World Commodities - Mexican tomato producers make new offer in us trade spat.

• Author: Kazmi, S. Kamal Hayder
• Position: Brief article

Byline: S. Kamal Hayder Kazmi

Mexican tomato growers have submitted new proposals to the US Commerce Department to govern trade of their products in a bid to end a dispute that led to tariffs being slapped on Mexican tomato exports to the United States this month.

In a statement on Thursday, the tomato growers said they had updated an offer issued last month to the United States. That offer failed to head off the spat with American rivals looking to restrict supply of Mexican tomatoes to the US market. Tariffs of 17.5 percent on...