The Department of Commerce’s decision to terminate the tomato suspension agreement has prompted local officials and companies to voice their concerns.
This is because the industry brings over $8.3 billion to the United States with the Rio Grande Valley being one of the regions who benefits the most. A 20% tariff on Mexican tomatoes entering the United States is expected to take effect in July if no deal is reached.
As hard as this will hit several industries, it’s also not a terrible thing for climate change if we stop importing seasonal vegetables from warmer climates. If tomatoes aren’t ripe in your region, maybe you just don’t get to have tomatoes for a while. The idea that you can have anything anytime requires a fuckton of transportation pollution and waste, and the tomatoes taste worse because they are designed to look pretty
The trade war is stupid and we’re all going to get fucked by conservative dipshits, but there might be a few silver linings.
… I mean your heart is in the right place so that’s nice. But something tells me this tarriff is not with climate in mind. Our “Drill baby, drill” dipstick is rolling back EPA regulations like it’s going out of style.
No of course not.
As hard as this will hit several industries, it’s also not a terrible thing for climate change if we stop importing seasonal vegetables from warmer climates.
If there’s a 20% cost increase on tomatoes, I’m not going to stop eating tomatoes out-of-season. I’m going to continue eating tomatoes out-of-season and pay the extra tax.
If someone else wants to give them up for the winter and instead eat…what vegetable is available in winter in the US?
kagis
Kale, apparently. If someone else wants to eat kale instead of tomatoes during the winter, they’re free to do so.
Fair point, but kale is delicious if you drizzle with olive oil and a bit of garlic, and then bake it at low heat for like 30 minutes.
Whoosh
