Together, the Florida Farm Bureau, Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association, and Florida Strawberry Growers Association commend the bipartisan support and commitment of Florida’s congressional delegation in seeking trade relief for Florida growers. “Specialty crop farmers have done their best to hold onto the ground they have in the market, but now is the time for relief in order to ensure domestically grown produce stays on the grocery store shelves.” “The unfair trading practices have to be addressed with timely, effective, and durable measures in order to protect our nation’s food security,” said Kenneth Parker, Executive Director of the Florida Strawberry Growers Association. The plan outlined specific actions each agency would take, and more than two years later, some of those commitments remain unfulfilled. departments of Commerce and Agriculture in September 2020. be counted upon to secure their full share of. These investigations were part of a larger suite of commitments jointly announced by the U.S. Krebs and Scheve are both experienced pine business, a sketch or two uf his. International Trade Commission under Sections 201 and 332 of the Trade Act of 1974 for select commodities. This action follows fact-finding investigations by the U.S. “This is an unfortunate, but necessary, step toward correcting the unfair trade practices which are driving our farm families out of business,” stated Florida Farm Bureau President Jeb S. It details the history of government subsidies to Mexico’s fruit and vegetable sector, which the group says are almost solely responsible for the corresponding decline in Florida production of fresh fruits and vegetables. Trade Representative to “conduct an investigation into the flood of imported seasonal and perishable agricultural products from Mexico.” Under the Trade Act of 1974, the petition requests the U.S. “The urgency for immediate, effective and enforceable relief cannot be overstated to support a U.S.-grown food supply and restore market fairness. have faced the devastating effects of unfair imports from Mexico,” said Mike Joyner, president of the Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association. “For too long, specialty crop growers across the U.S.
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