Overview

• The census, led by the Secretariats of Agriculture and Economy together with tomato growers’ associations, will catalogue producers across all commercial growing regions.
• The integrated program includes export diversification, domestic processing and crop substitution, with financial aid aimed at small-scale growers and agricultural day laborers.
• The U.S. Department of Commerce enacted a 17% tariff on July 14, stating it protects domestic tomato farmers with fair pricing.
• Mexican and U.S. officials are engaged in discussions to modify or delay the levy but have not reached an agreement.
• Economists warn the tariff could slash Mexican exports by up to 25%, raise U.S. tomato prices by as much as 11% and threaten over 100,000 jobs on both sides of the border.