Challenge Builds To Protect Florida Citrus Interests From Unfair Trade
Florida Citrus Mutual (FCM) is in communication with Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Kessler at the U.S. Department of Commerce following up on our field testimony on the USMCA (United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement) earlier last year. We wanted Kessler to understand our issues and keep Florida citrus top of mind. We all know the problem is cheap Mexican OJ imports flowing into the U.S., increasing inventories and depressing grower returns.
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Global citrus producers in China, South Africa, Spain, Mexico, Costa Rica, and Brazil want access to the U.S. the most lucrative market in the world. Since its foundation 70 years ago, one of FCM’s primary functions is to protect Florida citrus growers from unfair trade.