Mexico, Tomato and Agreement
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American consumers could see a price hike and some restaurant owners may face shutting down, as a nearly three-decade-old US-Mexico trade agreement may give way to 20.9% tariffs on most Mexican tomato imports on July 14.
Trump's antidumping duties on fresh Mexican tomatoes dump higher prices on American consumers and tomato processors, packagers, and shippers.
The U.S. is pulling out of a three-decade-old tomato price agreement with Mexico. The move is to make way for a nearly 21% tariff on most Mexican tomato imports.
A trade agreement that kept Mexican tomato prices in check is about to lapse. Once it does, importers face steep tariffs — and costs may pass quickly to consumers. With supply tightening and demand peaking,
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Tomato prices expected to rise following new tariffs and labor shortagesThe price of tomatoes could soon be going up, and finding them at the grocery store could become more difficult due to a combination of new tariffs and labor shortages.
The U.S. Commerce Department has imposed a 17% tariff on most Mexican-grown tomatoes, ending a decades-old trade agreement designed to prevent unfair pricing from Mexican exporters.
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.
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Mexico is the world's largest tomato exporter and 70% of fresh tomatoes imported to the U.S. come from Mexico — $3.12 billion worth in 2024. The duty may require U.S. consumers to pay up to 50% more for tomatoes.
Following changes to a long-standing trade agreement, consumers may see price differences between imported and locally grown tomatoes at markets and grocery stores.
The price of tomatoes could soon be going up, and finding them at the grocery store could become more difficult due to a combination of new tariffs and labor shortages.
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.