Shoppers may pay 50% more for Tomatoes if the US Puts Duties on Mexican Tomatoes, according to Arizona State University Researcher

2023-09-26T18:19:23+00:00September 26th, 2023|Categories: Blog, Featured Story, Home Page Featured Story, News, Press Releases|

The Florida Tomato Exchange has asked the Department of Commerce to apply duties to imported Mexican tomatoes. As part of the legal proceeding in the case, the following study from Arizona State University Researcher Tim Richards was posted to the public record. A copy of the study is available here LINK TO PDF The study [...]

Study Shows that Nearly 50,000 US Jobs Rely on Imports of Mexican Tomatoes

2023-09-26T18:37:48+00:00September 26th, 2023|Categories: Blog, Featured Story, Home Page Featured Story, News, Press Releases|

Texas A&M recently conducted an economic impact analysis on the Mexican tomato industry. The study, which can be found here as well, found: When adding in the indirect and induced effects generated from the movement and marketing of fresh tomatoes imported from Mexico in 2022, total economic output is estimated at $7.54 billion. A total [...]