At a virtual hearing Thursday, Georgia farmers and agriculture advocates pleaded with the U.S. Trade Representative and the Departments of Agriculture and Commerce to help the southeastern seasonal produce industry struggling to compete with cheaper Mexican imports.
“We have no choice but to seek our government’s help to impact every legal and policy mechanism available,” said Charles Hall, executive director of the Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association. “Our growers are in a fight for their survival,” he said.
Georgia Congressman Austin Scott testified that the situation, of unfettered Mexican imports at low costs that Americans cannot match, makes it “nearly impossible for American producers to compete.”
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