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April 27, 2021
The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas worked via Zoom April 21-23 with panel discussions to address topics normally reserved for its spring conference.
FPAA, which is in Nogales, AZ, describes itself as “a powerful voice for improvement and sustainability, serving the needs of more than 100 North American companies involved in the growth, harvest, marketing, import, and distribution of Mexican produce.”
On April 21, the discussion focused on current government policies for Mexico and the U.S. and their relationship. On Earth Day, April 22, FPAA addressed Fair Trade and sustainability trends in transportation.
The Friday topic for FPAA was Trade Barriers; trade cases/actions reviewal. Lance Jungmeyer, FPAA president, who moderated all the sessions, said in advance that the trade barrier panel would be a produce industry nuts and bolts session.
Border businesses still struggling despite move orange tier
and last updated 2021-04-08 09:00:45-04
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) Not every business in San Diego will benefit from the county s move into the less restrictive orange COVID-19 reopening tier. Business owners along the border say the move doesn t really help them because of border travel restrictions still in place.
The travel restrictions were implemented in March 2020, at the start of the pandemic, in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Travel across the border was only allowed for essential reasons, for things like work, school, or medical care, and for U.S. citizens.
Border Trade Alliance urges Congress to reject reversion to NAFTA-era treatment of Foreign Trade Zones
The Border Trade Alliance is supporting a bipartisan effort led by Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, in urging Congress not to include a provision in the year-end spending bill that would erode the economic power of the country’s Foreign Trade Zones and make U.S.-based manufacturers less globally competitive. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.) Chris Coons (D-Del.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) join Sen. Cornyn in the effort.
The BTA is opposed to a U.S. Trade Representative-backed “technical correction” to the implementation of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) that would prevent goods manufactured within an FTZ from receiving reduced or duty-free treatment under the agreement.