Mexico’s Economic Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said the move would ‘only affect the pockets of American consumers.’
Tomatoes labeled as a product of Mexico at a grocery store in Bethesda, Md, on Feb. 1, 2025. Annabelle Gordon/Reuters
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The United States has imposed a 17 percent tariff on most imports of fresh tomatoes from Mexico over its alleged unfair trade practices, the Commerce Department said on July 14.
The department stated that it was issuing an antidumping duty order to measure the percentage by which Mexican tomatoes have been sold in the United States at unfairly low prices.
Aldgra Fredly is a freelance writer covering U.S. and Asia Pacific news for The Epoch Times.
