US-Mexico Trade Concerns Over Tomato Imports
The US Commerce Department is considering pulling a plug on a 16-year-old trade agreement regulating Mexican tomato imports. (Photo: Jack Gavigan/Wikipedia)
Mexican tomato growers say they want to avoid a trade war with the US. That is why they are offering to raise their minimum prices for export to the US.
The US Commerce Department is considering pulling the plug on a 16-year-old trade agreement regulating Mexican tomato imports. American tomato growers in Florida complain they can’t compete with cheaper imports under the trade pact.
All of this could have a big impact on consumers.
According to the USDA, one in three tomatoes consumed in the US is imported, mostly from Mexico.
Anchor Marco Werman talks to Martin Ley, who represents a consortium of Mexican tomato growers and is a grower himself.
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