A New Tariff on Mexican Goods Will Impose A $3 Billion Food Tax on American Consumers, According to U.S. Produce Importers and Distributors
May 31, 2019 – Nogales, Arizona – Americans will be paying an extra $3 billion for avocados, tomatoes, mangos and other fruits and vegetables if 25% tariffs on Mexican imports into the U.S. take effect in October, according to the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas.
“This is a tax on healthy diets, plain and simple,” said FPAA President Lance Jungmeyer. “With the obesity epidemic, this is completely unacceptable and counterproductive in dealing with the migrant issue at hand.”
Americans consume $12 billion in Mexican fruits and vegetables a year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
“The latest threat from the President will harm American consumers and U.S. businesses first and foremost,” Jungmeyer added. “This takes us backwards as a country and threatens USMCA passage at a critical time in moving this agreement forward.”….Read More
