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What does a terminated tomato treaty mean for U.S.- Mexico trade?

  • Foto del escritor: Margaret Spiegelman
    Margaret Spiegelman
  • 24 jul 2025
  • 1 Min. de lectura

Actualizado: 9 sept 2025

Media Interview

July 24, 2025
Interviewer: Margaret Spiegelman
Source: Inside Trade

Washington's recent decision to withdraw from a decades-old agreement suspending

antidumping duties on tomato imports from Mexico has significant implications for both

countries, according to analysts who say the move adds a new layer of complexity to

broader trade talks ahead of a critical juncture next month.


A cargo truck is filled to the brim with Roma tomatoes from Mexico. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
A cargo truck is filled to the brim with Roma tomatoes from Mexico. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)

The withdrawal, announced last week (/node/183717) by the Commerce Department’s

International Trade Administration, ends an arrangement that first entered into force in

1996 and had been renegotiated on several occasions, most recently in 2019...




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