tomato suspension agreement

FTE: FPAA cites study with no basis in reality to distract from Mexican dumping

MAITLAND, FL – October 2, 2023: Last week, the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas (FPAA) BB #:144354, which represents...

2 years ago 4 minute read

Study shows proposed U.S. tariffs could spike tomato prices

Tucson, AZ (September 28, 2023) – American consumers could soon be paying approximately 50% more for retail tomatoes, according to...

2 years ago 4 minute read

FTE: Setting the record straight on the Tomato Suspension Agreement

This is not Florida vs. Mexico. This is legal process supported by the vast majority of American tomato growers. MAITLAND,...

2 years ago 4 minute read

Mexico boosts tomato exports to U.S. by 26%

It is not exactly news to the produce industry that Mexican exports of tomatoes have been on the increase. Export...

2 years ago 3 minute read

FPAA: Florida tomato suspension agreement claims “baseless”

Duties requested by FTE would limit vine-ripened tomatoes, harm U.S. businesses, and drive up consumer prices in the face of...

2 years ago 9 minute read

FTE: The Tomato Suspension Agreement must be terminated

MAITLAND, FL – June 16, 2023: Today, the Florida Tomato Exchange BB #:162441 filed a request with the U.S. Department...

2 years ago 4 minute read

NatureSweet seeks specialty tomato exceptions from the tomato suspension agreement

NatureSweet has submitted a request to the Department of Commerce for a “Changed Circumstance Review,” which would release certain greenhouse-grown...

3 years ago 3 minute read

Florida congressmen urge action against Mexican produce

You don’t have to know too much about international trade to suspect that dumping is a bad thing. Dumping—selling a...

3 years ago 4 minute read

FPAA and TIPA support bipartisan efforts to maintain the standard definitions in 2019 Tomato Suspension Agreement

Bipartisan Group Led by Congressman Vicente Gonzalez Urges Dept. of Commerce to Reject Reinterpretation of TSA and changes to the...

4 years ago 5 minute read

FTE: FPAA resorts to scaremongering over tomato agreement

Maitland, FL, July 15, 2021 – Despite erroneous claims by the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas BB #:144354, the...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Report: non-tariff barriers impact perishable imports at the Mexico-US border

TradeLab report showcases Non-tariff measures that restrict the importation of fresh produce and how these may have significant economic effects...

4 years ago 3 minute read

ITA to host webinars on tomato suspension agreement

Those wanting a refresher on the 2019 tomato suspension agreement are in luck. The International Trade Administration’s Enforcement and Compliance...

4 years ago 1 minute read

Florida group launches site to report Mexican tomato violators

PRESS RELEASE: Maitland, FL, October 19, 2020 – The Florida Tomato Exchange BB #:162441 recently launched TomatoMonitor.com, which allows individuals...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Tomato border inspections: So far, so good

The big news in the fresh tomato industry for the past year has been the renegotiated Tomato Suspension Agreement, signed...

5 years ago 3 minute read

Full speed ahead on border inspections of Mexican tomatoes

Inspections on Mexican tomatoes crossing the United States border are scheduled to start in less than two weeks. That’s a...

5 years ago 3 minute read

USDA says Mexican tomato inspections still set to begin April 4

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 18, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today issued a reminder that the USDA Agricultural...

5 years ago 2 minute read

Tomatoes represent a world of uncertainty in Nogales

For those Nogales, AZ, companies dealing in tomatoes, the Tomato Suspension Agreement has added another level of complexity. Last year,...

5 years ago 2 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – January 17, 2020

Pamela calls in from the northern US border after a trip to Leamington, Ontario, where a hot tomato market is...

5 years ago 1 minute read
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