<p><strong>NOGALES, AZ</strong> - The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas and the Texas Produce Association are joining forces yet again to bring the most current and informative educational sessions that deal with everything from current events to cross-border trade in fresh fruits and vegetables. Experts from the private sector and government in U.S. and Mexico are planning to address “traceability, truck security, protected agriculture, the agony of a food safety outbreak, best production and shipping practices, working with custom brokers, lessons learned from the papaya episode, pest exclusion, recent developments surrounding insurance coverage, and congestion at the ports,” just to name a few.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> A session will also be conducted to reveal the results from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce study, “Steps to a 21st Century U.S.-Mexico Border.” Texas Produce Association President John McClung, states, “At the first ATP Conference a year ago, our two associations focused to bringing registrants the best speakers and most information dense sessions we possibly could,” and continues, “I have yet to talk to anyone who attended who didn’t think they got their money’s worth and more. But we learned from that first event, and we anticipate an even better conference this year. The produce trade between the U.S. and Mexico continues to expand rapidly, but there are always problems along the way and we’ll take a hard look at those problems and what we can do to minimize them. And we’ll have fun while we’re at it.”</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>www.americatradesproduce.com</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
