FPAA Inaugural Expo Proves Fruitful For Buyers and Exhibitors
TUCSON, AZ (November 6, 2023) – The FPAA (Fresh Produce Association of the Americas) is pleased to share the success of their inaugural expo, a recent enhancement to their well-known FPAA Convention, which just concluded its [...]
FPAA Annual Report 2023
Annual report 2023
Anti-dumping Duties are Not the Answer to Florida Tomato Growers’ Woes
Fresh Produce Association of the Americas responds to Florida Tomato Exchange Nogales, AZ (October 25, 2023) – Anti-dumping duties will not fix what ails the Florida tomato industry, no matter how much the Florida [...]
Nogales Produce Pioneer Emilia Gotsis Honored as Pillar of the FPAA
(NOGALES, Ariz.) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas is pleased to announce that Emilia Gotsis, founder of Omega Produce, will be honored Nov. 2, 2023, as a Pillar of [...]
Shoppers may pay 50% more for Tomatoes if the US Puts Duties on Mexican Tomatoes, according to Arizona State University Researcher
The Florida Tomato Exchange has asked the Department of Commerce to apply duties to imported Mexican tomatoes. As part of the legal proceeding in the case, the following study from Arizona State University Researcher [...]
Study Shows that Nearly 50,000 US Jobs Rely on Imports of Mexican Tomatoes
Texas A&M recently conducted an economic impact analysis on the Mexican tomato industry. The study, which can be found here as well, found: When adding in the indirect and induced effects generated from the [...]