Tomato prices likely to jump
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A new 17% tariff on Mexican tomatoes is already rippling through local businesses, raising prices for restaurants and giving small farmers a long-awaited edge. Tomato Prices on th
The U.S. Commerce Department has imposed a 17% tariff on most Mexican-grown tomatoes, ending a decades-old trade agreement designed to prevent unfair pricing from Mexican exporters.
The U.S. ends a nearly 30-year-old trade agreement with Mexico this month. Here's how it could impact the cost of this kitchen staple.
A trade agreement that kept Mexican tomato prices in check is about to lapse. Once it does, importers face steep tariffs — and costs may pass quickly to consumers. With supply tightening and demand peaking,
With tariffs pushing prices up, a Cincinnati greenhouse shares how home gardening can keep fresh tomatoes — and cash — in your pocket.
As a new federal tomato tariff takes effect, farmers in Delaware hope rising prices will push more people to shop local.
The price of tomatoes could soon be going up, and finding them at the grocery store could become more difficult due to a combination of new tariffs and labor shortages.
Although the price of a bunch of tomatoes may only increase by a few dozen cents, the increase comes at a time when consumers are already sick of inflation, and when tariffs threatened by the Trump Administration could further drive up prices, he says.