FPAA Cites Study with no Basis in Reality to Distract from Mexican Dumping

Jim Rogers Tomatoes

The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas (FPAA), which represents importers of Mexican tomatoes, used a misleading study to distract from Mexico’s record of dumping tomatoes.  The study claims that tomato prices will rise by an average of 52% if antidumping duties are imposed on imports of Mexican tomatoes.  This conclusion, however, is based on fantasy and not on market …

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DOC Announces Preliminary Dumping Margin on Mexican Tomato Imports

Dan Cooper Florida, Fruit, Industry News Release, Tomatoes, Vegetables

Department of Commerce Refutes Mexican Claims of No Dumping:Announces Preliminary Dumping Margin of 25% on Mexican Tomato Imports (FTE) — On July 24, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) announced that Mexican tomatoes are being dumped in the United States.  The preliminary average dumping margin is 25.28 percent.  This announcement refutes the recent Mexican claims that the data they submitted …