Congressman Biggs is urging U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick to pursue substantive negotiations rather than reverse its plan to terminate the Tomato Suspension Agreement (TSA).
Supporters of the TSA like Biggs argue that terminating the agreement would lead to increased prices and reduced availability of a dietary staple for American families.
Since its inception in 1996, the TSA has been renegotiated every five years, ensuring fair and enforceable trade deals that support American tomato growers and keep prices stable for consumers. According to economic analysis, terminating the agreement now risks up to 50,000 jobs in Arizona and Texas alone.
“President Trump’s America First trade policies have delivered real results for American workers, and abandoning the TSA now would undermine those achievements,” said Biggs.
“The TSA has safeguarded tens of thousands of American jobs, stabilized markets, and strengthened our vital agriculture sector. Pulling the plug on the TSA would only hurt American families still struggling from the radical Biden-Harris regime’s inflationary policies,” argued Biggs.
“This is an opportunity for President Trump to do what he does best: Make a deal that benefits American businesses, workers, and consumers. I will continue to defend our hardworking farmers and fight for fair trade agreements in Congress,” concluded Biggs.
In May, Senator Mark Kelly, and Representatives David Schweikert and Greg Stanton sent a similar letter to Lutnick urging him to reverse the Department’s decision to withdraw from the 2019 TSA. The lawmakers warned that terminating the agreement will cause “widespread American job losses, large price increases for consumers, and significant disruptions to the U.S. agricultural supply chain.”
“Biggs is urging U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick to pursue substantive negotiations rather than reverse its plan to terminate … ”
Huh? What does that mean? That’s so convoluted, it lost me on the third turn.
A whole story about the Tomato Suspension Agreement without a single mention of what that agreement is and who the parties to the agreement are? This is professional journalism?
If you are going to publish an article, perhaps you should include the important (aka relevant) facts in the article. And maybe use plain English.
a lot of who haw and raw raw.. because because and you better – how about some plain ‘ENGLISH’ hablo ENGLISH – What is this “REALLY ABOUT” its about keeping the Tomatoes prices HIGHER coming in from Mexico so the American growers make more money – or the ‘American’s’ can’t stay in business. PRICE FIXING – is what they call this.. The groceries ; just keep the tomatoes a couple more days – call them 7 day tomatoes vs 4 or 5 day tomatoes – sell them for less then… or have a crop for the second market the ‘low cost produce market’ it’s all about time and shelf life.. and Mexican farms that can sell them for lots less.. hurting the ‘American Farmer’ so the ‘American buyer’ will pay more for the same tomato.
I think is how this works… who knew – but LOTS!!!!!!! of TOMATOES come across the border ‘every day’ ! going to ‘everywhere USA ‘ for that salad you’ll be having…
If you’ve never seen the tomatoe harvest to Campbell Soup – worth seeing ‘once’ a marvel! of millions on millions of tomatoes arriving all at once.. they fall off the trucks and the sides of the highways are pilled high!!! The 99