Tomato prices could spike as US and Mexico growers' relationship spoils.
Whether it’s in pasta or as a favorite sandwich topper, tomato prices could spike after the U.S. Commerce Department announced this week the termination of a long-standing agreement between U.S. and Mexico growers.
“The Department of Commerce remains committed to ensuring that American domestic industries are protected from unfair trading practices,” Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross said Tuesday. “We remain optimistic that there will be a negotiated solution.” “It’s a punitive tariff based on what the Mexicans are primarily responsible for,” said Michael Schadler, a spokesman with the Florida Tomato Committee, which regulates the handling of tomatoes grown in several Florida counties. “Now, the Mexicans will have their day in court.”
In March when President Trump threatened to close the U.S., Mexico border, which he later backed off of, there were concerns that avocado prices would skyrocket as a majority of that product comes from Mexico.
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