date:May 06, 2013
Although the Department of Commerce and the Mexican tomato growers agreed on an updated suspension agreement for imported tomatoes back in March, the Florida tomato farmers are contesting the deal.
The suspension agreement, which suspends an anti-dumping duty investigation by the U.S. government, raised the floor prices on tomatoes imported from Mexico. There has been a suspension agreement in place since 1996.
The Florida tomato growers do not think the floor prices inlcuded in the agreement