Commerce Department, Mexican Tomato Industry Reach Accord

The U.S. Department of Commerce and the Mexican tomato industry have initialed a proposed agreement suspending the anti-dumping duty investigation of fresh tomatoes from Mexico, which is now open for comment.  

The DOC believes the draft agreement meets the requirements of U.S. anti-dumping law and provides an “effective remedy” for the U.S. domestic industry. The deal establishes mechanisms for increased coverage of Mexican tomato imports and strengthened reinforcement to ensure fair trade.

“The draft agreement raises reference prices substantially, in some cases more than double the current reference price for certain products, and accounts for changes that have occurred in the tomato market since the signing of the original agreement,” said Francisco J. Sanchez, undersecretary of commerce for international trade at the DOC, in a written statement.