2021 Member of the Year- The Essential Worker

2021-11-15T20:49:59+00:00October 28th, 2021|Categories: Featured Story, Press Releases|

P.O. Box 848, Nogales, AZ 85628 Ph. (520) 287-2707, Fax (520) 287-2948   For Immediate Release   Contact: Lance Jungmeyer (lance@freshfrommexico.com) or   Allison Moore  (amoore@freshfrommexico.com)   2021 Member of the Year- The Essential Worker FPAA to recognize fresh produce workers who displayed dedication and commitment during the peak the COVID19 pandemic. NOGALES, Az. (October 28, 2021) – The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas (FPAA) is recognizing the commitment of those who worked [...]

52nd Nogales Fresh Produce Convention and Golf Tournament

2021-10-26T18:02:25+00:00October 26th, 2021|Categories: Press Releases|

P.O. Box 848, Nogales, AZ 85628 Ph. (520) 287-2707, Fax (520) 287-2948   For Immediate Release   Contact: Lance Jungmeyer (lance@freshfrommexico.com) or  Allison Moore (amoore@freshfrommexico.com)   52nd Nogales Fresh Produce Convention and Golf Tournament Celebrating 52 years of tradition, the FPAA’s signature event will feature educational sessions, networking events, awards, golf and more! NOGALES, Az. (October [...]

A message from the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas – Social Responsibility

2021-10-26T21:24:50+00:00October 26th, 2021|Categories: Home Page Featured Story|

Social responsibility, including fair and just treatment of employees, is important no matter where in the world a company is doing business - A message from the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas The Fresh Produce Association of America (FPAA) supports the strong enforcement tools used by U.S. Customs and Border protection to both safeguard our [...]

Trevino Letter of Support As Chief Agriculture Negotiator FPAA Signs Onto Letter Supporting Elaine Trevino As Chief Agriculture Negotiator

2021-11-15T20:50:38+00:00October 21st, 2021|Categories: Blog, Featured Story|

The FPAA signed onto a support letter along with 170 organizations as part of the Ag. Coalition  supporting swift confirmation of Elaine Trevino as the next Chief Agriculture Negotiator at the Office of the U.S. View Letter Now: Trevino Letter of Support_211015

FPAA – Signs Onto ATWG Supply Chain Letter

2021-11-15T20:51:04+00:00October 21st, 2021|Categories: Blog, Featured Story|

The FPAA signed onto a letter addressed to the U.S. Department of Transportation as part of the Agricultural Transportation Working Group (ATWG.) The letter includes comments that will be used by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) to prepare a report for President Biden on supply chains for the industrial base View Letter Now: Agricultural Transportation Working [...]

FPAA Responds to Senator Rubio’s Letter

2021-10-18T22:22:53+00:00October 18th, 2021|Categories: Blog|

Sen. Marco Rubio may be looking after his fruit and vegetable grower constituents, but once again he is short on facts. Sen. Marco Rubio and some members of the Florida Congressional delegation continue to parrot the same inflammatory rhetoric as their constituents, but they should take a good look in the mirror if they are blaming [...]

FPAA Comments on University of Florida Tomato Study

2021-10-14T21:34:43+00:00October 14th, 2021|Categories: Blog|

FPAA President, Lance Jungmeyer, commented to The Packer about the University of Florida study that makes misleading claims about tomato imports from Mexico. Below you will find the FPAA’s full written response: The assertions made about Mexican tomatoes in a study by Dr. Zhengfei Guan have been taken out of context, resulting in conclusions that are misleading and [...]