Aug. 21 (UPI) -- The United States and Mexico have reached a deal to avoid a 25 percent tariff on imports of Mexican tomatoes, U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross announced Wednesday.
The agreement halts an anti-dumping investigation after Mexico was accused of selling low-quality tomatoes in the United States for low prices, a practice harmful to domestic growers. The results of that investigation could have raised tariffs on the produce from 17.5 percent to 25 percent.