Mexico says tariffs will send tomato prices soaring in US

Mexico's Economy Department said Tuesday that U.S. consumers could pay 38% to 70% more for tomatoes after the U.S. Commerce Department announced it would re-impose anti-dumping duties on Mexican imports. The US Commerce Department announced it would add the anti-dumping duties on Mexican imports, effecting almost $2 billion in tomatoes and half the US supply.

Behind beer and avocados, tomatoes are one of the largest agricultural exports and provides hundreds of thousands of jobs in Mexico.

Many of those employers are smaller operations and wouldn't be able to pay the 17.5% tariff imposed. Does this worry you?

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