Tag: trade

The U.S. Apple Association’s Board of Directors met this morning with the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, and key members of his senior leadership team at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

USDA has announced its planned trade missions for 2024 as well as its increased investments to grow U.S. agricultural export markets

Port of Hueneme, Oxnard, CA, celebrates 10th anniversary with festival celebrating banana, the port's largest single import.

Discrepancies in labor costs between the United States and Mexico often feel unfair to growers. But they cannot be called unfair trade practices.

The Mexican peso has soared in value relative to the U.S. dollar over the past year—24 percent. On July 14, the exchange rate was 16.73 pesos to the dollar.

The produce industry received major news with India’s June 22 announcement that it will lift its retaliatory tariffs on U.S. products including apples, walnuts, chickpeas, and lentils in the next 90 days.

Washington, D.C. (June 22, 2023) – The U.S. Apple Association (USApple) is thrilled with today’s announcement that India will lift its retaliatory tariffs on U.S. apples. We applaud the work of the Biden Administration and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative that achieved this important victory. 

Usually, this kind of ruling infuriates one side or another. But in this case, all parties sound surprisingly happy.

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) sent out a promising press release yesterday in response to the bipartisan effort led by Sen. Marco Rubio requesting for a formal Section 301 investigation on September 8, 2022.

Statement by Jim Bair, President & CEO, U.S. Apple Association