Gallego presses Lutnick on administration’s plan to slap 21 percent tariff on Mexican tomatoes

Gallego presses Lutnick on administration’s plan to slap 21 percent tariff on Mexican tomatoes

Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) is expressing concern over President Trump’s administration's intent to impose a nearly 21 percent tariff on most Mexican tomatoes coming into the country by withdrawing from a 2019 trade agreement, warning that it will lead to higher prices and fewer options at grocery stores.

New 21% tariff will make fresh tomatoes more expensive

The International Trade Administration (ITA), an agency within the Commerce Department responsible for facilitating trade agreements, announced on April 14 its withdrawal from a 2019 trade treaty with Mexico. Starting July 14, most Mexican tomato imports will face an import duty of nearly 21 percent. President Donald Trump promised to deliver price relief for American families on inauguration day, but this action will ensure that Americans pay m…

Commerce Department to Reinstate Tariffs on Mexican Tomatoes

The U.S. Department of Commerce intends to withdraw from the 2019 Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Investigation on Fresh Tomatoes from Mexico. Termination of the agreement will be in 90 days. The Commerce Department says the agreement failed to protect U.S. tomato growers from unfairly priced Mexican imports. Commerce has been flooded with comments from American producers urging the agreement’s termination. This action will allow U.S. growe…

Exports of tomatoes, mostly to the United States, skyrocketed 408 percent over the past 18 years, revealing official data.

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The president of the Mexican Association of Protected Horticulture (AMHPAC) said this Wednesday in Aristegui en Vivo that the imposition of a 20.91% tariff on Mexican tomato would end the national industry.