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Border Trade Alliance urges Commerce Department to preserve Tomato Suspension Agreement, cites rising prices
The Border Trade Alliance on June 26, 2025 sent this letter to Commerce Sec. Howard Lutnick urging him not to exit the 2019 Tomato Suspension Agreement (TSA) with Mexico. Withdrawing from this proven framework would disrupt a critical North American supply chain, significantly raise food prices for...
Read MoreBTA urges caution on potential new pesticide regulations
The BTA on May 20, 2025 sent a letter to the Departments of Health & Human Services and Agriculture urging the new Make America Health Again Commission (which HHS and USDA will lead) not to advance new regulations on pesticides that could disrupt cross-border trade. We write: Changes to U.S....
Read MoreCommerce plan to exit Tomato Suspension Agreement will lead to higher prices on fresh tomatoes imported from Mexico
PDF VERSION Border Trade Alliance: Prices will go up. Jobs, economic activity at risk. WASHINGTON (April 15, 2025)—American consumers can anticipate that prices on fresh tomatoes from Mexico will go up when the United States exits the Tomato Suspension Agreement between the two countries,...
Read MoreBorder Trade Alliance: Grateful worst-case scenario for USMCA avoided, but new global reciprocal tariffs and maintenance of tariffs on Canada and Mexico comes with economic risk
PDF VERSION WASHINGTON (April 3, 2025)—Border Trade Alliance President Ms. Britton Mullen released the following statement regarding President Donald Trump’s announcement of new, reciprocal tariffs on global trading partners and the maintenance of tariffs previously announced on goods imported...
Read MoreBTA urges Commerce to refund duties imposed on U.S. importers
BTA submitted a letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce urging the refund of duties collected during the week of March 3. These tariffs were briefly imposed and then removed, creating unnecessary financial burdens for importers. We are advocating for a swift resolution to ensure affected...
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