Court of International Trade affirms dumping by Mexican tomato industry

April 17, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Court of International Trade today confirmed the Department of Commerce’s recent findings that Mexican growers dumped tomatoes at significant margins as high as 273.43% with most companies assigned a dumping margin of 17.09%.

In a brief statement, Robert Guenther Executive Vice President of the Florida Tomato Exchange (FTE) BB #:162441 had the following to say:

“We look forward to the Department of Commerce imposing antidumping duties pursuant to U.S. law at the Court-approved levels as soon as the suspension agreement terminates on July 14.”

Background

The United States Court of International Trade is a U.S. federal court that adjudicates civil actions arising out of U.S. customs and international trade laws. Seated in New York City, it exercises broad jurisdiction over most trade-related matters and is permitted to hear and decide cases anywhere in the country, as well as abroad.

Bioparques de Occidente, S.A. de C.V vs United States Ruling 25-43.pdf

Florida Tomato Exchange:

The member companies of the Florida Tomato Exchange produce over 90 percent of the tomatoes grown in Florida and are among the largest producers of tomatoes in California, Georgia, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. FTE member companies produce approximately 50 percent of the fresh-market tomatoes grown in the U.S. The FTE is the domestic petitioner in the antidumping case against fresh tomatoes from Mexico. www.FloridaTomatoExchange.com

Contact:

Robert Guenther

Executive Vice President

Florida Tomato Exchange

(443) 864-0214

rguenther@floridatomatoexchange.com