Spring Policy Summit 2023

FPAA and its members help to ensure North America's uninterrupted access to fresh, high-quality, healthy and delicious Mexican-grown fruits and vegetables.In 1905, the first rail car carrying fresh produce from Mexico crossed the border at Nogales, Arizona. Today, Mexico has become the top supplier of fresh fruits and vegetables for the United States - and the FPAA is the leading agent of produce trade at the U.S.-Mexico border and across the country.Founded in Nogales, Arizona, in 1944, the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas has grown to become one of the most influential agricultural groups in the United States.Today, the FPAA provides 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.Our efforts, combined with the support of our members, yield positive results. We initiated and support major changes that benefit the industry of produce trade across the Mexican border.

Fresh Produce Association of the Americas

FPAA's Spring Policy Summit
March 14-15, 2023 @ the Tubac Golf Resort & Spa!!!

Tubac Golf Resort & Spa

<h1>Please Join us March 14-15, 2023 for the FPAA&#x27;s Spring Policy Summit!!!</h1><h1></h1><h1>Schedule of Events:</h1>*Schedule ﻿of events subject to change <h1>Tuesday, March 14th</h1>12:00 pm -3:00 pm North American Produce Food Safety Working Group.4:00 pm -6:00 pm Welcome Reception-<h1>Wednesday, March 15th</h1> 9:00 am: Registration10:00 am: Welcoming Remarks and President&#x27;s Introduction10:05 – 10:45 am: The Economic Impact of Imported Mexican Produce: Whether it’s in border communities or a restaurant or distribution center anywhere in the U.S., you can find jobs that exist because of imported Mexican fresh produce. Avocados contribute $11 billion in US economic impact, according to Texas A&amp;M, and imported Mexican tomatoes contribute about $5 billion to the US economy, according to the University of Arizona.Speaker: Dr. Gary Williams, Emeritus Professor, Agribusiness Food and Consumer Economics Research Center, Texas A&amp;M University; Georgina Felix, Director of Operations and Foreign Affairs of the FPAA.Moderated by: Rod Sbragia, Vice President of Sales for Crown Jewels. 10:45 – 11:00 am: Coffee Break11:00 am – 11:30 pm: Strategies to Reduce Transit Times for Fresh Produce – Importers face numerous challenges in getting their produce shipments to the border in a timely manner. Sometimes, such as in the case of the Querobabi military checkpoint in Sonora, trucks line up for miles, costing the supply chain millions of dollars in efficiencies and delaying the importation of perishable fresh fruits and vegetables. How can industry work with regulators to improve or eliminate this bottleneck?Speaker: Lic. Margarita Velez, Sonora Economic Minister; Lic. Sergio Lugo of AALPUM; Diego Ley of Del Campo Supreme.Moderated by: Georgina Felix, Director of Operations and foreign Affairs of the FPAA.11:30 – 1:00 pm: Keynote Speaker Dough Mckalip, Chief Agricultural Negotiator, USTR &amp; Networking Lunch 1:00 – 2:00 pm : Food Safety Cooperation: There are several avenues of cooperation and dialogue between the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and SENASICA in Mexico.Speakers: Dr. Mauricio Castelo of FDA, M.C. David Soriano, General Director of Aquaculture, Fisheries and Food Safety of SENASICA. Moderated by: Guillermo Martinez of Frello Fresh.2:00 – 2:15 pm: Sponsor Message - Esteban Paz of Produce House 2:15 – 2:40 pm: Highlights and Challenges in Congress: What upcoming issues, pieces of legislation and Congressional challenges could impact Southern, AZ and the produce industry this year?Speaker: Luis Heredia, State Director for Arizona Senator Mark Kelly.2:40 – 3:15 pm: CBP Techvision 2030: Using technology including non-intrusive inspections, CBP will advance the efficiency and security of moving commercial goods including fresh produce at land Ports of Entry.Speaker: Chris Sullivan, Director of Cargo Conveyance and Security Division of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and John Sagle, Deputy Executive Director from the Agriculture Programs and Trade Liaison, U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 3:15 – 3:30 pm: Coffee Break 3:30 – 4:30 pm: How Can Marketing Orders Change with the Times? – For some items including the newer specialty table grapes, the existing standards don’t make the grade, causing problems in the supply chain.Panel Discussion: Heather Pichelman, Associate Deputy Administrator, Specilaty Crop Division; Michelle Sharrow, Director of the Market Development Division, Ryan Wilson, Director of the Specialty Crops Inspection Division; Javier Badillo, Fresh International; Enrique Gracia, Flavor King Farms; and John Pandol, Pandol Brothers. 4:30 – 6:30 pm: Closing Cocktail Party<h2>W﻿e hope to see you there!!!</h2>

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