Tomato Suspension Agreement

Florida Tomato Exchange: Setting the Record Straight on the Tomato Suspension Agreement

June 28, 2023 Florida Tomato Exchange

On June 16, the Florida Tomato Exchange (FTE) filed a request with the Department of Commerce to terminate the Tomato Suspension Agreement.  This request was based on established facts and U.S. antidumping law.  Days later, the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas (FPAA), a trade group that represents importers of Mexican produce, issued a press release attacking the FTE and wildly mischaracterizing the issues at hand. …

Fresh Produce Association of America: Seeking Monopoly, Florida Tomato Exchange at it Again with Off-Base Claims

June 19, 2023 Fresh Produce Association of America

The recent request by the Florida Tomato Exchange (FTE) asking the Department of Commerce to withdraw from the 2019 Tomato Suspension Agreement jeopardizes the availability of the variety of tomatoes that US consumers expect at prices they can afford and would harm U.S. businesses.  …

Florida Tomato Exchange: The Tomato Suspension Agreement Must be Terminated

June 19, 2023 Florida Tomato Exchange

The Florida Tomato Exchange filed a request with the U.S. Department of Commerce to terminate the 2019 Tomato Suspension Agreement because it has failed to stop unfairly traded Mexican tomatoes from destroying the U.S. tomato industry. …

FPAA and TIPA Support Bipartisan Efforts to Maintain the Standard Definitions in 2019 Tomato Suspension Agreement

July 29, 2021 Fresh Produce Association of the Americas

The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas (FPAA) and the Texas International Produce Association (TIPA) applaud the efforts of Congressman Vicente Gonzalez in leading a bipartisan letter addressed to the Secretary of Commerce, Gina Raimondo, regarding a proposal to reinterpret parts of the 2019 Suspension Agreement on Fresh Tomatoes from Mexico (TSA). …

New Website Allows Buyers and Sellers to Report Suspected Violations of the Tomato Suspension Agreement

October 20, 2020 Florida Tomato Exchange

The Florida Tomato Exchange recently launched TomatoMonitor.com, which allows individuals and companies in the tomato trade to report suspected violations of the Tomato Suspension Agreement. The new website is an important tool for the industry to self-monitor the agreement between Mexican fresh tomato producers and the U.S. Government. …