US EditionUS imposes 17% tariff on Mexican tomatoes after withdrawing from agreement
UNITED STATES, JUL 15 – The 17% tariff follows U.S. withdrawal from a 2019 agreement amid dumping claims, with experts forecasting tomato prices could rise about 8.5%, impacting consumers and growers.
- On July 14, 2025, the U.S. announced a 17% tariff on the majority of fresh tomatoes imported from Mexico following unsuccessful discussions to prevent the trade measure.
- This duty follows the Commerce Department's April withdrawal from a 2019 agreement that addressed allegations of Mexico exporting tomatoes at artificially low prices.
- Mexico's share of the U.S. tomato market has grown substantially, reaching approximately 70% today, compared to about 30% roughly 20 years ago, based on data from the Florida Tomato Exchange.
- Tim Richards of Arizona State University noted that the 17% import duty on fresh Mexican tomatoes will likely increase U.S. retail tomato prices by about 8.5%; supporters argue that this tariff will help revive the declining domestic tomato sector and encourage more locally grown produce.
- Opponents, including U.S. companies growing tomatoes in Mexico, warn of higher consumer prices, while business groups have expressed concern that retaliation could harm other commodities and increase trade uncertainty.
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Mexico City, 15 Jul (EFE).- Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum said Tuesday that she rejected the reactivation of a compensatory quota of 17.09 % for imports of Mexican tomato after the U.S. officially withdrew the Tomato Suspension Agreement (TSA) and said that it will continue to be exported to the neighbor of the north because “it has no substitute.” “We do not agree with this measure taken by the U.S. Department of Commerce. It is an agree…
Trump Adds Tariffs to Mexican Tomatoes
“The Trump administration announced that it would impose a 17 percent tariff on most imports of tomatoes from Mexico, as it withdrew from a decades-old trade agreement that had prevented those levies from snapping into place,” the New York Times reports. “The tariffs will add to the price of a year-round grocery store staple for many Americans, while funneling more business to domestic tomato growers, largely in Florida.”
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(LPL/EN) – El Departamento de Comercio de Estados Unidos anunció este lunes que impondrá un arancel de 17% a la mayoría de los tomates frescos importados desde México. El gobierno estadounidense había informado el pasado el 15 de abril que se retiraría, en un plazo de 90 días, del Acuerdo de Suspensión de la Investigación […]
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