What Ag Industry Insiders Are Saying About New ‘Tomato Tax’

The plug has been pulled on the U.S.-Mexico Tomato Suspension Agreement. Domestic growers celebrate as new antidumping order is in place.

U.S. Department of Commerce to withdraw from the 2019 agreement suspending the antidumping investigation on fresh tomatoes from Mexico.

Section 301 petition sparks U.S. Trade Representative and USDA to coordinate for solutions that will aid growers feeling pressure from produce imports.

Florida growers seek remedies against the flood of fruits and vegetables crossing the border.

The Florida ag commissioner was not cool with the move to temporarily suspend enforcement amid coronavirus chaos. The government agency explained.

Get the inside track and see what Michael Schadler, Executive VP of the Florida Tomato Exchange, has to say in this exclusive Q&A.

Florida Tomato Exchange requests action while new suspension agreement continues.

President of the Mexican Association of Protected Horticulture takes issue with Florida industry take on current deal that suspends antidumping probe of tomato imports.

While Florida tomatoes were first to feel the pinch, other specialty crops are now suffering under Mexico’s dumping of produce.

FFVA testimony underscores United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s failure to address Mexico’s dumping of produce into Florida’s market window.

Change in game plan required as pressing market and trade dynamics threaten fruitful future.

This Q&A series is the first of six installments featuring Florida Grower’s 2012 Citrus Achievement Award winner Vic […]