The U.S. Department of Commerce said in April that it would withdraw from the Tomato Suspension Agreement with the aim to address the price dumping issue.

A 17% tariff on most fresh tomato imports from Mexico to the United States was expected to take effect on Monday, July 14.

American consumers could see a price hike and some restaurant owners may face shutting down, as a nearly three-decade-old US-Mexico trade agreement may give way to 20.9% tariffs on most Mexican tomato imports on July 14.