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Economic impact of unfair trade on Florida s ag industry estimated at $4 bln
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Statement on Defending Domestic Produce Production Act
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Association supports letter urging trade relief for US seasonal producers
On Wednesday, a bipartisan letter was sent to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai calling for the USTR to work with members of Congress to implement immediate trade relief measures for U.S. producers of seasonal and perishable fruits and vegetables.
The letter was led by U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and Representatives Mario Diaz-Balart, Darren Soto, Austin Scott, Bill Huizenga and Al Lawson, and signed by 39 congressional members from Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Washington.
The Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association issued the following statement in support of this action:
ITC held hearing on the effects of cucumber and squash imports from Mexico
The Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association says yesterday’s International Trade Commission hearing on the effect of imports on the U.S. Cucumber and Squash Industries was a positive development in the ongoing efforts to secure trade relief for Florida growers. For decades, the FFVA says unfair trade practices from Mexico and other foreign sources have caused immense harm to produce growers in Florida, including significant lost sales and market share, unsustainably low unfair prices and shuttered family farms.
The FFVA says trade relief is desperately needed, not only for cucumber and squash growers, but for bell pepper, strawberry, blueberry and other Florida produce sectors also facing harmful impacts and a highly uncertain future due to imports. It says it continues to see imports from Mexico crippling growers of more than 20 other specialty crops in Florida.