Produce Distributors Trade Associations

Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA)

Canada’s national produce trade group connecting growers, distributors, importers, wholesalers and retailers; advocates on food safety, trade, and consumption; 900+ company members across the supply chain.

https://cpma.ca/ Membership: 900

California Fresh Fruit Association (CFFA)

California’s statewide grower–shipper association for fresh grapes, blueberries and deciduous tree fruit; leads policy, regulatory and market advocacy for members. 300+ member companies.

https://cafreshfruit.com/ Membership: 300

Eastern Produce Council (EPC)

Northeast U.S. networking and education council whose members include distributors, wholesalers, retailers and growers; 450+ individual members.

https://www.easternproducecouncil.com/ Membership: 450

Fresh Produce & Floral Council (FPFC)

Western U.S. council uniting produce distributors, shippers, retailers and floral companies for networking, education and promotion; 360+ member companies.

https://fpfc.org/ Membership: 360

Fresh Produce Association of the Americas (FPAA)

U.S.–Mexico trade association of importers, distributors and allied firms focused on policy and market access for Mexican fresh produce; 100+ member companies.

https://www.thefpaa.com/ Membership: 100

Fresh Produce Centre (Netherlands)

Netherlands-based association (GroentenFruit Huis) representing trading companies and growers’ associations in wholesale, import/export, packing and logistics; 320+ member companies.

https://freshproducecentre.com/ Membership: 320

Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC)

The UK’s fresh produce trade body representing businesses across domestic and global supply chains, including distributors, importers and wholesalers; ~700 member businesses.

https://freshproduce.org.uk/ Membership: 700

Freshfel Europe

European fresh produce association representing companies and national associations across production, trade, logistics and retail; 200+ members and associates.

https://www.freshfel.org/ Membership: 200

Fruit and Vegetable Dispute Resolution Corporation (DRC)

Non‑profit membership organization providing dispute prevention, mediation and arbitration services for fresh fruit and vegetable trade in and with Canada; nearly 1,600 members.

https://fvdrc.com/ Membership: 1,600

Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA)

Global umbrella for temperature‑controlled warehousing, logistics and construction companies supporting perishable distribution; 1,500 member companies in 90+ countries.

https://www.gcca.org/ Membership: 1,500

Global Women Fresh

Industry network for women in produce across the value chain, offering leadership programs and events to advance gender equity; 2,000+ members worldwide.

https://globalwomenfresh.com/ Membership: 2,000

International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA)

U.S. trade association for foodservice distributors and allied suppliers (many handling fresh produce); 236 member companies (149 distributor members, 87 allied).

https://www.ifdaonline.org/ Membership: 236

International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA)

The largest global produce and floral association (formed by the PMA–United Fresh merger) serving the full chain from growers to distributors and buyers; ~2,900 member companies.

https://www.freshproduce.com/ Membership: 2,900

National Association of Produce Market Managers (NAPMM)

Association of wholesale and retail market operators and managers in North America promoting best practices for terminal and public produce markets; 113 members (2016 benchmark).

https://www.napmm.org/ Membership: 113

National Onion Association (NOA)

U.S. onion industry association representing growers, shippers, brokers and allied firms; 500+ members and strong policy, promotion and education programs.

https://www.onions-usa.org/ Membership: 500

National Watermelon Association (NWA)

Commodity‑wide U.S. association uniting growers, shippers and suppliers across the watermelon supply chain for advocacy, research and promotion; 468 active members.

https://www.watermelon.ag/ Membership: 468

New England Produce Council (NEPC)

New England’s regional produce council serving distributors, wholesalers, retailers and growers with education and networking; 500+ members.

https://www.newenglandproducecouncil.com/ Membership: 500

Southeast Produce Council (SEPC)

Southeastern U.S. produce council providing major events (Southern Exposure/Southern Innovations), education and community programs for distributors, buyers and suppliers; 5,000+ industry professionals.

https://seproducecouncil.com/ Membership: 5,000

Texas International Produce Association (TIPA)

Texas-based trade group representing the cross‑border fresh‑produce supply chain (growers, importers, distributors and service providers), and producer of the Viva Fresh Expo; 400+ member companies.

https://texipa.org/ Membership: 400

United Fresh New Zealand (United Fresh NZ)

New Zealand’s pan‑produce industry association spanning seed to retail, supporting food safety, biosecurity and market development for distributors and the wider chain; 90+ members.

https://unitedfresh.co.nz/ Membership: 90