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Mexico currently supplies around 70% of the U.S. tomato market, up from 30% two decades ago, according to the Florida Tomato Exchange.
Although the price of a bunch of tomatoes may only increase by a few dozen cents, the increase comes at a time when consumers are already sick of inflation, and when tariffs threatened by the Trump Administration could further drive up prices, he says.
President Trump is hiking tariffs on foreign goods to give U.S. companies a competitive edge. But his new tax on tomatoes could hit Texas especially hard.
The economy secretary accuses the United States of having rejected proposals for agreements for ‘political reasons’
The U.S. just ended a decades-old tomato trade agreement with Mexico, and while prices could soon spike at grocery stores and restaurants across the country, one Stanislaus County farmer says not so fast.
The U.S. ends a nearly 30-year-old trade agreement with Mexico this month. Here's how it could impact the cost of this kitchen staple.
The US government has imposed a 17% import duty on most fresh tomatoes from Mexico. This decision aims to protect the American tomato industry. Talks between US and Mexican officials failed to reach a new agreement.
Americans are big consumers of tomatoes, taking in nearly 100 pounds per person a year. US markets offer a wide variety of the fleshy fruit year-round, most of it sourced from Mexico. Barring a last-minute reprieve,