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Mexican business groups have said they will fight a preliminary decision to end a 16-year-old tomato trade agreement with US President Barack Obama’s administration. A local official in the Mexican state of Sinaloa expressed concern that the decision was politically motivated to sway voters in Florida.
Tomato growers in Florida have pressed the Obama administration since June to terminate a 1996 agreement with Mexico. They say the agreement fails to protect them against Mexican tomatoes sold in the US below the cost of production. Last week, the US Commerce Department took a preliminary position in favor of ending the pact. It promised a final decision "as soon as practicable" and in no more than 270 days.
The decision surprised Mexican officials and tomato producers, who have offered to renegotiate the pact. The Sinaloa governor said they would fight the case in court if necessary.
Mexican business groups have said they will fight a preliminary decision to end a
16-year-old tomato trade agreement with US President Barack Obama’s administration.
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