Trade agreement between these countries that allowed Mexican producers to export the fruit without paying tariffs ended this Monday
The government of the announcement on Monday that it is working with tomato producers to limit the effects of a 17% tariff imposed by. The trade agreement between these countries that allowed Mexican producers to export tomatoes without paying tariffs ended this Monday. The pact, known in some regions of the country such as Jitomate, suspended an anti -dumping investigation against this fruit, so that a 17% rate came into force. Washington stated in April that he would withdraw from the agreement by considering that he did not protect American producers “from Mexican imports at unjust prices.”
The rate originally settled by almost 21%after being adjusted to 17%. “We are working side by side so that there is a minimum of effects. These are decisions made by the United States. It is very difficult to stop exporting tomatoes to the United States because its national production is not enough to meet the demand,” said Mexico president in its usual morning press conference.
The agent did not specify how her government will help tomato producers, especially concentrated in the states of Sinaloa (northwest) and sound (north). Mexico is one of Trump’s most vulnerable countries, as 80% of its exports are destined to the United States due to the T-MEC free trade agreement, in which Canada also participates.
