US government slapping 21 percent tariff on most tomatoes from Mexico
Source: The Hill
04/14/25 8:39 PM ET
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.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5248868-us-government-tariff-tomatoes-from-mexico/
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One can even (finally) take a look at the African continent (and not just the post-colonial nightmare) but someone contemporary with Napolean - Shaka Zulu -
(he lorded over an area not far from where Muskrat was born
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trying to bring back the "old U.S.S.R" that he grew up in. The breakup apparently also meant a loss of quite a bit of resources for what is now Russia. After the initial failure with Georgia, the Crimea offensive was an attempt to remedy that and if anything, that would probably be the last place they would give up after invading Ukraine should (only due to a miracle), some kind of peace agreement be reached.
Meanwhile we know all about the U.S.'s past "conquests" -
(And then the Spanish American War and those territories)
It's ridiculous because the U.S. is literally a euphemistic "gold mine" of land and resources, much of which one side wants to keep pristine and the other that wants to exploit.
That's why we have trade. So that you can sell your salmon and buy tomatoes. Or sell your timber and buy pineapples. Or import coffee beans and process and sell coffee.
For some reason a lot of Americans decided this is a bad system.
although for gardeners, it is one of those "cruel" areas that teases "sub-tropical" until suddenly the "trough from the Arctic" descends down to take out all those plants.
I have been to the Seattle area (and took a side trip up to Vancouver), so saw all the conifer forests. It just seems too "Scotland" though (with the million miles and hour wind storms during certain times of the year hitting the cliffs).
I start yearning for rain.
we installed central air a decade ago. Barely use it but when those random hot days hit, I'm grateful. It gets so hot that you can't cool the house at night by opening windows.
then the ketchup is made from "HEINZ".
(although not "made out of John specifically, a great great Republican by the way, the best, bigly" 
)
Started from seed, of course. I have 4-6 of each variety.
PNW, surrounded by tall fir trees but my garden area has just enough light to get a decent production.
I have some micro tomato plants that ive grown indoors this winter. I probably won't do that next winter, as my greenhouse needs a trial run. I have power out there, so the ceramic heater will keep things warm. We will see!
in the meantime, I'm hoping to be drowning in tomatoes by late June at the latest.
I have 8 sungold starts.
but another wonderful cherry is "Snow White". Sweet as sugar. When my niece was a toddler, she literally craved them!
