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Here's How a Major Mexican Tomato Exporter Is Affected by Trump’s 17% Tariff
- Beginning July 14, the Trump administration implemented a 17% tariff targeting fresh tomato shipments from Mexico, impacting major producers and distributors.
- This tariff aims to protect U.S. producers from cheap Mexican imports but comes as Mexico negotiates to avoid a 30% tariff scheduled for August 1.
- Veggie Prime, a major Mexican tomato grower exporting weekly to Canadian firm Mastronardi Produce with clients like Costco and Walmart, initially absorbed the tariff cost before a 10% price increase by its client.
- Mexican tomato exports exceeded $3 billion last year, and experts warn the tariff might reduce exports by 5% to 10%, threatening around 200,000 jobs in an industry supporting 500,000 positions.
- The Mexican government considers new markets like Japan amid falling domestic prices and awaits a scheduled review in two months when U.S. production declines in fall.
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Chicago Tribune
BizTocHow a major Mexican tomato exporter is affected by Trump’s 17% tariff
AJUCHITLAN, Mexico — The Trump administration’s decision to impose a 17% duty on fresh tomatoes imported from Mexico has created a dilemma for the country providing more tomatoes to U.S. consumers than any other. The import tax that began July 14 is just the latest protectionist move by an administration that has threatened dozens of countries with tariffs, including its critical trading partner Mexico. It comes as the Mexican government tries t…
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Here's how a major Mexican tomato exporter is affected by Trump’s 17% tariff
The Trump administration's 17% duty on fresh tomatoes imported from Mexico is creating challenges for the country that supplies the most tomatoes to U.S. consumers.
U.S. Tomato Tariff Strains Mexican Growers, Risks 200,000 Jobs
News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/u-s-tomato-tariff-strains-mexican-growers-risks-200000-jobs/Mexico’s tomato export sector faces severe disruption after the Trump administration imposed a 17% tariff on fresh imports effective July 14. The duty threatens $3 billion in annual trade and approximately 500,000 Mexican jobs, as the U.S. sources most of its fresh tomatoes from its southern …
Guanajuato, Guanajuato.- Donald Trump's government chose the worst season to impose a tariff quota on tomatoes produced in Mexico, obeying a measure more political than technical and commercial, which has increased uncertainty among local producers, said the president of the Food Cluster of the State of Guanajuato, Carlos Muñoz Salcedo. The measure was due to a claim by Florida producers, who argued that Mexico's prices are unfair, although in r…
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