Tag: tomato suspension agreement

U.S. buyers and importers are pleased that the Court determined Commerce may not apply steep duties of more than 30 percent on imports of Mexican tomatoes into the United States.

This week, in response to a lawsuit by a large Mexican tomato exporter, the U.S. Court of International Trade remanded a 2019 decision to the Department of Commerce, which had determined Mexican tomatoes were being dumped in the U.S. market.

Months of radio silence from the Department of Commerce and International Trade Commission has the produce industry wondering about the fate of the tomato suspension agreement.  

VIVA Fresh week is here, and Pamela says it will likely be its biggest ever. One hot topic will be the tomato suspension agreement, which Greg says heated up this week

During a recent winter tomato season characterized by poor weather, very limited shipments, and record pricing of $40-plus per carton, Florida’s tomato sector nonetheless continued to claim that “U.S. growers’ prices are being suppressed.”

The Arizona State Senate is the latest in a strong line of defenders fighting to protect Arizona businesses and American consumers of fresh tomatoes.

In a letter to Secretary Gina Raimondo, Florida Senator Rick Scott also called for Commerce to impose antidumping duties on "unfairly traded Mexican tomatoes."

FPAA will be hosting the second informative webinar to further discuss the implications of the potential termination of the 2019 Tomato Suspension Agreement.

The continuing Mexican tomato war, which has pitted many American growers against importers, has raised a back-and-forth between the Florida Tomato Exchange, which represents growers from Florida and other American states, against the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas, which represents shippers who import the product from Latin America.

With the month-long rebuttal period coming to a close earlier this week, more than 450 companies, organizations, associations and government leaders have now submitted comments urging the U.S. Department of Commerce to uphold the 2019 Tomato Suspension Agreement.