UNDER REPORTED TARIFF
US says most tomatoes imported from Mexico to face 21% duty from July 14OVER 50% OF TOMATOES SOLD IN U$ ARE FROM MEXICO
By Reuters
April 14, 2025
A seller organizes tomatoes at a stall in a street market in Mexico City, Mexico December 2, 2024 REUTERS/Raquel Cunha/File Photo
April 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. Commerce Department on Monday said most tomatoes imported from Mexico to the United States will face duties of 20.91% from July 14 as it withdraws from an agreement it said had failed to protect domestic tomato growers.
"This action will allow U.S. tomato growers to compete fairly in the marketplace," the department said in a release.
"This action will allow U.S. tomato growers to compete fairly in the marketplace," the department said in a release.
In 2019, Mexican tomato producers struck an agreement with President Donald Trump's first administration to avert an anti-dumping investigation and end a tariff dispute.
At the time, the United States said the agreement closed loopholes and included an inspection mechanism.
Reporting by Costas Pitas; Editing by Don Durfee
US government slapping 21 percent tariff on most tomatoes from Mexico
by Filip Timotija - 04/14/25
The United States government announced that it plans to slap a nearly 21 percent tariff on most tomatoes coming from Mexico in the summer, arguing the current agreement has not “protected” U.S.-based tomato growers from “unfairly priced Mexican imports.”
The Commerce Department said on Monday that it plans to withdraw from the 2019 trade agreement with Mexico and that an “antidumping duty order” will be instituted on July 14.
“This action will allow U.S. tomato growers to compete fairly in the marketplace,” the Commerce Department said in a release on Monday.
During President Trump’s first White House term, the U.S. government struck an agreement with tomato producers from Mexico to prevent a possible 25 percent tariff on the commodity.
The 2019 deal included enforcement provisions, including an inspection mechanism to bar low-quality tomatoes from being imported and establishing prices for various types of the commodity.
In early 2019, during President Trump’s first term in the White House, the U.S. government threatened to withdraw from the existing agreement and levy duties against Mexico after complaints from growers in Florida who argued that Mexico City is performing price suppression of the crop and, therefore taking advantage of Washington.
Mexico, a major trading partner, is the U.S.’s largest importer of tomatoes, along with vegetables and fruits.
Mexico and the U.S. have been tangled in other disputes. Trump threatened earlier this year to levy additional tariffs against Mexico after the country missed the deadline to send over water to the U.S. from the Rio Grande River, stipulated by a 1944 treaty.
On Friday, Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum said Mexico will make an “immediate” delivery of the water to the farmers in Texas.
The United States government announced that it plans to slap a nearly 21 percent tariff on most tomatoes coming from Mexico in the summer, arguing the current agreement has not “protected” U.S.-based tomato growers from “unfairly priced Mexican imports.”
The Commerce Department said on Monday that it plans to withdraw from the 2019 trade agreement with Mexico and that an “antidumping duty order” will be instituted on July 14.
“This action will allow U.S. tomato growers to compete fairly in the marketplace,” the Commerce Department said in a release on Monday.
During President Trump’s first White House term, the U.S. government struck an agreement with tomato producers from Mexico to prevent a possible 25 percent tariff on the commodity.
The 2019 deal included enforcement provisions, including an inspection mechanism to bar low-quality tomatoes from being imported and establishing prices for various types of the commodity.
In early 2019, during President Trump’s first term in the White House, the U.S. government threatened to withdraw from the existing agreement and levy duties against Mexico after complaints from growers in Florida who argued that Mexico City is performing price suppression of the crop and, therefore taking advantage of Washington.
Mexico, a major trading partner, is the U.S.’s largest importer of tomatoes, along with vegetables and fruits.
Mexico and the U.S. have been tangled in other disputes. Trump threatened earlier this year to levy additional tariffs against Mexico after the country missed the deadline to send over water to the U.S. from the Rio Grande River, stipulated by a 1944 treaty.
On Friday, Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum said Mexico will make an “immediate” delivery of the water to the farmers in Texas.
THE HILL
Mexico threatens tariffs on meat in
retaliation for U.S. targeting its tomatoes with 21% duties this summer
Mexican tomatoes are displayed for sale at a produce stand in Mercado Medellin in Mexico City.
(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
BY Christina Santucci and Associated Press Nationwide
Apr. 15, 2025
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Mexican leaders warned that they could retaliate with tariffs on some American meat, a day after the U.S. announced plans to impose a 21% “anti-dumping duty” on most tomatoes from Mexico starting in mid-July.
What You Need To Know
Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum said Tuesday that her country could place tariffs on U.S. meats in response to duties announced on tomatoes from Mexico
“Mexico always has the possibility of applying sanctions in the case of the chicken or pork meat,” Sheinbaum said during a news conference
The Commerce Department said Monday that a 20.91% tariff would be placed on imports of most tomatoes from Mexico beginning July 14
The U.S. is Mexico’s top tomato export market with America importing $2.7 billion worth in 2023
Several elected officials from Florida cheered the planned tariff on tomatoes as a win for their state
“Mexico always has the possibility of applying sanctions in the case of the chicken or pork meat,” Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said during a news conference Tuesday.
Sheinbaum denied that her country sends unfairly priced tomatoes to their northern neighbor and said she hopes to reach an agreement with the Trump administration to avert the tomato tariff within the coming 90 days.
On Monday, the Commerce Department said the it intends to terminate a 2019 agreement made during President Donald Trump's first term that suspended an investigation into whether tomatoes from Mexico were being “dumped,” or sold in the U.S. at less than a “fair value.” The 2019 agreement averted tariffs on fresh tomatoes and chilled tomatoes.
The withdrawal is slated to go into effect July 14, at which point a tariff of 20.91% would be placed on imports of most tomatoes from Mexico.
“The current agreement has failed to protect U.S. tomato growers from unfairly priced Mexican imports, as commerce has been flooded with comments from them urging its termination. This action will allow U.S. tomato growers to compete fairly in the marketplace,” the department wrote in a news release Monday.
The U.S. is Mexico’s top tomato export market with America importing $2.7 billion worth in 2023, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture report. Nearly a quarter of the tomatoes produced that year were from the Sinaloa state.
Scheinbaum said she believes the U.S. would continue to import tomatoes from Mexico even if the tariff went into effect this summer, and predicted that salads and ketchup would then rise in price. “There is no substitute,” she said of her country’s crop.
Michael Strain, the director of Economic Policy Studies at the D.C.-think tank American Enterprise Institute, also contended that the move would make tomatoes more costly for Americans.
“It is astonishing that the Trump administration is intentionally trying to make tomatoes more expensive,” he wrote on X.
But, several Republican lawmakers from Florida cheered the planned tomato tariff as a win for their state. Sen. Rick Scott called the announcement “a major win for Florida farmers and growers across the country.”
Rep. Vern Buchanan said in his statement, “This decision finally opens the door to strong, enforceable trade remedies that will protect American jobs, strengthen our rural economy and ensure our farmers can compete and thrive.”
Florida ranked second to California in U.S. tomato production in 2023.
BY Christina Santucci and Associated Press Nationwide
Apr. 15, 2025
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Mexican leaders warned that they could retaliate with tariffs on some American meat, a day after the U.S. announced plans to impose a 21% “anti-dumping duty” on most tomatoes from Mexico starting in mid-July.
What You Need To Know
Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum said Tuesday that her country could place tariffs on U.S. meats in response to duties announced on tomatoes from Mexico
“Mexico always has the possibility of applying sanctions in the case of the chicken or pork meat,” Sheinbaum said during a news conference
The Commerce Department said Monday that a 20.91% tariff would be placed on imports of most tomatoes from Mexico beginning July 14
The U.S. is Mexico’s top tomato export market with America importing $2.7 billion worth in 2023
Several elected officials from Florida cheered the planned tariff on tomatoes as a win for their state
“Mexico always has the possibility of applying sanctions in the case of the chicken or pork meat,” Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said during a news conference Tuesday.
Sheinbaum denied that her country sends unfairly priced tomatoes to their northern neighbor and said she hopes to reach an agreement with the Trump administration to avert the tomato tariff within the coming 90 days.
On Monday, the Commerce Department said the it intends to terminate a 2019 agreement made during President Donald Trump's first term that suspended an investigation into whether tomatoes from Mexico were being “dumped,” or sold in the U.S. at less than a “fair value.” The 2019 agreement averted tariffs on fresh tomatoes and chilled tomatoes.
The withdrawal is slated to go into effect July 14, at which point a tariff of 20.91% would be placed on imports of most tomatoes from Mexico.
“The current agreement has failed to protect U.S. tomato growers from unfairly priced Mexican imports, as commerce has been flooded with comments from them urging its termination. This action will allow U.S. tomato growers to compete fairly in the marketplace,” the department wrote in a news release Monday.
The U.S. is Mexico’s top tomato export market with America importing $2.7 billion worth in 2023, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture report. Nearly a quarter of the tomatoes produced that year were from the Sinaloa state.
Scheinbaum said she believes the U.S. would continue to import tomatoes from Mexico even if the tariff went into effect this summer, and predicted that salads and ketchup would then rise in price. “There is no substitute,” she said of her country’s crop.
Michael Strain, the director of Economic Policy Studies at the D.C.-think tank American Enterprise Institute, also contended that the move would make tomatoes more costly for Americans.
“It is astonishing that the Trump administration is intentionally trying to make tomatoes more expensive,” he wrote on X.
But, several Republican lawmakers from Florida cheered the planned tomato tariff as a win for their state. Sen. Rick Scott called the announcement “a major win for Florida farmers and growers across the country.”
Rep. Vern Buchanan said in his statement, “This decision finally opens the door to strong, enforceable trade remedies that will protect American jobs, strengthen our rural economy and ensure our farmers can compete and thrive.”
Florida ranked second to California in U.S. tomato production in 2023.
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