Nogales, AZ — During the annual meeting of the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas (FPAA), the association’s president, Lance Jungmeyer, presented the FPAA Member of the Year Award. The Member of the Year is nominated by FPAA members and is someone who goes above and beyond in working for the betterment of the industry and [...]

FPAA’s Annual Meeting: Handing over the Gavel to Incoming Chairman, Election of Chairman-Elect and New Board Members Nogales, AZ — Members of the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas (FPAA) held their annual meeting on May 12, 2016 in Nogales, Arizona. The annual meeting is an opportunity for members to discuss key actions from the previous [...]

Nogales, Ariz. (Feb. 2016) By volume, tomatoes remain the No. 1 produce item imported through Nogales, but watermelon imports have risen dramatically in recent years, and in the past season watermelon imports almost caught up to tomatoes, according to the The Nogales Produce Import Report 2014-15. The Nogales Produce Import Report 2014-15 offers an analysis and [...]

NOGALES, Ariz. (Sept. 14, 2015) In order to face an evolving and competitive market and to take advantage of the great opportunities for growth and strengthening of all business, the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas has developed a series of seminars to address emerging and ongoing industry issues. The seminars will take place between the [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 18, 2015 FPAA Partners with Southwest Folklife Alliance on Oral History Project Nogales, (Aug. 18) How did the Mexican produce importing industry grow from just a few rail car loads to hundreds of thousands of trucks today? How has this growth affected the socio-economic and cultural areas of whole communities on both [...]