{"id":2954,"date":"2016-05-16T07:08:05","date_gmt":"2016-05-16T11:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hortcouncil.ca\/?p=2954"},"modified":"2016-05-16T07:08:05","modified_gmt":"2016-05-16T11:08:05","slug":"chc-and-cpma-applaud-liberal-commitment-to-restoring-paca-access-for-fruit-and-vegetable-growers-and-sellers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fvgc.ca\/fr\/2016\/05\/16\/chc-and-cpma-applaud-liberal-commitment-to-restoring-paca-access-for-fruit-and-vegetable-growers-and-sellers\/","title":{"rendered":"CHC and CPMA Applaud Liberal Commitment to Restoring PACA Access for Fruit and Vegetable Growers and Sellers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) and the Canadian\u00a0Horticultural Council (CHC) applaud the commitment from the Liberal Party of Canada and Liberal Agriculture\u00a0Critic Mark Eyking yesterday to establishing a comparable Canadian mechanism to the Perishable Agricultural\u00a0Commodities Act (PACA) in the United States and to restoring Canada\u2019s preferential access to PACA programs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGrowing and selling fresh fruit and vegetables is risky, which makes this commitment to ensuring strong,\u00a0equitable payment protection tools, both in Canada and when exporting to our largest market, all the more\u00a0important,\u201d said Anne Fowlie, CHC Executive Vice-President. \u201cWe are grateful of the Liberal Party\u2019s support of\u00a0those who bring fresh fruits and vegetables to our tables every day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The lack of payment protection in Canada is the number one issue for fresh fruit and vegetable growers and\u00a0sellers across Canada. 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