<p> The U.S. Department of Commerce is preliminarily notifying the public of its intent to terminate a tomato trade agreement with Mexico. The agreement supports jobs in both the U.S. and Mexico. The agreement that has been in place prevents anti-dumping investigations. Without its existence new measures have the potential to be put in place.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> Lance Jungmeyer, President, Fresh Produce Association of the Americas, tells AndNowUKnow, "We are very disappointed that the Department of Commerce made this decision. We believe that it was both hastily made and politically driven. The FPAA worked hard to convince the Department not to make this decision. Statistics can be manipulated and have been in the past. We worry that Florida will ask the Department of Commerce to file a new anti-dumping investigation."<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> The government is currently looking for support from the state of Florida, where the complaints against Mexico’s tomato industry are largely contained. Over 350 letters have come in to the FPAA in support of maintaining the agreement. Groups that support continuation of the agreement include the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Food Marketing Institute, National Restaurant Association, National Pork Producers Council, American Dairy Federation, and American Meat Institute.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.trade.gov/ia" target="_new"> U.S. Department of Commerce </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
