<h1>US imposes 17% duty on fresh Mexican tomatoes after failed negotiations over dumping allegations</h1> The US government imposed a 17% duty on fresh Mexican tomatoes after negotiations to avoid the tariff failed. Mexico currently supplies 70% of the US tomato market, up from 30% two decades ago. American tomato farmers praised the duty as supporting domestic production, while opponents warned it would increase consumer prices by approximately 8.5%. Mexican officials called the tariff unfair and argued their market share resulted from product quality, not unfair practices. The duty stems from longstanding complaints about Mexico allegedly exporting tomatoes at artificially low prices, known as dumping. The Commerce Department withdrew from a 2019 agreement that had previously avoided such duties through minimum pricing requirements.