tomato suspension agreement

NatureSweet supports preserving 2019 Tomato Suspension Agreement

SAN ANTONIO, TX, October 26, 2023 — With broad support from tomato producers, trade associations, state and local leaders, and...

1 year ago 4 minute read

FPAA: Anti-dumping duties are not the answer to Florida tomato growers’ woes

Nogales, AZ (October 25, 2023) – Anti-dumping duties will not fix what ails the Florida tomato industry, no matter how...

1 year ago 4 minute read

FPAA: Pending Commerce Department decision on tomato imports could kill U.S. jobs, hike prices

NOGALES, ARIZ. (October 23, 2023)– In the most recent development from the Florida Tomato Exchange’s BB #:162441 fight to terminate...

2 years ago 4 minute read

NatureSweet warns tomato tariffs would cause price increases for consumers

October 10, 2023 SAN ANTONIO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A small group of domestic tomato producers is petitioning the U.S. Department of Commerce to...

2 years ago 4 minute read

FPAA: Commerce report discredits claims of noncompliance, undermines arguments for new tomato tax

NOGALES, ARIZ. (October 10, 2023)– Last week, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced preliminary findings from its third administrative...

2 years ago 5 minute read

A glimpse into dumping

The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas (FPAA) {{BB #:144354}}, which represents importers of Latin American-grown products for the U.S....

2 years ago 3 minute read

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...

4 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

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