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New Tariffs Start Today, Including a 21% Tax on Tomatoes
UNITED STATES AND MEXICO, JUL 14 – The U.S. ended a nearly 30-year trade pact to protect domestic growers from low-priced Mexican tomatoes, imposing a 21% tariff that may raise consumer prices by about 10%, experts say.
- The U.S. Commerce Department announced the reinstatement of a 17.09% antidumping tariff on fresh tomatoes imported from Mexico as of Monday, officially terminating the export agreement established in 2019.
- This action followed failed negotiations and withdrawal from the 2019 deal designed to curb unfair Mexican pricing practices on tomatoes.
- Approximately 70% of the tomatoes consumed in the U.S. are imported from Mexico, a trade that plays a vital role in supporting American jobs and generating revenue, though it also raises concerns about possible retaliatory measures.
- U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick stated that farmers have long suffered due to unfair trading tactics that have lowered the prices of crops such as tomatoes.
- The tariff aims to protect domestic tomato growers and may lead to higher prices and encourage more U.S. tomato production amid ongoing trade tensions.
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US-Mexico tomato trade deal ends, prices set to rise
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On Monday, the U.S. Department of Commerce formalized the termination of the 2019 Suspension Agreement on fresh tomatoes from Mexico, a decision that immediately reactivates a 17.09 percent anti-dumping tariff on most Mexican imports.With Mexican exports projected at $2.57 billion by 2025, the tax will generate an annual cost overrun close to $437 million. That is roughly $1.2 million extra per day that importers—and eventually U.S. households—w…
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Through a joint position, the Secretariat of Economy and Agriculture expressed their disagreement over the imposition of compensatory tariffs on Mexican tomato exports, and pointed out that the Mexican proposals were rejected on political issues. "Mexican tomatoes made different constructive proposals to try to reach a good agreement, which, despite being very positive for the United States, were not accepted for political reasons," they also sa…
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The Trump administration's decision to slap a steep tariff on tomatoes imported from Mexico sparked backlash on social media Monday. The administration is applying a 17% tariff to most Mexican tomato imports as it ended a trade deal that previously set minimum prices for such imports. The White Hous...
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