Commerce moves to end tomato deal with Mexico, reimpose duties

The Commerce Department said it intends to terminate a 2019 agreement with Mexico suspending antidumping duties on tomatoes, setting a 90-day clock until duties go into effect unless Mexico and the U.S. reach a new understanding. In an April 14 statement citing a deluge of support by U.S. growers for ending the agreement, Commerce stressed what it described as the Trump administration’s focus on enforcing U.S. trade law while not providing details on how it came to its decision. “The...