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Tomato prices likely to jump as Mexico tariff goes into effect  Axios The US just slapped a new tariff on this grocery store staple  CNN US imposes a 17% duty on fresh Mexican tomatoes in hopes of boosting domestic production  AP News Trump administration imposes 17% tariff on fresh Mexican tomatoes  CBS News Trump slaps 17 percent tariff on tomatoes from Mexico  Al Jazeera Source …

CNN  —  If tomato prices jump because of new tariffs on the Mexican-grown produce, restaurant owner Teresa Razo says her businesses could go bust. “I give it three months, and then we go bankrupt,” said Teresa Razo, owner of two Argentine-Italian restaurants in Southern California. On July 14, a nearly three-decade-old US-Mexico trade agreement may give way to 20.9% tariffs …