Northwest Fruit Exporters Get Legal Export Shield Update
Published Date: 1/28/2025
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Summary
Northwest Fruit Exporters just got an updated Export Trade Certificate that protects them and their members from certain legal troubles when exporting fruit. Some companies were removed, a few names got tweaked, and product coverage changed for a few members. If anyone thinks this update is wrong, they have 30 days to speak up, but for now, it’s all set as of January 8, 2025.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
Antitrust Protection for NFE Members
The Department of Commerce issued an amended Export Trade Certificate of Review to Northwest Fruit Exporters on January 8, 2025. The Certificate protects NFE and the listed member companies from State and Federal antitrust actions and from private treble damage antitrust suits for the export conduct specified in the Certificate, effective August 19, 2024.
Five Companies Removed From Certificate
Five companies were removed as Members of the Certificate: Blue Star Growers, Inc. (Cashmere, WA); Columbia Valley Fruit, L.L.C. (Yakima, WA); Honey Bear Tree Fruit Co., LLC. (Yakima, WA); Oneonta Trading Corp. (Wenatchee, WA); and Smith & Nelson, Inc. (Tonasket, WA). Those named companies are no longer listed as covered members under the amended Certificate effective August 19, 2024.
Changes to Members' Product Coverage
Three members had their Export Product coverage changed effective August 19, 2024: Legacy Fruit Packers LLC now covered only for fresh apples (dropped fresh pears); Piepel Premium Fruit Packing LLC now covered only for fresh apples (dropped fresh sweet cherries); and Honeybear Growers, LLC now covered for fresh apples and fresh sweet cherries (added fresh sweet cherries). These changes alter which export products are protected under the Certificate for those members.
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