $2 billion per day in lost economic output across the U.S and would also lead to plant [...]