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International Fresh Produce Association

Trade association PAC FEC C00040725

Influence at a glance · Jan 2025 – Sep 2026Jan 25 – Sep 26 How we count
PAC giving to candidates$84K
Trade association lobbying, all issues $2.6M

Giving: FEC filings, net of refunds. Lobbying: the trade association’s own LD-2 reports, all issues, rounded to the nearest $10,000 each quarter. Two different filers, same 21 months.Lobbying: all issues, rounded to the nearest $10,000. Two filers, same 21 months. This PAC gives money raised from the trade association’s employees or members; the trade association itself can’t give to campaigns from its treasury.

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What they lobby on

Method

International Fresh Produce Association reported federal lobbying in 8 of the last 8 quarters (Q4 2024 to Q3 2026), with its own in-house lobbyists and 3 outside firms. What follows is what the filings say it lobbied on, not which way.

Issue areas ranked by quarters filedQ4 24 → Q3 26

  • Agriculture8 of 88/8
  • Budget/Appropriations8 of 88/8
  • Environment/Superfund8 of 88/8
  • Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)8 of 88/8
  • Health Issues8 of 88/8
Immigration 8 of 8 · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace 8 of 8 · 3 more · Show all 10
  • Immigration8 of 88/8
  • Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace8 of 88/8
  • Taxation/Internal Revenue Code8 of 88/8
  • Trade (domestic/foreign)8 of 88/8
  • Transportation8 of 88/8

Bills named in the filings 76 bills, this period

71 more, 53 named in only one filing · Show all 76

From the filings

“EPA regulations on crop protection tools; Regulatory Accountability Act of 201 7; HR 4800 Growing Access to Environmental Sustainability (GATES) Act; Ag Labeling Uniformity Act”
Q3 2026 filing · Environment/Superfund
“Monitor trade proposals that may impact the fresh produce and floral supply chain. H. R. 648 and S . 176 Expanding Agricultural Exports Act of 2023; Legislation related to the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); USMCA”
Q3 2026 filing · Trade (domestic/foreign)

Contacted as listed on the filings

  • U.S. House
  • U.S. Senate
  • AgricultureUSDA
  • Environmental Protection AgencyEPA
  • Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
  • Food & Drug AdministrationFDA
  • Homeland SecurityDHS
  • LaborDOL
  • TransportationDOT
  • White House Office
  • Health & Human ServicesHHS
  • U.S. Customs & Border Protection
  • 4 more

The House and Senate appear in every quarter; agencies in all 8 quarters.

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Source: Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (LD-2) by International Fresh Produce Association, Senate Office of Public Records. Filings are due 20 days after each quarter ends.

From FEC filings: direct gifts this PAC reported, net of refunds · How we count

Gave directly to 53 sitting members of Congress and 1 other candidate in 2025–26.

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