Empowering the Mexican Produce Industry
It was 1905, when the first rail car carrying fresh produce from Mexico to the United States crossed the border at Nogales, Arizona. Since then, growing, importing, and distributing quality Mexican produce throughout North America has become a multibillion-dollar industry. As one of the oldest and most influential agricultural groups in the country, the FPAA develops and promotes trade between growers and shippers in Mexico and receivers throughout the United States and Canada.

Today, Mexico is the leading supplier of fresh fruits and vegetables to the United States—and the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas (FPAA) is the leading agent at the border and everywhere across the country, especially in Washington, D.C.

Working at the Top Level
The FPAA interacts at the highest levels with the Department of Homeland Security Advisory Committee on Agriculture; the Border Trade Alliance; the United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association; the Produce Marketing Association; the Produce for Better Health Foundation Board of Trustees; the Canadian Produce Marketing Association’s North American Trade Taskforce; the CANAMEX Trade Taskforce; the Greater Nogales and Santa Cruz County Port Authority; and the Cyberport Taskforce appointed by Mexican and Arizona governors. And our efforts have yielded results.

We saved importers nearly a billion dollars when we spearheaded an effort that eliminated high duties on Mexican tomatoes. Following the discovery of Med flies in Tijuana, we negotiated government protocols that ensured the continued flow of Mexican produce into the United States. By rallying legislative support, we helped bring about the refurbishing and expansion of the ports of entry serving our industry as well a reduction of traffic congestion near the Rio Rico Industrial Park in Nogales, Arizona.