President of the United States of America, Donald Trump has announced a 17 percent tariff on fresh tomatoes from Mexico, scrapping a three-decade-old agreement to spare the produce from anti-dumping duties.
The Trump administration’s exit from the agreement on Monday came as the clock ticked down for Mexico to reach an across-the-board trade deal with the US by August 1 or face a general tariff of 30 percent on its goods.
“Mexico remains one of our greatest allies, but for far too long, our farmers have been crushed by unfair trade practices that undercut pricing on produce like tomatoes,” US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick said in a statement.
CREDIT- Aljazeera
