/tags/florida-tomato-growers Florida Tomato Growers en-US SA���ʴ�ı Tue, 15 Jul 2025 01:26:55 GMT /business/2025-07-14/us-imposes-a-17-duty-on-fresh-mexican-tomatoes-in-hopes-of-boosting-domestic-production Robert Guenther, Executive Vice President of the Florida Tomato Exchange, said the duty was “an enormous victory for American tomato farmers and American agriculture." Tue, 15 Jul 2025 01:26:55 GMT /business/2025-07-14/us-imposes-a-17-duty-on-fresh-mexican-tomatoes-in-hopes-of-boosting-domestic-production Dee-Ann Durbin | Associated Press /business/2025-07-10/florida-lawmakers-cheer-end-of-u-s-mexico-agreement-on-tomato-imports-but-will-it-raise-prices ‘We’ve been decimated,’ a longtime Florida tomato grower says about the industry in the Sunshine State. Thu, 10 Jul 2025 15:00:00 GMT /business/2025-07-10/florida-lawmakers-cheer-end-of-u-s-mexico-agreement-on-tomato-imports-but-will-it-raise-prices Mitch Perry | Florida Phoenix /business/2025-04-15/florida-tomato-growers-rejoice-over-trump-administration-decision-to-end-u-s-mexico-agreement In a major victory for Florida tomato growers, the U.S. Commerce Department has announced that it's withdrawing from a 2019 agreement that had suspended an antidumping investigation into fresh tomato imports from Mexico. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 03:01:24 GMT /business/2025-04-15/florida-tomato-growers-rejoice-over-trump-administration-decision-to-end-u-s-mexico-agreement Sergio R. Bustos /environment/2022-11-02/florida-researchers-get-funding-to-help-tomato-growers-and-breeders-fight-bacterial-spot “We're trying to understand, to really look at the movement of the of these strains throughout the production system so we can find where ... is the best place to manage them,” Gary Vallad of UF said. Wed, 02 Nov 2022 13:30:00 GMT /environment/2022-11-02/florida-researchers-get-funding-to-help-tomato-growers-and-breeders-fight-bacterial-spot Jessica Meszaros /2019-10-10/virus-found-in-mexican-tomatoes-worries-florida-agriculture-officials The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services expressed concern Wednesday about a virus dangerous to tomatoes and peppers that has been... Thu, 10 Oct 2019 22:00:00 GMT /2019-10-10/virus-found-in-mexican-tomatoes-worries-florida-agriculture-officials News Service of Florida /2016-12-08/florida-tomato-growers-hopeful-for-a-rebound-this-growing-season Florida’s tomato growing season is now in full swing and growers are hopeful the industry will rebound after this past season during which farmers saw... Thu, 08 Dec 2016 17:35:51 GMT /2016-12-08/florida-tomato-growers-hopeful-for-a-rebound-this-growing-season John Davis /2016-06-03/the-search-for-tastier-supermarket-tomatoes-a-tale-in-3-acts Supermarket tomatoes have a terrible reputation. But the industry is evolving. More than half of supermarket tomatoes now are grown in greenhouses or "shade houses," and flavor is improving. Fri, 03 Jun 2016 08:58:00 GMT /2016-06-03/the-search-for-tastier-supermarket-tomatoes-a-tale-in-3-acts Dan Charles /radio/2013-02-11/how-organics-and-imports-are-impacting-floridas-once-dominant-tomato-market Clarification: In this story, it could be perceived that representatives from Lipman Produce do not like the idea of good-tasting tomatoes. That is not… Mon, 11 Feb 2013 18:00:00 GMT /radio/2013-02-11/how-organics-and-imports-are-impacting-floridas-once-dominant-tomato-market