Mexican tomato growers ask Commerce for TRQ instead of AD duties

Mexican tomato growers have made a confidential proposal to the Commerce Department asking the agency to address U.S. producer concerns by establishing a tariff-rate quota system instead of moving ahead on its plan to end a 2019 deal that suspended antidumping duties, according to a description of the proposal by a representative for a Mexican producer. Commerce in April announced it would end the agreement with Mexican tomato producers, restoring duties on their U.S.-bound exports effective July 14. Growers from...