The U.S. government said Monday it is immediately placing a 17% duty on most fresh Mexican tomatoes after negotiations ended without an agreement to avert the tariff.

  • rekabis@lemmy.ca
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    1 day ago

    Meanwhile tomatoes rot on the vine on U.S. farms because ICE has deported most workers and the rest are too frightened to show up. Plus, pay is far too low to actually attract American workers.

    That’s some real 10-dimensional thinking, there.

    • FiveMacs@lemmy.ca
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      5 hours ago

      they just don’t want the tomato’s thrown at them when they are locked in the stocks. same with eggs.