FVGC Executive Director Highlights Tariff Concerns at Canada-U.S. Economic Summit

by Ashley Peyrard | Fév 7, 2025 | Actualités

OTTAWA – Massimo Bergamini, Executive Director of the Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada (FVGC), participated in the Prime Minister’s Canada-U.S. Economic Summit today in Toronto. “Canada’s fruit and vegetable sector is deeply integrated with the U.S. market,...

North American Food Security at Stake as U.S. Tariffs Take Effect

by Ashley Peyrard | Fév 3, 2025 | Actualités

OTTAWA – The Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada (FVGC) is deeply concerned by the United States’ decision to implement a 25% tariff on Canadian fruit and vegetable exports.  This decision threatens to destabilize Canada’s agricultural economy, elevate...

FVGC Welcomes Pause on Proposed U.S. Tariffs, Cautiously Optimistic About Engagement Opportunities

by Ashley Peyrard | Jan 20, 2025 | Actualités

Ottawa, ON — The Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada (FVGC) welcomes recent reports that the incoming U.S. administration plans to delay the proposed imposition of across-the-board tariffs on Canadian and Mexican exports. This measured decision provides a valuable...

Trump Tariff Threat Puts Food Security, Health of Canada’s Fruit and Vegetable Sector at Stake

by Ashley Peyrard | Jan 10, 2025 | Actualités

OTTAWA – The Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada (FVGC) participated today in a critical roundtable on Canada-US trade relations with the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food. “Donald Trump’s tariff threat – if it comes to pass...

Missed Opportunities: FVGC Calls for Action to Protect Canada’s Food Security

by Ashley Peyrard | Déc 17, 2024 | Actualités

OTTAWA – The Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada (FVGC) is disappointed that the Government of Canada has overlooked a critical opportunity to address the urgent challenges impacting food security and the fruit and vegetable sector in the Federal Economic Statement....

Fresh Produce Alliance welcomes passage of Bill C-280 into law

by Ashley Peyrard | Déc 11, 2024 | Actualités

OTTAWA,ON – Last night, the Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada (FVGC), the Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA),  and the Fruit and Vegetable Dispute Resolution Corporation (DRC) were thrilled to see Bill C-280, the Financial Protection for Fresh...