Tomato Prices Could Increase By 85 Percent As a Result of Trump Administration's New Policy

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The end of the Tomato Suspension Agreement between the United States and Mexico could cost you at the grocery store.

There could be bad news ahead for tomato lovers.

On Tuesday, it was announced that the United States would begin imposing a 17.5 percent tariff on imported Mexican tomatoes, which could leave to increased prices — and shortages.

This new tariff marks the end of the Tomato Suspension Agreement, which existed between Mexico and the United States for 22 years, before the Trump administration put an end to it, according to the Washington Post.

In addition to signifying a continued straining of U.S.-Mexico relations throughout Donald Trump‘s presidency, the new tariff could result in higher price tags at the grocery store.

https://people.com/food/tomato-prices-increase-trump-tariff-mexico/

[demtenjeep]

1. fat donnie is a disgusting piece of wasted flesh

and ruins every single thing he looks at

[TheFarseer]

2. Wonder if it will affect

Prices at farmers markets?

[spanone]

4. Here in Nashville our farmer's market only allows locally grown food sold there.

[TheFarseer]

7. Sure but

If tomatoes in the store double, farmers market vendors might raise their prices because they can - or not. I’m not sure.

[spanone]

26. it will impact consumers in a bad way regardless & with a 'president' who just doesn't care

as will the chinese tarifs...

[TheFarseer]

28. Yeah, that's probably the point. Nt

[Rambling Man]

38. The real question

is will the pasty fucks at Mar-a-Lago have the finest fresh tomatoes in their salads?

Fabric swatches.

[CDerekGo]

3. and guess who has a Tomato plant growing in his back yard

That just made even MORE SENSE!

[MissB]

10. Just one??!!

You need more!

[Brother Buzz]

13. One indeterminate tomato vine can produce all the tomatoes you need...and then some

I run three varieties just to mix it up: A Hairloom (my bastard clone killer beefsteak), a San Marzano Roma for sauces, and a Cherokee Purple that DU tomato guru, NRaleighLiberal swears by, but truth be told, my bastard beefsteak just plain tastes better.

[MissB]

15. I have to plant more because growing conditions aren't optimal.

I’m on a pretty forested lot with exactly one patch acceptable for growing tomatoes. I plant more to get an acceptable harvest.

I have a San marzano that I’m growing and it’s the one hybrid that I’ve grown this year so not suitable for seed saving. The cosmonaut volkov beefsteak-ish tomato is good, though I was disappointed with the number of tomatoes per plant. I’m giving it another chance this year.

I think I started 6 different types but only the San marzano will be canned.

[Brother Buzz]

20. My San Marzano sauces never seem to get canned

It mostly goes directly into spaghetti dishes, but in the last few years a lot of it goes into Alan Alda's killer Pasta dish.

Alan Alda Pasta

1/2 cup olive oil
1 lb rigatoni
1 28 oz. can of tomato puree
1 14 or 15 oz. can of diced tomatoes in juice
Salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place uncooked pasta in a large bowl. Add oil and stir until well coated. Let stand for 20 minutes.
Add tomatoes to pasta mixture. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Stir to combine.
Transfer to a 2 1/2 quart baking dish. Cover with aluminum foil. Bake for 60 minutes, stirring 1/2 way through.
Remove from oven, sprinkle with cheese, and stir to incorporate. Serve immediately.

[MissB]

42. That sounds yummy!

Thanks! I’m going to try this one.

[NickB79]

46. I've got around 50 in my greenhouse

Along with 50 peppers.

When the bombs drop, I'll be living off jarred salsa in my bunker

[badhair77]

5. This will hurt. But will the trumpers admit the price increase is

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due to his tariffs. I doubt it.

[Igel]

8. The reason for the tariffs is a price increase.

The claim is that Mexican tomatoes are essentially dumped, depressing prices for US-grown tomatoes, and that even with cheap imported labor domestic producers still had trouble making ends meet.

As for how it'll affect consumers, it depends on the terms of the tariffs. There were different prices for different categories of tomatoes--those to be sold fresh, specialty tomatoes, etc.

We also pay higher prices for sugar. And dairy. Because of price supports, many of which date back many, many decades.

[Stinky The Clown]

6. I know for a fact Puerto Rico grows very good tomatoes.

They probably can't replace Mexico's production, but its would help. Presumably with no tariffs because they are the USA. Also might infuse some cash into their economy.

[MissB]

9. Been growing my plants since March

Going into the ground on Sunday. I’m not much for grocery store tomatoes- they’re pretty darn tasteless.

I’ll likely be canning a bunch this year too, as I expect anything with tomatoes in it will be gong up in price too.

[hlthe2b]

11. I'd imagine it will ultimately impact both fresh and canned tomato products...

I'm thinking I'm going to stock up on the canned varieties...Those farmer's markets are going to be very popular this year, I'd guess.

[NRaleighLiberal]

12. Wow...will there be a run on my driveway?

I am going to have over 100 different tomato plants growing....the water scarecrow deer sprinkler may be insufficient!

[Quackers]

22. Do you ever grow any indoors? nt

[NRaleighLiberal]

30. no - not really set up for it, and all sorts of challenges with height, etc.

I am pretty happy to start eating them when my first are ripe, and stop when my garden is done. Store bought, green house grown, etc not worth buying (to me - we are spoiled!). WE are pretty seasonal eaters, really.

I am working with a group a bit on breeding better flavored micro dwarf types.

[Quackers]

33. I'm trying my hand at it this year.

I became addicted to what they called sapori tomatoes. They look like this.

[NRaleighLiberal]

37. Cool!

[PoliticAverse]

14. Those things sold in supermarkers these days are closer to tennis balls than real tomatoes. n/t

[Javaman]

16. and all tomato based products go up as well.

the ripple effect.

[spanone]

17. HE doesn't care. Not one bit.

[badhair77]

18. That's my concern. We grow our own for the summer and fall

and give away plenty of extras. I’m more worried about restaurants and the home cook (like me) who use tomato products in cooking.

[shanti]

43. Pizza!

[Wounded Bear]

19. Produce prices are already up where I am...

and quality is way down.

Might have something to do with the weather, of course. But still.

[Quackers]

21. I knew there was a reason I built this last month.

[Totally Tunsie]

24. You sure you're growing tomatoes, Bro?

[Quackers]

25. Right?!

I’ve had so many people think I got a major drug operation going on. This is in one of our second floor bedrooms. It just kinda became addicting once I started. But to hear the neighbors, I’m the next El Chapo.

[Totally Tunsie]

27. Must be that 24-hour glow from the upstairs window.

Be careful that John Q. Law doesn't come a-knockin' at your door. But won't they be surprised? LOL

"Sure, Officer...come on in."

[Quackers]

31. Now that I have the ventilation fan installed,

The tent stays closed. No light leaking out. I seriously have overdone it just for tomato plants though. Here’s the wall controls and timers.

[Totally Tunsie]

35. HA - How's your electric bill?

I recall the first year I set up an outdoor vegetable garden. Had such poor soil that it cost a bundle to enrich it in order to grow, and had a very small return the first year. The garden became known as "The Home of the $24 Tomato".

[Quackers]

36. Locked in at $175 a month. Lol

No worries with power. Although the whole setup doesn’t pull too much power. The grow light is LED and the ventilation is controlled by the programmable interface on the wall. It only turns on when temps or humidity go out of preset limits. The soil cost about $25 and another $5 for Miracle Grow Tomato plant food.

[panader0]

47. Years ago I bought an old Plymouth Belvedere. (huge tail fins, $45 bucks)

It had a huge ledge behind the back seat and I had some tomato plants
there in my traveling greenhouse. Of course the local cops had to pull me
over and make sure they weren't "left hand tomatoes". They thought that
I was nuts.

[customerserviceguy]

29. Damn

that is a killer image!

[Quackers]

34. It was fun to build!

I started everything off from seeds. Although, our cat ate the first 38 seedlings. I had no idea cats liked tomato plants.

[shanti]

44. Where do you vent it to? n/t

[Quackers]

45. Same room

The tent is 4x6x7. The spare room is 12x12. I have a storage rack with multiple gallons of water on the lower shelves beside it. I unintentionally dropped the ductwork there when installing everything. The exhaust air blowing over the gallon jugs of water acts as an air cooler. Completely unintentional but works well. The room is about 8 degrees higher than the rest of the house.

[Totally Tunsie]

23. Melanoma will have to pull out her ratty ol' $690 shirt

and get back in the garden. Those tomatoes don't plant themselves, ya' know.

[EveHammond13]

32. I will pick up some tomato plants when I am out tomorrow

they taste better home grown --- and I can't be without them. Love tomatoes.

[Grasswire2]

39. The tomatoes I get from Trader Joe's are from Canada.

And they are pretty good for market tomatoes.

[smirkymonkey]

40. Like fat Donny actually eats tomatoes.

He couldn't care less. The man probably hasn't eaten a vegetable or fruit since he was a toddler. God, I hate that motherfucker. He destroys everything he touches.

[JI7]

41. he considers the ketchup on his steak to be eating vegetables

[Vinca]

48. I buy "Backyard Beauties" from Maine in the off season.

Will be planting tomato plants in a couple of weeks. They're easy to grow, even in a container.