Florida Tomato Exchange

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. …

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. …

Florida Tomatoes are Available Despite Impact from Hurricane Ian

October 20, 2022 Florida Tomatoes

Florida’s November tomato crop will be smaller than normal due to the impact of Hurricane Ian, but Florida will remain a significant supplier from now through December.  The weather since the hurricane has been ideal, allowing growers to quickly recuperate fields.  This means that even those farms that sustained damage will be able to harvest a portion of their crop.   …

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. …

U.S. Tomato Growers Applaud the New Suspension Agreement

August 22, 2019 Florida Tomato Exchange

After 23 years of suspension agreements that never worked to protect American tomato growers from injurious dumping of Mexican tomatoes, the Mexican tomato industry agreed last night to a strong new suspension agreement, which U.S. growers support. …