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 [...]
The FPAA joined 193 agriculture groups under the Ag Transportation Working Group (ATWG) calling for swift action from Congress to help avert a rail strike. The ATWG wrote, “A strike or lockout combined with existing challenges in the rail system, at our ports, with trucking and with record low water levels on the Mississippi River impacting [...]
Annual report 2022. DRAFT 2 - NOV 1
P.O. Box 848, Nogales, AZ 85628 Ph. (520) 287-2707, Fax (520) 287-2948 Contact: Lance Jungmeyer (lance@freshfrommexico.com) or Allison Moore (amoore@freshfrommexico.com) Governor Abbott: Reconsider State DPS Produce Inspections to Help Feed Texas Families, Save Texas Jobs Fresh Produce Association of the Americas issues Statement About Texas DPS Truck Inspections April 11, 2022 Over $9 billion dollars’ worth [...]
Members and staff of the FPAA met with representatives from the Arizona Department of Agriculture (ADA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and Juan Laborin from the Sonora Grape Growers Association (AALPUM) on March 31, 2022. The group discussed preparedness measures in advance of the projected 25 million box grape season beginning in late April and [...]
Below you will find a recap of the 2022 Grape Press conference hosted by AALPUM. Please reach out with any questions. GRAPE UPDATES: Items to Note The data below represents potential crop estimates for ALL markets, including all export markets and domestic shipments All information presented reflects production from the State of Sonora. This includes the [...]
On behalf of FPAA President, Lance Jungmeyer: You might have noticed. As of last night, the trucks are rolling right onto I-19. The ramps connecting I-19 to SR/189 Mariposa Road are officially open, and the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas would like to congratulate all parties involved in this game-changing infrastructure development. “The State of [...]
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
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 [...]
