As tomato growers in Florida and some other states fight a 16-year-old agreement that they contend allows farmers in Mexico to export tomatoes at a price below their costs, the Mexican farmers are finding allies in the United States.
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A worker gathers greenhouse-grown tomatoes at a Del Campo Supreme facility in Lagos de Moreno, Mexico. Florida has asked the Department of Commerce to end a trade agreement that makes Mexican tomatoes a bargain in the United States, but the deal has many U.S. supporters.
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Grape tomatoes are sorted and selected at a facility in Mexico. U.S. investments are behind much of Mexico's produce.
