Tomato growers applaud tomato suspension agreement termination

American tomato farmers nationwide and the Florida Tomato Exchange (FTE) applauded the April 15 announcement by the U.S. Department of Commerce to terminate the 2019 U.S.-Mexico Tomato Suspension Agreement, effective July 14.
“This is a major victory for American agriculture,” Robert Guenther, FTE’s executive vice president, said in a news release. “For decades, American tomato farmers have suffered from unfair trade practices by Mexican tomato exporters. Terminating this