US imposes a 17% duty on fresh Mexican tomatoes in hopes of boosting domestic production

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12. IIRC most California tomatoes are canned

or go into sauces. I often see trucks full of them in the Central Valley in late summer, and they definitely weren’t bred to require gentle handling. There are some varieties grown for eating, but those tend to end up in farmers’ markets or some local stores. A lot of the fresh tomatoes in major California stores(especially heirloom varieties), maybe except for a brief time in summer, come from Mexico or Canada.